Houston in Action members are coordinating to increase the region’s capacity to plan for future needs, self-organize, and empower residents to be effective advocates – regardless of their political affiliation or the issues they care about.
Commissioned by Houston Endowment, the Take Action Houston report, a project of Houston in Action, assesses systemic barriers and opportunities for civic engagement in Harris
We believe that all residents of greater Houston should have the opportunity to thrive, regardless of what neighborhood they live in or where they were born. We believe in effective support systems for vulnerable populations.
As a philanthropic institution that is working to improve the quality of life of residents in greater Houston, we know it is not possible to do so without justice for all people.
The 2018 Houston Civic Health Index, commissioned by Houston Endowment, examines the degree to which Greater Houston residents participate in political discussion, engage in nonpolitical civic behavior, volunteer and interact with one another.
The 2018 Houston Civic Health Index, from the Center for Local Elections in American Politics at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the
Houston Endowment joins a 15-state network of funders in standing by the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and their families.