Strong civic health is vital for a thriving democracy and social well-being. Quality of life is influenced profoundly by people’s engagement in their communities, their civic associations, their networks, and the characteristics of their neighborhoods. Political participation, volunteering, donating, and helping neighbors directly makes an...
Residents of Greater Houston are less likely to trust their neighbors and volunteer than the average American. These findings are revealed in the newly released 2018 Houston Civic Health IndexTM, a report from our partners at Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the...
This report was produced in collaboration with the National Conference on Citizenship, the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life, the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, Leadership Austin, the Austin Community Foundation, KLRU - TV, and KUT Radio. Click here to download the 2018 Texas...
