SHAPE COMMUNITY CENTER

09/29/2026

❤️💚 THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP FOR YOURSELF! 💚❤️

Attending a job fair is not always easy. Walking into a room, introducing yourself to recruiters, and speaking confidently about your skills and experience takes courage and audacity.

To everyone who attended the S.H.A.P.E. Workforce Connection Expo ... we are proud of you for taking that step!

Now, keep the momentum going:

✨ Do your due diligence.
💻 Apply online.
📞 Follow up.
🙏🏾 Believe in yourself and the opportunities ahead.

Showing up was the first step. Now keep going!

S.H.A.P.E. Community Center wishes each of you all the best and much success in your future endeavors. Your next opportunity may be closer than you think! ❤️💚

09/29/2026

09/26/2026

🎤🔥 HOUSTON YOUTH—IT’S TIME TO TAKE THE STAGE! 🔥🎤

Litty in the City is calling all middle & high school boys and girls ready to let their voices be heard!

🎙️ Open Mic • ✍🏾 Poetry • 📖 Spoken Word
Your Word. Your Voice. YOUR LEGACY.

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

🔥 BE HEARD. BE LITTY.
Tag a young person who deserves to take the stage!

09/25/2026

🚨 HOUSTON, YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY COULD BE ONE CONVERSATION AWAY! 🚨

Looking for a JOB, RESOURCES, or a FRESH START? Come connect FACE-TO-FACE with hiring employers and community partners at the S.H.A.P.E. Workforce Connection Expo! 💼🤝

📅 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 opportunity may be waiting in the room. 💚

📣 TAG someone who needs a job and SHARE THIS POST!

09/24/2026

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]

09/23/2026

THE LOVE, THE IMPORTANCE & THE PRIVILEGE OF READING

📚Community Literacy Workshop to Celebrate the Power of Reading, Writing, Publishing & Entrepreneurship 📚

HOUSTON, TEXAS — MileyRosellc, in association with Rich N Resources, is proud to present “The Love, The Importance, and The Privilege of Reading, along with the Art of Self-Publishing,” a three-hour community literacy workshop.

📆Saturday, October 24, 2026
🕑2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
📍Shape Community Center - 3903 Almeda Road, Houston, TX 77004.

The event will be hosted by national bestselling author Robert “Fleetwood” Bowden, author of HIP HOP TRIED 2 KILL ME.

Pre-Register at [email protected]

09/23/2026

We can see the finish line and we want to cross it TOGETHER! Help us finish strong by making a contribution at www.shape.org

09/22/2026

💪🏾 STRONG YOUNG MEN NEED STRONG MENTORS.

iKan Outreach presents PASS IT ON 2.0, a mentorship program designed to encourage, empower, and build the next generation of young men. 👑

👦🏾 Young Men Ages 10–22 | 5th Grade–College
📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
📍 S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 77004

✨ Mentorship matters. Guidance matters. Representation matters. PASS IT ON!

Parents, guardians, educators, coaches and community leaders—share this with a young man who could benefit!

09/18/2026

‼THIS SATURDAY‼

Introducing OUR STORIES: Black Maternal Health, Heritage & Community Power 💗

This is more than an event. It’s a space for our community to learn, connect, celebrate, and reclaim knowledge about women’s health, pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and the powerful legacy of Black midwives.

Come learn about:
• Black maternal health and fibroids
• Birth autonomy and evidence-based care
• The legacy of Black midwives
• How families and allies can support healthier mothers and families
Plus, hear real stories from mothers and fathers, enjoy African djembe drumming and movement, food, fellowship, giveaways, and community resources.

Women, men, couples, families, friends, churches, birth workers, businesses, and allies are all welcome.

📅 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

Our Stories. Our Health. Our Community. Our Future.

Register through the event link 👇
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../birth-stories-holistic...

09/18/2026

DON'T MISS IT‼

Introducing OUR STORIES: Black Maternal Health, Heritage & Community Power 💗

This is more than an event. It’s a space for our community to learn, connect, celebrate, and reclaim knowledge about women’s health, pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and the powerful legacy of Black midwives.

Come learn about:
• Black maternal health and fibroids
• Birth autonomy and evidence-based care
• The legacy of Black midwives
• How families and allies can support healthier mothers and families

Plus, hear real stories from mothers and fathers, enjoy African djembe drumming and movement, food, fellowship, giveaways, and community resources.

Women, men, couples, families, friends, churches, birth workers, businesses, and allies are all welcome.

📅 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

Our Stories. Our Health. Our Community. Our Future.

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

09/17/2026

🚨 DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! 🚨

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!

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

🏡🔑 HOMEOWNERSHIP MAY BE CLOSER THAN YOU THINK!

Join the FREE Home Buying Workshop and learn about opportunities to receive up to $125,000 in down payment assistance! Plus, get one-on-one guidance from a Realtor, Lender & Credit Specialist.

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
⏰ 12 PM – 2 PM
📍 S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3903 Almeda Rd., Houston, TX 77004

💰 Don’t assume you can’t buy a home—come find out what options may be available to you!

📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer to register.

09/16/2026

We are at a critical point in the restoration.

The momentum is strong, and we cannot afford to let that momentum stop before the work is complete. Every remaining phase brings SHAPE closer to reopening its doors fully and continuing the programs, gatherings, services, and community work that have made the center such an important institution.

This restoration is about restoring a place where community can gather, young people can grow, elders can connect, our culture can be celebrated, and generations can continue building together.
We have already come this far.
Now, we need the village to help us finish strong.

Whether you give $25, $100, $500, or whatever you are able to contribute, your support helps move the restoration forward. If you have already donated, we thank you. If you have not yet given, now is the time to act.

HELP US FINISH STRONG.
Donate to the SHAPE Restoration Campaign today at SHAPE.org.
Together, we are building back better.

09/14/2026

‼THIS SATURDAY‼

Introducing OUR STORIES: Black Maternal Health, Heritage & Community Power 💗

This is more than an event. It’s a space for our community to learn, connect, celebrate, and reclaim knowledge about women’s health, pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and the powerful legacy of Black midwives.

Come learn about:
• Black maternal health and fibroids
• Birth autonomy and evidence-based care
• The legacy of Black midwives
• How families and allies can support healthier mothers and families

Plus, hear real stories from mothers and fathers, enjoy African djembe drumming and movement, food, fellowship, giveaways, and community resources.

Women, men, couples, families, friends, churches, birth workers, businesses, and allies are all welcome.

📅 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

Our Stories. Our Health. Our Community. Our Future.

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

09/14/2026

THE WORK IS HAPPENING.
If you've been wondering what your support is helping make possible, take a look.
This is restoration in motion.
Behind every wall being repaired, every surface being rebuilt and every space being brought back to life is a simple goal:
Get SHAPE back where it belongs — serving the people.
For decades, SHAPE has been a place where young people learn, elders share wisdom, families gather, culture is celebrated and community work gets done.
The building is the vessel.
The people are the purpose.
And right now, that vessel is being rebuilt.
We are grateful for every person who has already contributed to this effort.
But there is still a gap between where we are and where we need to be.
That's where you come in.
Give what you can. Share this campaign with someone who loves SHAPE. Challenge your family, organization, business, church, community group or circle of friends to participate.
Let's make sure the work continues until the job is done.
Together, we're building back better.
Donate today at shape.org.

09/11/2026

WE'VE COME TOO FAR TO STOP NOW.
Look at where we started.
Now look at where we are.
Every completed section represents countless hours of work. Every improvement represents another step toward bringing SHAPE back to life.
And every step forward is a reminder of what happens when a community decides that its institutions are worth fighting for.
SHAPE has stood for community, culture, education, family, justice and collective responsibility for generations.
Now SHAPE needs that same collective responsibility from us.
We need your help to finish strong.
If you've already given, thank you.
If you've shared the campaign, thank you.
If you've volunteered, encouraged someone else to give or simply kept SHAPE in your heart, thank you.
And if you haven't contributed yet, now is the time.
Don't wait for someone else to do it.
Give what you can.
$25.
$50.
$100.
$500.
$1,000.
Whatever you can contribute, your gift becomes part of the restoration.
The village built SHAPE.
The village will restore SHAPE.
And together, we will finish what we started.
Donate today at shape.org.

09/10/2026

TONIGHT!!!!!

THURSDAY!! Sept. 10th ... Come ready for real conversation, brotherhood, and growth.

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

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