Houston
Submitted by chleaf68 on Tue, 04/01/2008 - 01:09.
PAIR (Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refuges) is a Rice student-led nonprofit organization that coordinates a number of educational programs that benefit the refugee community in greater Houston, Texas.
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 22:41.
Christopher Barbic founded, directed, and teaches at Youth Engaged in Service (YES) College Preparatory School in Houston, TX. Through a highly personalized curriculum, extended school hours, student commitment contracts and community service projects, Chris is helping more than 400 at-risk, inner-city students lead the state in academic performance by achieving a 99% passing rate on state standardized tests. Chris won a BRICK Award in 2000.
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 22:37.
Jarvis Johnson served as the Executive Director of Phoenix Outreach Youth Center in Houston, TX. After the sudden death of its founder, Jarvis assumed leadership of Phoenix Center, where he worked without pay to provide 60 low income students with mentoring, tutoring, and computer training. His efforts have resulted in 73% percent of his students reaching the honor roll for the first time. Jarvis won a BRICK Award in 2000.
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