10 September 2009
Prepared 4 Life is an official charity of this year’s Run for a Reason Charity Program.
Visit our booth at the kickoff party.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Memorial Park
Houston, Texas
5:00– 7:30pm
10 October 2006New photos: Nike partners with Prepared 4 Life. As part of their company-wide community service day, Nike provided training from Velocity Sports Performance and shoes to deserving students in the P4L running programs.
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3 October 2006
Prepared 4 Life announces a generous new gift from Rockwell Fund, Inc. On Sept. 19 Rockwell Fund’s Board of Trustees pledged a $300,000 multi-year grant in support of Prepared 4 Life’s ongoing operations. The grant will allocate $100,000 per year for each of the next three years to the organization’s operating fund, providing a sound base of financial stability. more...
14 September 2006
In the news: Local Business Leader Brightens Future for Kids, Houston (from Houston Business Connections). As he checked out the custom-made low-rider bicycles on display in the Ortiz Middle School gymnasium, successful tech entrepreneur Michael Holthouse was just as excited as the group of seventh grade boys who clamored to sign up for an after-school program where they will learn to build their own two-wheel works of art.
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8 September 2006
In the news: Profitable entrepreneur invests in philanthropy (From Houston Business Journal). Houston entrepreneur Michael Holthouse has transferred his passion for building profitable businesses to developing programs in the nonprofit sector.
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25 August 2006
In the news: Unique After School Program Teaches Life Skills (from KUHF 88.7FM). Thousands of middle school students will learn life skills and character development through a new Houston-area after-school program. As Houston Public Radio's Laurie Johnson reports, Prepared 4 Life uses hip hop, low-rider bikes and drumlines to get kids excited about responsibility. more...
New Photos: Nearly 1,000 Ortiz Middle School students gathered in the school gymnasium to sign up for Prepared 4 Life after-school programs. View album...
21 August 2006
Beyond the classroom 2006: Prepared 4 Life will offer programs at six HISD middle schools this year. On Friday, students at Ortiz Middle School will crowd into the gym not for a pep rally or an assembly, but to sign up for fun and exciting after-school activities being offered by Prepared for life. more...
24 July 2006
New Photos: P4L Youth Advisory Committee members review report card designs.
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22 July 2006
New Photos: P4L site leaders and program providers prepare for new school year at a fun offsite retreat.
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17 July 2006
FYI [FUN YOUTH INVOLVEMENT]: STUDENTS DESIGN THEIR OWN REPORT CARDS
On July 6 Prepared 4 Life gathered a crew of innovative thinkers at the Galleria headquarters to develop the “FYI Card,” a tool to evaluate student performance in the P4L program. This brainstorming session wasn’t a typical business meeting, though. These movers and shakers were thirteen years old. more...
17 July 2006
New Photos: Students design their own report cards.
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10 July 2006
PREPARED 4 LIFE ANNOUNCES STAFF, BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Debbie Dalton has been named vice president of Resource Development for Prepared 4 Life, a non-profit organization instilling life skills, character education and entrepreneurialism in Houston middle-school students via after-school programs. more...