Houston has joined the national Best Place for Working Parents® partnership, offering real-time designations to businesses of all sizes whose family-friendly policies qualify through a first-of-its-kind, 3-minute online self assessment.
Download this PDF for an overview of the activity and goals of the Partnership's One Houston Together effort.
Defining and understanding systemic and individual racism.
How does race affect the educational opportunities afforded to individuals and communities in the Houston area? What can we do to ensure quality education is accessible to all?
A look at why race-based disparities remain in outcomes, access, cost and quality of care.
Today, a person’s zip code remains one of the best indicators of their health and wealth. But there are renewed efforts to close the gaps in equity in our region’s communities.
What can individual companies and the broader corporate community do to help eliminate racial disparities?
A look at the Houston population by race, ethnicity, age, education and other factors.
The Kinder Institute examines gaps in income, educational attainment, neighborhood services and other metrics and their impact on opportunity.
Understanding Houston aggregates data across multiple sources to provide an accessible, one-stop platform for understanding key quality of life issues in Houston’s three most populous counties.