Project Mission Statement: NFGCSLB exists to empower low-income and first-generation youth to achieve social and economic success by providing advice, encouragement, and support to obtain a college degree.

What is the purpose of this program?

The purpose of this program is to ensure the academic and social needs of first-generation students are met, and to ensure successful completion from college.

Program Goals

  • Create a bond amongst students in the program, so that a support system is created as relationships are being developed.
  • Increase student cultural awareness through community service
  • Provide workshops which help students build the necessary skills to prepare for professional objectives
  • Connect student with faculty and staff, peers, and members of the community, in order to enhance their college experience
  • Help students smoothly transition into, and become acclimated to the atmosphere, and culture college

College can be scary for first-generation students. They are treading waters that neither their parents nor loved ones have ever navigated before. Statistics show that 89% of low-income first-generation college students leave college within six years without earning a degree. More than one-quarter of these students leave after their first year.

They are driven out of school by a host of factors – from unmet financial needs, to limited understanding of what to expect of college. Many first-generation college students struggle with the feeling that they do not belong on campus.

Services Offered

Peer Mentor Program: Mentoring is a one-on-one relationship between a second-year student (mentor) and a first-year student (mentee). Being a mentor offers a fantastic opportunity to develop leadership and communication skills.
Scholarships for First-Generation undergraduate College Students: FBHC provides scholarship opportunities available for High School seniors who will be first-generation students and First-Generation undergraduates with a 2.5 GPA (or greater).

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Supporting our communities across the Greater Houston area is at the core of everything that we do. We rely greatly on the contributions of our volunteers to make this happen year-round. FBHC volunteers come from all walks of life to help support several of the foundation’s programs, events, campaigns, and social initiatives. 

If you have a heart for the community and making a difference where it matters the most, we welcome you to complete this online form and join our team today!

CONTACT US

Phone: 832.651.8135
Email: Ra@tfbhc.org
Address: 5309 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Houston, TX 77021

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