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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

The city council is considering approving a second contract amendment to give The Women's Home an additional $250,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds, extending their agreement through October 31, 2026, to provide supportive services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and job training to 510 additional homeless and low-to-moderate-income individuals in Houston.

What it means for you

Residents who are homeless or have low-to-moderate incomes may be able to access services like mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and job training through The Women's Home, a nonprofit that has held a city-funded service agreement since 2000.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Mayor Whitmire, Council Members Thomas, Ramirez and Plummer absent. Ordinance 2025-0915, official minutes of Nov 5, 2025.

Housing & zoning — see all →District A

Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$250,000coversheet ↗
Who's paid?The Women's Home; 510 additional unduplicated homeless and low-to-moderate income individualscoversheet ↗
Which fund?Community Development Block Grant Fundcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the November 5, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

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