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Getting By & Getting Ahead
Houston workers are organizing for better futures
Workers, organizers, and small business owners are building economic opportunity across Houston.
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Start with the story
See what's happening, who's working on it, and why neighbors are paying attention.
Find one way in
Pick something real: show up, join in, call your rep, or connect with a group already moving.
Look around your neighborhood
Across Houston — from your block to the whole city. Find nearby places, resources, events, and neighbors building community close to home.
Who’s doing the work
Prison Entrepreneurship Program
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Dress for Success Houston
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Memorial Assistance Ministries
Memorial Assistance Ministries has partnered with hardworking Houstonians to build stable lives since 1983, providing emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities, financial coaching, immigration legal services, workforce readiness training, and a resale store that funds programs.
Fe y Justicia Worker Center
Fe y Justicia Worker Center is a membership-driven organization where low-wage workers, primarily in the day labor and domestic work sectors, organize for fair wages, safe working conditions, and dignity on the job. It is the only Houston organization dedicated to preventing and responding to labor trafficking. Members become leaders in directing the organization and its campaigns for worker rights.
Volunteers of America Texas
Volunteers of America Texas is a ministry of service helping people in need rebuild their lives through affordable housing, healthcare, education, financial literacy, and workforce development. The Houston hub serves more than 11,000 people annually across urban and rural Texas communities.
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$59,760
Annual household survival budget (65+)
Source: United For ALICE
29%
ALICE households (working, below survival budget)
Source: United For ALICE
44%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
Source: United For ALICE
$64,325
Annual household survival budget (under 65)
Source: United For ALICE
265,780
Households in poverty
Source: United For ALICE
523,710
ALICE households (above poverty, below survival budget)
Source: United For ALICE
Good things
In their own words
Gentrification is not a theory here. It is my neighbor getting an eviction notice.
Community reports623 neighbors flagged this
New lofts going up on Navigation. $2,200 a month. Median income here is $24K.
Community reports623 neighbors flagged this
My landlord sold to a developer. I have 60 days.
Community reports623 neighbors flagged this
We are the last original family on our block. Everyone else got priced out.
Community reports623 neighbors flagged this
They call Second Ward up-and-coming. Coming for who?
Community reports623 neighbors flagged this
My rent went from $1,100 to $1,650 in one year. Same unit, same leaky faucet.
Community reports578 neighbors flagged this
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