WHO ARE WE?
Smart Scholars Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization operating in Houston, Texas which focuses on enhancing and bringing about a change in the lives of children. We provide mentorship to youth between the ages of 5 & 17 years. Our focus is to ensure that students realize the importance of getting a good education at an early age as well as throughout the duration of their school year(s). We also focus on obtaining parent engagement at each program/event that we host simply to get their support in enhancing the child’s life at home.
OUR MISSION
Our goal is to partner with parents and educational providers that supports Childhood Learning. We promote and support the local and global community by providing optimal educational choices to assist with the development of children from birth up to their teen stages of life.
Our hope is to no longer lose another “At-Risk” Child/ren to drugs, violence or gangs. We target children that live in the demographics of low-income areas simply by going into such communities and presenting our mentoring & enhancement programs to both parents and children.
AREAS OF MENTORING
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Building and Enhancing Self Esteem
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Effective Verbal Communication
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Speaking Up When Being Bullied or Mistreated
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Helping Children Meet-Make-or-Break Milestones
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Helping Children Find Their Purpose in Life
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Helping Children Focus on Becoming College Ready
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Enhancing the SEL aspects of the child/ren
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Helping Children Become Entrepreneurs
AREAS OF SUPPORT NEEDED
• Smart Scholars is always seeking partnership with local schools who will allow us to implement out mentoring programs at their schools
• Sponsorship and/or donations to assist with educational materials, marketing, promotions, events, staffing, programs, resources, field trips, etc.
• Vans donated to us to assist with transporting children to events and functions throughout the year.
• Venues or space to host monthly seminars and educational workshops (In-kind)