Knowledge-First Awarded: Community Development Block Grant
Houston,
Texas – 01/May 2015 – Mr. James H. Allen announced today that the Knowledge-First Empowerment
Center has been selected by the City
of Missouri City, Missouri City Texas to
provide educational services to citizens of Missouri City who are high school dropouts, to
seek and obtain their high school diploma.
“From the family bread-winner to those seeking secondary education or
career or technical choices, having a high school diploma is the first step in
one’s path of self-actualization and efficacy”, says Mr. Allen.
In addition to helping citizens
fulfill graduation requirements our program will
expand our community’s tax base by
raising the standard of living of our dropout population, reduce the health costs that we all have to share, reduce the crime rate, reduce the drain on our public assistance
program and increase voter
participation.< ...........Read More
May 1, 2015
Knowledge-First Awarded Fort Bend Cares' Founder’s Grant
Missouri
City,
Texas – 12/May 2013 Presenting the newly instituted Fort Bend
Cares Founder’s Grant named after the co- founders, Dr. Robert McClendon and
The Honorable Jim Rice. Pictured L to R: Rick Conley, Board of Trustees Chair,
James H. Allen and MaryAnn Donaldson with Knowledge-First Empowerment and Dr. Robert
McClendon, Co-Founder Fort
Bend Cares.Now entering its ninth year, Fort Bend Cares continues to
make a powerful impact on the disadvantaged children and youth of Fort Bend
County. There is still
much need in Fort
Bend County
and Fort Bend Cares is there to help fill in the funding gap needed by worthy
non-profits working with disadvantaged children. The highlight of the event came when Dr.
Robert McClendon presented the newly instituted Fort Bend Cares Founder’s Grant
named after the co- founders, Dr. Robert McClendon and T ...........Read More
May 12, 2013
Knowledge-First Awarded: Building an Educated Workforce Program
Houston, Texas
– 02/December 2014 Mr. James H. Allen announced today that the Knowledge-First
Empowerment Center
was selected by the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Gulf Coast Workforce
Board to provide educational services that will help young people
achieve positive outcomes through the attainment of a high school diploma. Whether a student plans for a post-secondary
education, certification or technical training or training in the Board’s
high-skill, high-growth occupations, building an educated workforce begins with
high school graduation.
Since
2001 Knowledge-First, a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization has been educating
and empowering learners to maximize their potentiality while inspiring them to
develop a synergistic lifestyle. “Collaborating with H-GAC and Workforce
Solutions ...........Read More
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