2 weeks after a major winter storm, hundreds of thousands of people in the South still don t have clean water
INSIDER 3/3/2021 esnodgrass@businessinsider.com (Erin Snodgrass) © AP Photo/LM Otero, File In this Feb. 23, 2021 file photo, volunteer Ben Harper prepares to hand out drinking water at an apartment complex without water in Dallas. AP Photo/LM Otero, File
A rare winter storm battered the South in mid-February, leaving millions without power and water.
Two weeks later, hundreds of thousands of people still don t have clean drinking water.
City and state officials are asking for more federal assistance as they work to recover.
2 weeks after a major winter storm, hundreds of thousands of people in the South still don t have clean water
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It s time to apply for The Comcast RISE Investment fund.
By
Raven Wuebker
2/25/2021 at 9:23am
Applications for the Comcast RISE Investment Fund will be accepted March 1â14.
Some good news is on the horizon for our cityâs many minority-owned businesses, which have been hit hard by the pandemic. Come March 1, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color-owned small businesses in Houston will be able to apply for a $10,000 grant through The Comcast RISE Investment Fundâ100 BIPOC businesses will be awarded these grants to help stay afloat.
The grant program is a collaborative effort between community leaders, the Comcast Corporation, and Mayor Sylvester Turner. Itâs also a part of a larger $5 million fund that Comcast introduced in October 2020 to prioritize BIPOC small businesses affected by the pandemic and its devastating economic toll. Five citiesâHouston, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, and Philadelphiaâhave each received $1 million to dole out i