Our Mission and Guiding Principle

To identify, mobilize, unify, stabilize, create and coordinate resources to nurture and enhance the bodies, minds and spirits of children, youth and families in the greater Third Ward area.

Aerial view of a city park with green grass, trees, a baseball field, and playgrounds, surrounded by residential areas and high-rise buildings in the background.

About Us

The Third Ward Community Cloth Cooperative (the Cloth) is a direct outgrowth of two community initiatives: SHAPE Community Center's Project Harambee implemented in 1990, and the Houston Area Urban League's Coffee and Conversation organized in 1992. Starting with 16 organizations in 1992, the Cloth has reached over 400 community-based organizations, churches, schools and businesses serving one of Houston's oldest inner-city neighborhoods.

What makes us unique is our concept of being an “ORGANIZATION OF ORGANIZATIONS" focusing on resources for children and families in the greater Third Ward area. Recognizing our guiding principles requires a different approach, twelve threads were established with a focus on addressing existing gaps, deficits and emerging needs, of families, by identifying and/or developing approaches to meet those needs.

MISSION To identify, mobilize, unify, stabilize, create and coordinate resources to nurture and enhance the bodies, minds and spirits of our children, youth and families in the Greater Third Ward area