SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER

09/04/2026

09/03/2026

🎤🔥 CALLING ALL YOUNG CREATIVES! THE STAGE IS YOURS! 🔥🎤

The Cool Collective is getting ready for Litty in the City: Youth Explosion and looking for talented young people who are ready to EXPRESS THEMSELVES! 🌟

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
📍 S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77004

🎭 WANT TO PERFORM?

The stage is open to middle and high school students interested in sharing their creativity through:

🎤 Poetry & Spoken Word
🎶 Rap & Music
📖 Storytelling
✍🏾 Original Writing
🎭 Monologues
✨ Other forms of creative expression

👉🏾 HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Youth performers must complete the registration form:
https://forms.gle/4n3B7JVZH4y8nfeh6

📣 WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS!

Are you a youth-focused vendor, business, nonprofit, community organization, or resource provider interested in connecting with young people and their families?

We want YOU to be part of the experience!

📧 For vendor, organization, or partnership participation, contact:
Charlie Marcol
The Cool Collective
[email protected]

🔥 This isn't just another youth event. We're creating a space where young people can BE SEEN. BE HEARD. CREATE. CONNECT. AND SHINE.

Parents, teachers, counselors, coaches, youth leaders and community partners — SHARE THIS WITH A YOUNG PERSON WHO HAS SOMETHING TO SAY! 🎤✨

Let’s give Houston's young creatives the mic and make LITERATURE LIT! 🔥📚

09/02/2026

🚨 HOUSTON, YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY COULD BE IN THIS ROOM! 🚨

Hiring employers and Community Resources are coming to connect with YOU! 💼🤝

📅 Tuesday, September 29
⏰ 10 AM–12 PM
📍 3903 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 77004
🆓 FREE ENTRY

Come prepared. Bring your résumé. DRESS FOR SUCCESS. 👔✨
Your next job could start with one conversation.

📣 TAG someone who needs a job or resources and SHARE!

09/01/2026

💙 MEN, THIS CONVERSATION IS FOR YOU.

Life will test you. Pressure will come. Plans will change. The question is: How do you recover, adapt, and keep moving forward?

Join Soleties Men’s Wellness for Resilient Advantage: Built to Bounce Back. A powerful evening focused on resilience, navigating pressure, adapting through uncertainty, and developing the mindset needed to come back stronger after setbacks.

🎤 Special Guest: Andre Notice

📅 Thursday, September 10, 2026
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77004

This is a space for men to connect, reflect, learn, and have conversations that matter.

Sometimes strength isn't about avoiding the setback. It's about what you build within yourself to get back up.

💪🏾 Come ready for real conversation, brotherhood, and growth.

Tag a brother, friend, father, son, coworker, or mentor who needs to be in the room.

08/30/2026

🚨 NOW ENROLLING! 🚨

📚✨ Applications are OPEN for the 2026–2027 SHAPE Community Center After-School Enrichment Program! ✨📚

Give your child a safe, engaging, and enriching place to learn, create, and grow after school!

🚌 School Pick-Up Available from select campuses and schools within a 1-mile radius of SHAPE.

👧🏽👦🏽 Ages: 5–13
📅 Monday – Friday
🕒 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
💲 $75 per week
📍 S.H.A.P.E. Community Center

Email: [email protected]

Or stop by the Front Desk at SHAPE Community Center to pick up an application today!

Spaces are limited—secure your child's spot today and invest in an after-school experience that inspires creativity, builds confidence, and strengthens community.

08/29/2026

TODAY August 29, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 SHAPE Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77004

🌻 Come ready to learn, connect, and get your hands involved! All necessary materials will be provided.

📝 Please bring a pen and paper for note-taking.

Whether you're already into gardening or simply curious about how growing food and plants can help build stronger communities, come be part of the experience.

🌱 Plant a seed. Gain some knowledge. Build community.

📧 Questions? [email protected]

Tag someone who needs to pull up with you this Saturday! 🌿🙌🏾

08/28/2026

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨

Join us for the S.H.A.P.E. Workforce Connection Expo! 💼🤝

Connect with hiring employers and community resource organizations offering support with career development, housing, certifications, and other services.

📅 Tuesday, September 29, 2026
⏰ 10 AM – 12 PM
📍 3903 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 77004
🆓 FREE ENTRY!

Come ready to connect, explore opportunities, and access resources!

📣 Share & tag someone looking for their next opportunity!

08/28/2026

Our Birth Stories. Our Community. Our Future.
Celebrating Holistic Birth, Family & the African Diaspora

Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 2:30–5:30 PM
S.H.A.P.E. Community Center | 3903 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 77004
FREE Admission | Registration Required

Birth Stories is a free, family-centered community experience bringing the village together to learn, connect, and reclaim knowledge around healthy families, pregnancy, birth, and postpartum care.

This event is for everyone, expecting and new parents, fathers, grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, singles and loved ones.

What You'll Learn:

Our birthing history and traditions, Holistic pre-pregnancy and family planning, Midwifery and doula support, Postpartum care, Trusted community resources.

Our goal is to equip the whole village so when someone we love needs pregnancy, birth, or postpartum support, we know how to help and where to guide them.

What to Expect:

Real birth stories from mothers and fathers. African drumming and movement. Music. Light bites. Giveaways. Family activities (kid-friendly!) Meaningful community connections

Bring your family. Bring a friend. Bring your village.

Event details 👇
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/birth-stories-holistic-birth-family-celebration-of-the-african-diaspora-tickets-1998958846721?aff=oddtdtcreator

Questions?
Reach out to: [email protected] / 979.459.2781
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** VENDOR/ SPONSOR INFORMATION **

We’re looking for local businesses and community partners to help us make this experience possible!

$50 COMMUNITY SPONSOR
• Business recognized in a social media sponsor post
• Business logo displayed at the event

$100 VILLAGE SPONSOR
Includes all Community Sponsor benefits, PLUS:
• Individual social media spotlight shared on partner platforms
• Prominent logo display at the event
• Your business, service, or featured product highlighted during the event
• Company cards or promotional materials included in attendee thank-you bags

VENDOR TABLE - $75
Sell your products, promote your services, or introduce your business directly to attendees.

We also welcome in-kind donations, products, services, and giveaway items.

Interested in becoming a sponsor or vendor? Send an email to: [email protected] or call 979.459.2781

Thank you for helping us educate, equip, and strengthen families in our community.

08/27/2026

08/26/2026

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, Whole Person Wellness Collective will be hosting:

“My Past Doesn’t Define Me: A Domestic Violence Awareness & Healing Experience”

📍 Third Ward Multi-Purpose Center – Houston, Texas
🗓️ Saturday, October 17, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

This FREE community event is designed to bring awareness to domestic violence while creating a safe and empowering space for individuals to learn, heal, connect, and discover resources that can support them on their journey.

Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from community professionals and advocates, participate in meaningful conversations, learn about domestic violence prevention and healing, and connect with organizations and resources available within our community.

VENDING OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE. Send an email to [email protected]

08/25/2026

🌱✊🏾 PEOPLE. PLANTS. POWER. ✊🏾🌱

What happens when we plant more than seeds? We grow knowledge, connection, community, and POWER. 🌿

Y.A.F. x BlackGold LLC presents People, Plants, POWER, an interactive afternoon centered around gardening, growth, and strengthening our community.

📅 THIS SATURDAY — August 29, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 SHAPE Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77004

🌻 Come ready to learn, connect, and get your hands involved! All necessary materials will be provided.

📝 Please bring a pen and paper for note-taking.

Whether you're already into gardening or simply curious about how growing food and plants can help build stronger communities, come be part of the experience.

🌱 Plant a seed. Gain some knowledge. Build community.

📧 Questions? [email protected]

Tag someone who needs to pull up with you this Saturday! 🌿🙌🏾

08/23/2026

What an unforgettable Freedom Tour we had this year!

08/22/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO2LpxgL6BY

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