Advanced community-led policy solutions across health, education, and housing in Texas.
PI’s advocacy in Texas is rooted in multisector collaboration and a commitment to advancing equity in a challenging political landscape. In 2025, we partnered with community organizations, students, and advocates to build power, uplift community leadership, and advance policy solutions across education, health, and housing.
Uplifting Student Voice for Mental Health & Education Equity: We partnered with community collaboratives to advance education equity and student mental health for Black, Latine, and AAPI students in the Houston region. We focused on promoting safe and supportive schools by expanding access to school-based mental health care, reducing exclusionary discipline and surveillance, resisting curriculum censorship and book bans, and elevating student voice through engagement at the Texas Capitol, including co-organizing the 2025 Texas State Capitol Advocacy Day.
Advancing Health Equity Through Collective Action: As co-chairs of the Health Equity Collective’s Social Determinants of Health Policy Workgroup, we led coordinated advocacy and policy education in response to federal threats to Medicaid, SNAP, and other critical programs, and for health equity policy priorities during the 2025 Texas legislative session.
Addressing the Eviction Crisis in Texas: We opposed state-level policies that accelerate evictions and harm public health. Through our leadership with the Keep Harris Housed Coalition, we supported a $1 million county-funded pilot for tenant right to counsel to prevent displacement and strengthen housing stability.
Funders: Prevention Institute relies only on unrestricted funds to support our grassroots and direct lobbying efforts. Non-lobbying community engagement support was provided through a network of regional partners.
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