Growing up in Texas, Jose Borjon's mom raised him to love his community and help the people around him. He never would have guessed that his passion for serving others would take him all the way from the Rio Grande Valley to Washington, D.C.

Host: May Ortega

Lead producer: Luis Antonio Perez

Editors: Erin Jones, Andrew Villegas

Mixing: Luis Antonio Perez

Additional producers: Rebekah Romberg, Jo Erickson, Ana Campbell

Theme music by Pedro Lumbrano; additional music courtesy Universal Production Music

Cover art: Mia Rincón

Executive producers: Brad Turner, Kevin Dale

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Kim Nguyen, Brittany Werges and CPR's Latino Audience Working Group.

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Twitter: @MayVOrtega, @COPublicRadio

Correction: An earlier version of this episode misidentified a school that Jose Borjon attended. It is Texas Southmost College. The audio has been updated.