2005 Grant History
Teach For America-Houston
Teach For America-Houston was the recipient of a $100,000 grant to support their Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Houston Independent School District had accepted thousands of displaced students. This grant has allowed a unique partnership between KIPP NOW (New Orleans West) and Teach For America-Houston to flourish, thus aiding New Orleans evacuee children. The charter school will be staffed entirely displaced Teach For America- Greater New Orleans core members.
"We are extremely grateful for the substantial gift from G-Unity Foundation, Inc,” said Ann Best, Teach For America-Houston Executive Director. “This gift affords us the opportunity to do what we are compelled to do, respond in crisis. Our displaced New Orleans corps members are thrilled to have to opportunity to teach students who have evacuated from New Orleans. We know that the partnership between KIPP and Teach For America will provide New Orleans students with an excellent education in Houston, which they deserve."
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools, and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Their mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting some of our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.
