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March on Crime
 The "March On Crime" campaign was created in December 1984 out of growing concern over violent crimes being committed in the Black community and expanded to include all citizens of Houston. The Houston Police Department has since held the March On Crime campaign every year dedicating their efforts to inform the general public about crime prevention tips. These include Drug Awareness, Crime Stoppers, Neighborhood Watch, Personal Safety, Burglary Prevention and Crimes Against the Elderly and Juveniles.
This year the Public Affairs Division, in conjunction with the Patrol Divisions will reinforce the Keep Houston Safe Public Safety Campaign citywide. Patrol Divisions will identify Crime Reduction Initiatives in their area. Officers will reach out to the local businesses and communities. The main focus of the campaign is crime prevention and implementation of proactive crime prevention efforts and measures aimed at the elimination of criminal incidents, rather than responding to them after they have occurred. To learn more about crime prevention, please visit the Houston Police Department's "Keep Houston SAFE" website. |
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March is National Nutrition Month
 Mayor Parker declared National Nutrition Month in Houston this March. This year's theme is "Get Your Plate In Shape," focusing on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.
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311 & CHIPS - Caring for Your Community
 Do you see a problem in your neighborhood that the City can help address?
- Open and vacant buildings?
- Nuisances on private property?
- Junk motor vehicles?
- Weeded lots?
- Graffiti?
- Overflowing dumpsters?
- Broken fences?
The City of Houston Inspections & Public Services department (CHIPS) is here to help! CHIPS aims to defend and improve the quality of life of Houston neighborhoods through the active enforcement of city ordinances and the reduction of blight.
To report nuisances on private property, we encourage you to call the city's service helpline at 3-1-1 or 713.837.0311 or report online.
Additionally, citizens can contact our office or a representative in the Mayor's Citizens' Assistance Office (MCAO) for assistance with reporting blight in their neighborhood.
Once a service request has been generated, citizens can follow-up or check the status by contacting CHIPS directly at 832.394.0600. Be sure to note your Service Request Number!
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March 13 - PIP Meeting: Avoiding Swindles
The Positive Interaction Program, or PIP, is a community service division of the Houston Police Department. PIP hosts monthly presentations featuring speakers from different HPD divisions explaining how their division operates and offering crime prevention advice. This is done so citizens will know what to expect, should they ever need the police.
The next PIP meeting will be Tuesday, March 13, at 7:00 pm at the 1602 State Street police station in the auditorium. The featured topic is "Avoiding Swindles."
For more information on PIP, you may contact the Citywide PIP Coordinator, Officer James Sobota, at 713-308-9079 or visit the PIP website.
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March 24 - Norwuz Spring Festival
The Turquoise Council of Americans and Eurasians and its partners invite you to join them for their 2012 Norwuz Spring Festival on Saturday, March 24 from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at the Turquoise Cultural Center located at 9301 W. Bellfort Avenue.
The Norwuz Spring Festival is a New Years festival celebrated by many cultures in parts of Central Asia, Caucasus, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea and some groups in the Balkans.
Come enjoy cuisines from Central Asia, Cultural Foods, delicious kebabs, doner (gyro), kofte (meat ball), sis kebab, Anatolian salad, dolma, sarma, baklava, pilaf and many foods Mediterranean and Balkanic countries. Other festival highlight include shows and performances, fun games for kids, hand craft shows, folk dances, live music and the Nowruz Soccer Cup Award Ceremony.
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Community Champions - Father Alejandro Montes
On Tuesday, February 28, Father Alejandro Montes of Iglesia Episcopal San Mateo delivered the invocation at the Public Session of City Council.
Father Montes was born in Peru and moved to the United States in 1979. He has ministered in Harlingen and McAllen prior to becoming the head pastor of the San Mateo community in 1985. Father Montez has seen how Gulfton has developed and changed during the past two decades. He has collaborated with HISD and the Houston Police Department and is currently assisting HPD's "PACT" -- Priest and Clergy Team.
San Mateo was born from the community of St. Matthews in the year 1983 when a small ministry for immigrants was started. The Spanish language services continued to grow and St. Matthews decided to reposition itself as a mission operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. In 2009, after working very hard, San Mateo was recognized by the Diocese as a self-sustaining parish with a community of over 900 members.
Today, San Mateo has services in southwest Houston and around the Veterans Memorial area. Their ministry is known both locally and nationwide within the Episcopal Church and by other religious organizations.
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