Another Successful College Prep Semester Winds Up!
Tuesday, 20 December 2011 00:36 Written by Administrator Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 00:58
The HFY seniors in the College Prep program have been working hard! This semester we had seven students enrolled in the program – each with his/her own dream for life after high school. Our four volunteers - Douglas, Anais, Sam and Tamara - worked with closely with them to help make those dreams a reality.
Some highlights from the semester includes:
Cheryl who now has her Texas ID, birth certificate, and social security card. While this may not seem like a big deal to most of us, this student never had anyone assist her in obtaining documentation we take for granted. As a result, as a senior, she was not able to take any of her college entrance (i.e. SAT or ACT) exams. One of our volunteers, Anais spent almost 2 days of her time getting everything sorted out and Cheryl was able to take her exams! She can also get a job now!
Cassandra has been accepted to one college, and is working on getting accepted to others. She’s also been working on a scholarship application and financial aid.
Another student, Didi, just took her GED (high school equivalency) exam. Her plan is to get her GED, go to Community College in the spring and summer, and then transfer to University of Houston in the fall.
We also had three juniors in the program and they have been plugging along working on online SAT practice preparation for the spring and learning as much as they can about colleges and financial aid.
This was a great start to this year’s program and we are looking forward to an exciting Spring Semester!
Friday Night Live Gets Off to a Great Start!
Tuesday, 20 December 2011 01:11 Written by Administrator Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 01:13
Many things were new this semester at Friday Night Live! We were excited to have a new place to meet. The Faith Center of Houston’s First Baptist Church – who is a great ministry partner with us – is an awesome facility and we look forward to being able to use it in the future.
We had an average of 50+ kids per meeting as we had pizza and other good food, fun games, and good discussions about being a disciple of Jesus and the miracle of Christmas. In addition to our current youth, many of these were new youth coming from the Star of Hope mission.
We were blessed to have many volunteers step in to do planning, transportation, food serving, small group leading, and prayer! Thanks to all of you! We’ll start again in January meeting even more kids and building relationships with them through this important program.
Fun Times at Carolina Creek!
Thursday, 12 May 2011 22:16 Written by Administrator Last Updated on Thursday, 12 May 2011 23:36
65 spirited youth plus 18 high energy volunteers equals one awesome weekend as Hope for Youth recently held its annual Spring Retreat at Carolina Creek Christian Camp! “Souled Out” was the theme for the weekend as students explored what it means in their daily lives to be committed to a relationship with Jesus Christ.
In addition to great bible study and group discussions, the youth had the opportunity to enjoy a fun weekend in Huntsville on zip lines and rock walls!
A special thanks to Chad Smith and Myron Cooper from the Star of Hope, as well as Jon Fagala, Webb Crunk, and all the volunteers present for providing the youth with a memorable, life-changing weekend!
Each year our students are blessed by the hospitality of the Carolina Creek staff as well as the generosity of the David Weekley Family Foundation which provides full scholarships for our youth to attend. Thank you! We're already looking forward to next year!
