Utep live 2013

THE VOICE IS YOURSJASON BREWER

En·gage·mentTo occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons)

To bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath; make liable:

-Webster’s Dictionary

Em·pow·er·mentto enable, permit, or give power to; to promote individual self-assurance to produce a desired outcome

-Webster’s Dictionary

Com·mu·ni·ty  A social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.

A social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists

-Webster’s Dictionary

OUR COMMUNITY

SO… WHAT’S THE POINT?

1 IN 4WILL NOT GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL.

1 IN 3EL PASOANS ARE LIVING IN POVERTY.

HELIOTROPIC PRINCIPLE

SO… WHAT CANI DO ABOUT IT?

Voter Registration

ONLINE:http://www.epcounty.com/elections/

IN PERSON:El Paso Department of Motor Vehicles5 offices across all parts of El Paso

City of El Paso Neighborhood Services

ONLINE:http://home.elpasotexas.gov/community-development/neighborhood-services.php

Center for Civic Engagement:

http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=academics.utep.edu/cce

United Way Volunteer Action Center

http://www.volunteerelpaso.org

Find Elected Officials:

City: http://home.elpasotexas.gov/onlineservices.php

County: http://www.epcounty.com/elections/current/electedofficials.pdf

State:http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/current.shtml

Find Business Leaders:

Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce:http://www.elpaso.org/

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce:http://www.ephcc.org/

City of El Paso Online Services

ONLINE:

http://home.elpasotexas.gov/onlineservices.php

www.change.org

THANK YOU!!

Jason Brewer@brewerjlz

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