key programs

bank on houston

  • Work with local banks to offer low-cost, low-fee accounts (no hidden costs or overdraft fees)

  • Educate adults on the impact of developing banking relationships and the steps necessary to form them

  • Enroll students in financial literacy programs and “seed” their first bank accounts

connect houston

  • Work with local Internet service providers to offer low-cost, no-commitment products for households in need

  • “On-ramp” clients to low-cost Internet service with temporary free access

  • Provide students who complete digital literacy training with laptops / tablets to “close the loop”

know your vote houston

  • Point clients of other Houston Forward products toward local government services that are relevant to them

  • Confirm the voter registration status of clients and support them in registration/change of address

  • Allow clients to opt into nonpartisan text and email reminders about upcoming elections