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

COHAP Outreach Corporation is set to hold the 2026 City-Wide Back-to-School Bash Festival & Community Job Fair on Saturday, August 8, in Houston, according to event listings published by AllEvents and Eventbrite. The free event is scheduled to run from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Texas Southern University Physical & Health Education Building at 3000 Wheeler Avenue. Organizers say the gathering will combine a back-to-school festival for families with a community job fair for adults seeking work. ### Where and when is the event scheduled? Saturday, August 8, is the listed date for the event, with doors opening at 12 p.m., according to the Eventbrite page created by COHAP Outreach Corporation. AllEvents lists the same venue and time window and describes the program as a three-hour in-person event. Texas Southern University's main website identifies the campus as being in Houston, and the event pages place the program inside the university's Physical & Health Education Building. (allevents.in) ### What do organizers say families will find there? COHAP Outreach Corporation says the event will offer free backpacks and school supplies, along with shoes, socks, hygiene kits, free haircuts and hair braiding for students. The group's event page also lists scholarship opportunities, teacher appreciation awards, educational resources and family engagement activities as part of the program. (eventbrite.com) Houston families are also being invited to a broader festival setting. AllEvents describes the gathering as a free back-to-school bash with food, activities and opportunities to connect with neighbors at the start of the school year. ### What is planned on the job fair side? The community job fair is being advertised alongside the school-supply giveaway, with organizers saying local employers will attend and that workforce development resources will be available. (cohapoutreachcorporation.org) COHAP Outreach Corporation says the event will include career exploration materials, vocational training information, resume and career guidance, and employment and certification pathways. (allevents.in) Local employers are described by organizers as "actively hiring," though the event pages reviewed did not publish a full employer list. The same materials say additional sponsors, employers, vendors and community partners will be announced. ### Who is attached to the program? Mike Holmes, identified by organizers as a retired San Francisco 49ers player and president of the NFL Alumni Houston Chapter, is listed as a special guest. (cohapoutreachcorporation.org) COHAP Outreach Corporation also names Texas Southern University, Greater Third Ward Super Neighborhood #67, Workforce Solutions, Baylor College of Medicine, Community Health Choice, Houston Dynamo, 7-Eleven, HEB and Jason's Deli among sponsors and community partners. The event page also mentions a University of Houston band appearance and a University of Houston battalion JROTC color guard presentation. Those details appear on the organizer's website rather than on Texas Southern University's own event calendar. ### How can people attend? Eventbrite lists the program as free and says tickets are available through its registration page. (cohapoutreachcorporation.org) AllEvents also says free tickets are available and identifies the event as open to people under 18 with a parent or legal guardian. The next public milestone is Saturday's start time. (cohapoutreachcorporation.org) Event listings say the 2026 City-Wide Back-to-School Bash Festival & Community Job Fair begins at 12 p.m. on August 8 at Texas Southern University's Physical & Health Education Building in Houston. (allevents.in) (eventbrite.com)