Turn Civic Life Into a Game You Can Win

What StepUP Is

StepUP transforms civic engagement from confusing and passive into clear, playable progress. Explore housing, health, education, environment, and more through guided actions that build your skills and confidence—one level at a time.

“StepUP makes politics feel less like noise and more like an adventure you actually want to take.”

How It Works

Everyday actions connect to every layer of representation—so you always know who’s responsible and what to do next:

• City Council — local services and ordinances
• Super Neighborhoods — grassroots priorities
• County Precincts — infrastructure, justice, and parks
• State Leaders — schools, healthcare, and taxes
• Federal Representatives — funding and national programs

“Every step ties back to real life — housing, health, schools, food, and community.”

Level Up Your Impact

1. Level 1 — From your couch: Learn who represents you, read quick guides, take a civic quiz, or send an email.
2. Level 2 — In your community: Attend a Super Neighborhood meeting, volunteer, or join a local project on housing, food, or health.
3. Level 3 — Within your power: Testify at a hearing, organize neighbors, or lead a campaign on education, environment, or systems change.

Each action unlocks more ways to contribute—just like leveling up.

“From your couch. In your community. Within your power.”

Why It Works

Research from More in Common Houston shows that people want to connect—what’s missing are opportunities and a clear on-ramp. StepUP provides both, turning intention into action and action into momentum.

StepUP is proudly powered by The Change Lab.