Houston Community Connect is a Global Shapers Houston Hub initiative focused on creating a centralized digital platform that connects Houston residents with vital community resources. In a city as diverse and sprawling as Houston, finding verified, up-to-date information about food assistance, disaster relief, energy programs, and support services shouldn’t require hours of searching through disconnected websites and outdated phone numbers.
We’re building a trusted, accessible hub where communities can quickly connect to the help they need, especially during crises like hurricanes, power outages, and economic hardship.
By partnering directly with local organizations and community leaders, we’re creating more than just a directory; we’re building a community.
Connecting residents to verified disaster relief, food assistance, and emergency services in seconds, not hours, when crisis hits Houston.
Consolidating Houston’s fragmented support services into a single, updated, multilingual database that eliminates the barrier of information overload.
We’re aiming to work directly with community organizations to provide accurate, multilingual information that meets people where they are—with current operating hours, contact details that actually work, etc.
Aishwarya Rajesh (Project Manager)
Leon Lu
Madhav Veda Narayanan
Karim Malekzadeh
Kenneth Kusima