County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2022, funded directly by Harris County, supports nonprofit organizations that address the need for youth services during the summer. Initiatives funded by the CASE for Kids County Connections program provide comprehensive summer programs, short-term projects and summer camps.

Funding for the County Connections Project is provided by Harris County and administered by the Center for Afterschool, Summer and Enrichment for Kids or CASE for Kids, a division of Harris County Department of Education. The organizations listed on the following pages will provide diverse activities for youth after school, including fine arts, academic enrichment, college exploration and youth mentoring.

Click here for more information on the 2022 County Connections

CASE for Kids City Connections is an initiative funded directly by the City of Houston to support nonprofit organizations that address the need for youth services outside the school day. 

Click here for more information on the 2021-2022 City Connections

Click here for information on the 2021-2022 Partnership Project

Check back soon for the 2021-2022 Partnership Project Awardees

County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2021, funded directly by Harris County, supports nonprofit organizations that address the need for youth services during the summer. Initiatives funded by the CASE for Kids County Connections program can provide comprehensive summer programs, short term projects and summer camps hosted in-person or virtually from a variety of locations including schools, community centers, apartment complexes and churches. In addition, organizations are eligible to apply for synchronous or asynchronous college and career readiness initiatives for older youth to be delivered virtually through CASE for Kids LevelUp online learning platform. Initiatives should be customized to meet community needs of individual Harris County Precincts. Services must include resources or reduce cost for summer initiatives for families during pandemic conditions.

Opened April 2021

Closed May 2021