For 25 years, Lexington Square residents relied on weekly donations from a local food bank to put food on the table and maintain a healthy diet. But when the donations suddenly stopped in early 2024, the 129 seniors at Houston-area National CORE communities, including...
As expenses for treatment of her stage 4 lung cancer mounted, Mission Village resident Carmen Vasquez, 78, faced an impossible challenge; she lacked the money to pay for her food for the month, much less her critically needed medications. Carmen was spending close to...
Coach Evan Russo’s greatest joy is “giving senior citizens their lives back” by teaching them to stretch, lift and train to boost their health during their golden years. “Rehabilitating seniors with injuries is a huge deal to me,” Coach Russo said. “I could work with...
When fraudulent charges nearly drained Nancy’s bank account, what little money she had left had to go for food and living expenses. She fell behind on rent and worried herself sick at the thought of losing her new home at National CORE’s Vista de La Sierra affordable...
Every Friday, Robert and nine of his neighbors don matching brown hats stitched with letter “P” for power, lace up their shoes and trek for a mile around Mission Village’s parking lot. As they soak up the morning sun, their laughter and animated...
Throughout November and October, Hope through Housing treated National CORE’s senior residents to warm, comforting meals and engaged them in recreational activities as part of Connections to Care, an initiative that focuses on senior health and wellness. On Nov. 21,...
