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Neighborhood Centers gets ready for the
City of Houston 3rd Annual Citizenship Week
"Celebrating the Many Faces of Houston"
 Houston’s a great city because of its people. They are as unique as they are driven, and whether they’re natives or new neighbors, their diversity, accomplishments, and stories of triumph are the cause for celebration. The City of Houston Third Annual Citizenship Week rallies around the theme of what it means to be a citizen of our great city and honors people like José Angel Razo, a young boy who came to Houston and discovered opportunities that made America his new home.
As a 6-year-old boy living in his native Mexico, innocence had a harsh way of slipping away from Jose’s young life. His family was struggling to make ends meet, and Jose had to make the cruel choice between getting an education or, going to work to put food on the table. With only a first-grade education under his belt, José had no choice but to quit school and find a job at a nearby farm. But, his dreams were too big to suppress, and his determination too strong. Little did he know he would soon find what he was seeking in Houston. Read José’s complete story >
This year Citizenship Week runs from November 13 thru 19, with a series of events and programs sponsored by numerous organizations. Neighborhood Centers is happy to play a significant role in Citizenship Week by hosting a series of events. President and CEO, Angela Blanchard, is serving on the Honorary Co-Chair Team.
Neighborhood Centers events
While many of the events are offered to members only, there are many others open and free to the public:
What We Are Celebrating
Citizenship: Greater awareness of what it means to be a citizen in order to foster positive, active civic engagement.
Diversity: Underscoring of the City’s diverse ethnic, immigration, cultural, professional and socioeconomic communities to support social cohesion, secure and vibrant neighborhoods, productive workplaces and healthy communities.
Global Houston: Highlighting the City as a global, inclusive, vibrant place uniquely-positioned and highly attractive to do international business in order to support its economic growth and health and foster increased work opportunities for our diverse populations.
Fellowship: Providing opportunities for community-driven events representing every segment of City life to support our City’s neighbors getting to know each other better for harmony, cooperation and a sense of citizen stewardship towards one another and the City as our home and work space.
Watch a quick commercial about Citizenship Week, produced by Neighborhood Centers featuring youth participants:
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