HOUSTON – A building-by-building, door-to-door effort took place Wednesday to help protect some of the most vulnerable Houstonians from COVID-19. Staff from New Hope Housing continued that effort at an apartment complex on Harrisburg Street tucked between EADO and the Second Ward. It is something they’ve been doing for nearly a year. “When the pandemic hit Houston in 2020, we knew we had to start doing outreach immediately,” said Sarah Mangrem, the director of resident programming for New Hope Housing. New Hope has more than 1500 residents in nine properties across Houston. Most are low-income or formerly homeless. Staffers have been going to every property to arm all their residents with information to stay healthy and receive the vaccine.