SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER

06/04/2026

Mark your calendars!!! Support the Freedom Tour by attending all of our events INCREDIBLE Summer events! www.shape.org/freedomtour
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06/03/2026

☀️ SHAPE Community Center Summer Program is BACK! ☀️

We're excited to welcome youth for another summer of learning, leadership, creativity, fitness, and fun!

📢 Please note: There are a few adjustments this year. Due to operating exclusively from our Almeda location, the age range for participants has changed.

✅ New Age Requirement: 7–13 years old

📅 June 8 – July 31, 2026
⏰ Monday – Friday | 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
📍 SHAPE Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 77004

Students will enjoy:
📚 You Matter Class (Black History Class)
💛 Capoeira Class
🎨 Cultural Arts & Creativity
🤝 Team Building & Leadership
🚌 Educational Field Trips
💛 A Safe and Positive Environment

⚠️ Important Attendance Requirement:
This is an 8-week program, and participants are expected to attend at least 95% of program days. Consistent attendance helps ensure students receive the full benefit of the program and allows us to maintain a strong, engaging experience for all participants.

Spots are limited, so don't wait!

📞 For enrollment information, call 713-521-0629
🌐 www.shape.org

06/03/2026

Freedom Tour 2026 is here: The Road to Alabama. For the 31st year, S.H.A.P.E. is taking young people and elders on an intergenerational journey through key Civil Rights landmarks to honor the foot soldiers who changed history.

This year’s tour includes Selma, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Mobile, and Gee’s Bend, with travel taking place July 26–August 1.

Apply, sponsor a child, donate, and support through our many summer events designed to sustain the tour!

Visit: www.shape.org/freedomtour

06/02/2026

A $500 gift sends one child on the Freedom Tour as a Freedom Conductor sponsor.

That means meals, lodging, transportation, activities, and access to a transformational experience grounded in Civil Rights history and our cultural legacy.

Sponsor a student and help place this journey directly in a young person’s hands.

Visit: www.shape.org/freedomtour

06/02/2026

🏡 LOOKING FOR A FRESH START? 🏡

You are not alone—and help is available.

Whether you're searching for affordable housing, transitioning to a new chapter, or simply need guidance on your next steps, the Housing & Resource Fair is designed to connect you with real people, real support, and real opportunities.

✨ Explore housing options
✨ Meet community partners
✨ Access resources and support services
✨ Learn about affordable, transitional, supportive, shared, and permanent housing opportunities

📅 Friday, June 5, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

📍 Gulf Coast Advancement Center
1410 Elgin Street
Houston, TX 77004

Hosted by Magnificat Houses, Inc.

No matter where you are in your journey, there is a place for you. Come connect with organizations that care and are committed to helping individuals and families build stronger, more stable futures.

💚 You'll find:
✔️ Compassionate people
✔️ Housing opportunities
✔️ Helpful resources
✔️ Hope for tomorrow

Take the first step today. Your next chapter could begin with one conversation.

Tag someone who may benefit from this opportunity. ❤️

06/01/2026

60’s Soul Karaoke Night + Dance Party
Date: Saturday, July 11
Time: 6:00pm
www.shape.org/freedomtour

Turn up for the Freedom Tour at our 60’s Soul Karaoke Night + Dance Party! We’re throwing it back to the soundtrack of the Civil Rights era and inviting the community to sing, dance, and celebrate the culture that has carried our people through struggle and into joy.

Come dressed in your favorite 60’s-inspired looks, pick a classic from the karaoke list, and hit the dance floor with elders, youth, and community supporters. Between songs, you’ll hear more about the Freedom Tour, our Alabama itinerary, and the young people you’re helping to send on this journey.

Proceeds and donations from the night go directly toward trip costs and scholarships. Show up, sing loud, dance hard, and help us keep the movement in motion.

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

Freedom Tour 2026 is here: The Road to Alabama. For the 31st year, S.H.A.P.E. is taking young people and elders on an intergenerational journey through key Civil Rights landmarks to honor the foot soldiers who changed history.
This year’s tour includes Selma, Montgomery, Tuskegee, Mobile, and Gee’s Bend, with travel taking place July 26–August 1.
Apply, sponsor a child, donate, and support through our many summer events designed to sustain the tour!
Visit: www.shape.org/freedomtour

05/30/2026

Patti Labelle, visited the SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER on Thursday, May 28, 2026!
Everyone in attendance was thrilled to see her! Her energy was amazing. She was very friendly, warm, loving, kind and caring towards everyone. Her patience is praiseworthy as she graciously took a photo with those who desired to seize this experience with the “Godmother of Soul”. Here are some of the photographic mementos with Patti Labelle.

05/29/2026

Houston… this is more than a book talk. This is a conversation we NEED to have. ✊🏾📚

CLASS Bookstore Presents:

“What Is The Fourth of July To Black People?”
A Conversation with Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Featuring:
🎤 Moderator: Aswad Walker
📖 Author: Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Join us for an evening of truth, reflection, history, and powerful dialogue surrounding race, identity, freedom, and the meaning of America’s anniversaries through the lens of Black experience.

🎟 Your ticket includes a copy of Dr. Glaude’s NEW book:
“America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows The Nation’s Anniversaries”

📍 First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston
5200 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77004

📅 Wednesday, June 17, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM

💵 Tickets: $35 + tax
(Book included with purchase)
🚪 Tickets can also be purchased at the door.

This conversation will challenge perspectives, inspire thought, and speak directly to the times we are living in.

Tag someone who NEEDS to be in the room. 🖤

05/29/2026

Come out and Support the Upcoming Freedom Tour at our Sweet Tea & Lemonade Social!

Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 11:00am–5:00pm

Cool off and build community with us at our Sweet Tea & Lemonade Social in support of the 31st annual Freedom Tour: The Road to Alabama. This daytime gathering is a chance for families, elders, and youth to come together, learn more about the tour, and enjoy good vibes, good music, and good refreshments.
We’ll share information about the Summer Freedom Institute and how the tour helps our young people connect deeply with Civil Rights history and Black cultural legacy. Come meet some of the students and elders who will be traveling and find out how you can sponsor a child, donate, or get involved.
Pull up, grab a cup, and help us sweeten the journey to Alabama. Every plate, cup, and conversation helps fuel the Freedom Tour.

05/27/2026

🥕🍅 FRESH PRODUCE MART IS COMING TO HOUSTON! 🌽🥔

Join us for a day focused on HEALTH, WELLNESS, COMMUNITY & FRESH FOOD! 🌱✨

📍 Trinity United Methodist Church
2600 Holman Street
Houston, TX

📅 Saturday, May 30, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

This community event will feature:

🗣️ Community Engagement Listening Session
Presented by TMO & H-E-B
🕥 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

💚 Health & Wellness Workshop
🕦 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Featuring:
✨ Dr. Willie M. Lewis, PhD – Health & Wellness Coach
✨ Chef Shirley Kelly – Wellness Consultant
🥫 Live Canning Food Demonstration

Hosted in partnership with:
🤝 Trinity United Methodist Church
🤝 Women Resource Center
🤝 Urban Harvest

Fresh food. Valuable resources. Meaningful conversations. Community connection. 🌿

Bring your family, invite your neighbors, and come learn ways to live healthier and stronger together!

05/27/2026

COHAP OUTREACH CORPORATION is excited to announce an upcoming Free Online Financial Literacy Workshop designed to help individuals and families gain valuable financial knowledge and tools for long-term success.

Financial literacy is extremely important, especially during these challenging economic times.

This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to learn:
• How to repair and improve their own credit
• Financial management and budgeting tips
• Strategies for building a stronger financial future
• Access to free eBooks and helpful financial resources
• Gift cards raffle

Workshop Dates & Times:
• May 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
• June 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM

Registration Link:
https://forms.office.com/r/59KucWJmwH?origin=lprLink

05/26/2026

🚨 HOUSTON YOUNG ADULTS — THIS SPACE WAS CREATED FOR YOU. 🚨

Tired of feeling unheard?
Want real conversations, real connections, and real solutions for our community?

Join us for the Young Adult Forum — a collaborative space where Houston’s young adults come together to exchange ideas, discuss current events, support minority-owned businesses, and turn vision into ACTION. ✊🏽🔥

📍 The SHAPE Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77004

📅 May 30, 2026
⏰ 3PM – 6PM

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
✔️ Community members ages 18–35
✔️ Creatives
✔️ Entrepreneurs
✔️ Students
✔️ Change-makers
✔️ Anyone passionate about building stronger local connections

💡 Bring:
📝 Note-taking materials
📰 Information from credible sources about current events
💭 Solution ideas
🛍️ Minority-owned businesses we should support

This is more than a meeting.
This is networking. Community building. Vision casting. Collective action. 💯

Let’s stop waiting for change and become part of it.

Tag a young adult who needs to be in the room 👇🏽

05/25/2026

Today we honor Afrikan Liberation Day – a day born out of struggle, vision, and the unbreakable determination of Afrikan people to be free everywhere we exist.
From the continent to the diaspora, our liberation movements have resisted colonization, fought apartheid and Jim Crow, built independent schools and community centers, and carried forward a legacy of resistance that we inherit and extend.
Afrikan Liberation Day is not just a date on the calendar. It’s a call to remember that our fight is global, that our destinies are connected, and that the freedom of Black people in Houston, Alabama, Haiti, Congo, Palestine, and beyond are all bound together.
We honor the ancestors, freedom fighters, cultural workers, and everyday people who organized, marched, studied, strategized, and built institutions so that we could stand where we are today. And we commit to doing our part – teaching our children the truth, defending our communities, investing in our own, and refusing to accept anything less than full liberation.
May we use this day to study, organize, heal, and act with clarity. May we remember that Afrikan Liberation Day is every day we choose to struggle, together.