City-Wide Back-to-School Bash & Community Job Fair

COHAP Outreach Corporation is scheduled to hold a free back-to-school festival and community job fair in Houston on Saturday, August 8, according to event listings posted on Eventbrite and AllEvents. The event is listed as the “2026 City-Wide Back-to-School Bash Festival & Community Job Fair” and is set for Texas Southern University’s Physical and Health Education Building at 3000 Wheeler Avenue. Eventbrite says doors open at 12 p.m. and describes the gathering as a three-hour, in-person event with free parking. Texas Southern University’s website identifies the campus as being in Houston, though the event does not appear to be listed on the university’s public calendar. ### Where and when is the event set to happen? Saturday, August 8, is the date listed on both Eventbrite and AllEvents for the gathering at Texas Southern University’s Physical and Health Education Building. The venue address shown on Eventbrite is 3000 Wheeler Avenue, Houston, Texas 77004. Eventbrite lists the start time as 12 p.m., while a mirrored listing on StayHappening says the event is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (eventbrite.com) The Eventbrite page says the event is in person and notes that attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. ### Who is organizing it? COHAP Outreach Corporation is named on Eventbrite as the organizer of the event. (eventbrite.com) The Eventbrite listing says the organizer has hosted events on the platform for three years and shows 104 followers and 16 events. AllEvents and StayHappening both match the organizer name shown on Eventbrite, which supports that the same event is being promoted across multiple listings. (eventbrite.com) None of the listings reviewed identified a separate university department as the host. ### What will people find there? The Eventbrite listing describes the program as a free, fun-filled day tied to the start of the school year. (eventbrite.com) StayHappening’s mirrored text says attendees can expect activities, contact with local employers through the community job fair, and opportunities to connect with neighbors. AllEvents identifies the gathering as a back-to-school event in Houston and says visitors can use the page to review event details and RSVP or get tickets. (eventbrite.com) The listing language aligns with the card description of school supplies, family activities and job-fair programming, though the public event pages reviewed did not provide a detailed rundown of vendors, employers or giveaway quantities. ### Is Texas Southern University presenting it? Texas Southern University’s public events calendar was accessible on Thursday, August 6, but search results reviewed did not show this event listed there. The university’s site does confirm the existence of a campus-wide events calendar and identifies Texas Southern University as a Houston institution. The available public listings instead point to COHAP Outreach Corporation as the event organizer and Texas Southern University’s Physical and Health Education Building as the location. (allevents.in) Based on those postings, the university appears to be the venue rather than the named presenter. That is an inference from the listings, not a statement attributed to the university. (tsu.edu) ### What should attendees know before going? Eventbrite says the event is free and notes free parking at the venue. The page also says minors must attend with a parent or legal guardian, a detail that could matter for families planning to collect school-year materials or attend activities together. As of Thursday, August 6, the Eventbrite and AllEvents pages remained live with the August 8 date, noon start time and Texas Southern University location. (eventbrite.com) Those listings are the main public sources for updates ahead of the event at 3000 Wheeler Avenue.