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Faith-Rooted Community Organizing · Houston

Educate. Unite. Organize. Act.

Positive community change, built block by block.

Al Maa'uun Houston is a faith-rooted organizing home advancing community change through education, coalition building, grassroots organizing, and action plans we develop and deploy together with neighbors across Houston.

Our Mission

Spreading positive community change in Houston — through education, coalition, organizing, and action.

Rooted in the Qur'anic call of Sūrat al-Maa'uun, we teach what our neighbors need to know, we build coalitions across faith and street, we organize block by block, and we develop and deploy action plans that win concrete change for Houston families.

How we work

The Four Pillars

01
Education

Political education, Know Your Rights, and faith-rooted study that prepares neighbors to lead.

02
Coalition Building

Bridging mosques, churches, tenants, workers, and civic groups into shared power.

03
Organizing

One-to-ones, house meetings, and base-building that turn relationships into a movement.

04
Action Plans

We develop strategy with the community and deploy campaigns that deliver measurable change.

70+
Leaders trained
12
Coalition partners
1,200+
Neighbors engaged this year
8
Action plans deployed
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Stories from the work

"When we organize from faith, we don't just win campaigns — we heal."

Hear from organizers and neighbors building power across Third Ward, Sunnyside, Fifth Ward, South Park, Acres Homes, and Kashmere Gardens.

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Community circle inside a Houston mosque
Civic Power Initiative

"I am an informed, active, and responsible voter that is civically involved!"

Voter education, registration, canvassing, teach-ins, and pop-up tables — powered by neighbors. Sign the pledge, grab a resource, or volunteer.

Ways to plug in
  • Canvassing (door-to-door)
  • Teach-ins & political education
  • Pop-up voter registration tables
  • Ride-to-the-polls crews
  • Volunteer coordination
On the ground

The fierce urgency of now — a national march into Marquette Park.

Al Maa'uun walked with a national coalition for justice and dignity in Chicago. This is what coalition building looks like when it leaves the meeting room.

Banner reading 'The Fierce Urgency of Now — A National March into Marquette Park'
The Fierce Urgency of Now — a national march into Marquette Park.
Thousands of marchers filling a Chicago street in the rain with flags, drums and umbrellas
Rain didn't stop it. Thousands stepped off together.
Marchers holding a large banner reading 'Abolish ICE — Liberen a todos los secuestrados'
Coalition on the front line — neighbors standing with immigrant families.
Al Maa'uun 'Twin Cities Walking for Justice' shirt honoring the MLK march route
Honoring the dream, advancing the future — Twin Cities to Marquette Park.
Al Maa'uun leadership on stage at the Marquette Park march with speakers addressing the crowd
Al Maa'uun on the main stage — Houston represented in the national call.
Interfaith leaders standing together on stage as a speaker addresses the march
Interfaith coalition — Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders shoulder to shoulder.
Rain-soaked crowd in ponchos applauding speakers under the trees at Marquette Park
Elders and neighbors in the rain, applauding the charge to keep organizing.
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