Project Community Context: The Courage to Bee programs serve students in Texas, the Caribbean, and Latin America who attend K-12 public schools, form part of low-income or financially struggling homes, and identify as members of historically marginalized ethnic minority groups.
TCTB INPUT
Our projects provides the following resources to schools:
- Experienced leadership and staff
- Volunteers
- Resources for students (i.e., educational materials, uniforms, workshops)
- Cross-sector partnerships
- Community buy-in & support
- Financial Resources (fundraisers, grants, sponsorships, etc.)
- Experienced leadership and staff
- Volunteers
- Resources for students (i.e., educational materials, uniforms, workshops)
- Cross-sector partnerships
- Community buy-in & support
- Financial Resources (fundraisers, grants, sponsorships, etc.)
TCTB ACTIVITIES
TCTB activities include:
- Building partnerships with schools predominantly serving economically disadvantaged Black and Hispanic students
- Facilitating skill building workshops and events throughout the year
- Participating in family and community engagement activities to distribute school supplies & technology resources to low-income families (i.e., back-to-school drives, school appreciation events, family night, etc.)
- Providing teachers with sponsorships for digital subscriptions to create a more engaging learning experience for students
- Supplying schools and community centers with technology
- Other related activities
- Building partnerships with schools predominantly serving economically disadvantaged Black and Hispanic students
- Facilitating skill building workshops and events throughout the year
- Participating in family and community engagement activities to distribute school supplies & technology resources to low-income families (i.e., back-to-school drives, school appreciation events, family night, etc.)
- Providing teachers with sponsorships for digital subscriptions to create a more engaging learning experience for students
- Supplying schools and community centers with technology
- Other related activities
TCTB OUTCOMES
Short-term outcomes and long-term impacts consists of:
- Increased access to school supplies, hygiene essentials, and technology for low-income students
- Students participating in workshops are resourced and empowered to strive for K-12 school persistence and completion
- More low-income students will have access to technology and athome connectivity
- Increased community engagements and long-term funding streams for schools
- Increase the number of teachers who utilize digital subscriptions to engage students in learning
- Increased access to school supplies, hygiene essentials, and technology for low-income students
- Students participating in workshops are resourced and empowered to strive for K-12 school persistence and completion
- More low-income students will have access to technology and athome connectivity
- Increased community engagements and long-term funding streams for schools
- Increase the number of teachers who utilize digital subscriptions to engage students in learning
PROBLEM STATEMENT
According to UNESCO, about
258 children and youth
worldwide are not attending
school. Action must be taken
to help increase the number of
students who persist and
complete their K-12
education. Economically
disadvantaged students face
disproportionate barriers that
often disrupt their K-12
education path and impact
their social and economic
mobility. Research shows that
Black, Hispanic, and Latino
children are
disproportionately affected by
poverty. The Courage to Bee
will work to provide
economically disadvantaged
students with school supplies,
technology, and skills needed
to receive a quality K-12
education, maintain school
persistence and completion,
and succeed in school and life.
