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 hosted in-person or virtually from a variety of locations, including schools, community centers, apartment complexes and churches.

The nonprofit organizations listed have been awarded a County Connections Youth Summer Initiative 2022 grant award. 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. A total of 99 applications were received requesting funding. More than $1.1M was awarded to over 40 organizations to provide engaging summer activities to sites across the county. 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. Congratulations to all grant recipients! We are grateful to Harris County for their investment and support of out-of-school time programming.

Download the list of grant recipients