4. En·gage·ment
To occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or
persons)
To bind, as by pledge, promise, contract, or oath;
make liable:
-Webster’s Dictionary
5. Em·pow·er·ment
to enable, permit, or give power to; to promote
individual self-assurance to produce a desired
outcome
-Webster’s Dictionary
6. 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 respec
t from the larger society within which it exists
-Webster’s Dictionary
23. City of El Paso Neighborhood
Services
ONLINE:
http://home.elpasotexas.gov/community-
development/neighborhood-services.php
24.
25. Center for Civic Engagement:
http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=acade
mics.utep.edu/cce
United Way Volunteer Action Center
http://www.volunteerelpaso.org
26.
27. 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/
28.
29. City of El Paso Online Services
ONLINE:
http://home.elpasotexas.gov/onlineservic
es.php
www.change.org
Tell story about moving to El PasoWife’s Employment brought us here (Bait and Switch)You have preconceived notions about what you think it might be like.
This is our community in a totally broad sense.This is what most people think of.
Your Neighborhood is a community.Change can happen here.
Established in 1935 is second oldest bowl football game ever.Only Second to the Rose Bowl.
12 stories, the Mills was considered the tallest multistory reinforced concrete framed building in the world.Renound Architect Henry Trost Designed and built in 1912
Conrad Hilton opened his first high-rise hotel in El Paso1930
Varney Speed Lines in El Paso (1934–36) 1937 Taken over and renamed to become Continental Airlines
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.
If people hate on El Paso it keeps us down as a community.