Empathy Building
Empathy Building
The practice of understanding someone else's experience. Not sympathy. The harder, more useful thing.
Organizations
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The journeyLearn → Engage → Connect → Act
Choose a starting point
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
Clinics, agencies, nonprofits, funders, and community groups
Health is delivered by many kinds of people and institutions. Start here to see who is providing care, organizing support, funding work, and shaping the system.
By the numbers
Population: 4,726,177
Total population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
629,798 with bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree holders
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
258,583 with master's degree
Master's degree holders
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
2,175,176 White residents
White population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
893,393 Black residents
Black or African American population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)
2,076,103 Hispanic/Latino residents
Hispanic or Latino population
Source: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (ACS)