These challenging economic times have many businesses tightening their budgets. School districts are also finding themselves facing cutbacks and possible layoffs. One non-profit organization in Fort Bend County is doing what they can to connect parents and educators to free services that are offered throughout the County. ACHIEVE Fort Bend County is a group of business and community leaders who volunteer their time to promote these services and to prevent a student from dropping out.
This fall two events will highlight ACHIEVE’s mission. On September 11, 2010 a dropout recovery walk will be held in Fort Bend County. Lamar CISD, Stafford MSD, Fort Bend ISD and Needville ISD will all be participating. Volunteers will fan out through various communities to encourage students back to school. Door to door, they will visit student’s homes that have not attended the new school year.
The second event is a Mentoring Conference that will be held on September 29, 2010. The conference is for businesses and residents to learn the basic skills to learn how to be a mentor to a student. It is imperative to mentor a student who may be at risk of dropping out. A mentor can be the difference in a student’s life.
The encouragement a mentor may provide to a teen is life changing. Time that you invest may only be an hour a week, but it last a lifetime. If you are interested in being a volunteer for either of the ACHIEVE events go to www.achievefortbendcounty.org.
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