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| Hello Neighbor | May/June, 2009 |
"As human beings, two hungers drive us. An individual desire to realize our own potential, to fulfill a purpose. And a hunger to be connected, to find or form community." Angela Blanchard, President and CEO of Neighborhood Centers Inc., speaking to members of the Greater Houston Partnership’s Executive Women’s Partnership Committee and Emerging Women Leaders Program.
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Neighborhood Senior Center Opens in Third Ward
Neighborhood Centers Inc. opened a Senior Center on April 1 in the City of Houston’s Third Ward Multi-Service Center. The new center is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Video: Ready 2 ACT! sponsored by ARAMARK
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NCI Community Development Credit Union Introduces Online Services
"Online banking is a convenient and secure tool our members can use to manage their accounts," said Randy Martinez, CEO of the credit union. "The best part about our 'virtual bank' is that it is open 24 hours a day." Membership in the NCI Community Development Credit Union is open to all residents who live, work, worship or attend school in the zip codes of 77036, 77074 or 77081. The credit union currently is located in the Alliance for Multicultural Community Services building at 6440 Hillcroft, Suite 102. The credit union also offers ATMs at the Neighborhood Centers Inc. Central Services Office, 4500 Bissonnet; Ripley House, 4410 Navigation; and Cleveland-Ripley Neighborhood Center, 720 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena, TX. For more information about the NCI Community Development Credit Union, call 832.239.8599 or visit the website. Upcoming Events
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Seniors in Houston’s Third Ward have a new destination for healthy meals, fitness
classes and a variety of educational and social activities. 
We are proud to recognize the Isla Carroll Turner Friendship Trust as a longstanding philanthropic partner of our initiative to support seniors in independent living through centers that promote healthy, active lifestyles. 
Members of the NCI Community Development Credit Union now can log on to 
Friday, June 5 – March of Dimes, ABC-13 “Caring Cradles” Community Wide Baby Shower, benefiting Neighborhood Centers Inc. SUNNY FUTURES Healthy Start program. Drop off donations such as baby food, clothing, books, toys and furniture at the ABC-13 TV studio, 3310 Bissonnet from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.