Welcome to your Change Lab dashboard — your central hub for civic tools, local impact, and connection. Whether you’re dipping your toe in or doubling down on change, this is the space to begin, grow, and organize your momentum.
Choose from four Engagement Levels that meet you where you are — from getting curious to organizing for impact. Explore eleven civic Pathways rooted in what matters: food, housing, justice, education, systems change, belonging, and more.
Use the Content Types to filter by what moves you: stories, events, toolkits, podcasts, books, partners, and more. The control panels on the sides help you navigate, explore, and plug in.
July 29th- Reimagining Irvinton Village Community Dinner
This event is part of the planning phase for redeveloping Irvinton Village under the <strong>HUD Choice Neighborhoods initiative</strong>. The planning team—led by the Houston Housing Authority, in partnership with the City of Houston, LISC Houston, Avenue CDC, LRK—wants to hear directly from community members about priorities for housing, neighborhood needs, and opportunity.</p>
No decisions have been made yet—your voice will help shape the direction of the plan.
LISC Houston
LISC Houston is the local office of the national nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corporation, which supports community development in underinvested neighborhoods. LISC Houston partners with local leaders, residents, and organizations to amplify grassroots power, grow economic opportunity, and support equitable development. Their mission is to equip communities with the capital, strategies, and relationships needed to thrive—on their own terms.
Webinar on 6/25 at 2pm ET: Federal Policies Impacting Housing and Economic Development
Congress is in the midst of debating a several trillion dollar tax package while it is simultaneously working on an FY 2026 federal budget that will total over $1.5 trillion in additional discretionary spending. At the same time, the issue of housing supply and affordability has become increasingly paramount, with fewer geographies in the country where families can afford to rent, much less purchase, a decent home. It seems like this would be an ideal moment to make more investments in our housing and community infrastructure, but is Congress and the Administration ready to meet the moment?
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