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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… ContinuedHouston Endowment joins a 15-state network of funders in standing by the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and their families.Houston is the most diverse and rapidly growing of the major U.S. metropolitan areas, with no majority racial or ethnic group. Immigrants from around the world are… Continued