Dynamic Learners

About 85% of Houston ISD’s elementary-aged children live at or below the poverty line. Priorities for these children and their families are food, clothing and shelter – all other items fall into the category of “want”. Research has shown that children growing up in homes without books, where books are considered a luxury, are less likely to complete a basic education than their peers who do have books available at home (University of Nevada, 2010).

Books Between Kids strives to change this by collecting gently used books and distributing them to children in need.

Established in 1981, Michael Grinder & Associates (MGA) provides training in nonverbal communication, group dynamics, influence skills and permission. Michael works with school districts, businesses, and individuals, and helps them through: public seminars, in-house training sessions, consulting, online courses, books and online resources.

Founded in 2015, The Samuels Family Foundation is a Houston-based family foundation that supports organizations making a meaningful and measurable impact in the areas of education, children in need, Jewish life and social justice.

Their instruction helps a wide range of individuals, children & adults, by developing the language processing
that is critical to becoming a proficient learner. Their Houston Learning Center welcomes students of all ages and abilities to learn to their potential.

As part of the University of Houston System, they offer more than 90 graduate and undergraduate programs online or face-to-face at locations in Clear Lake, Pearland and the Texas Medical Center.

An Associ­ate of Arts in Teach­ing is a special­ized aca­demic associ­ate degree pro­gram designed to trans­fer in its entirety to a bac­calaure­ate pro­gram that leads to initial Texas teacher cer­tifica­tion.

This Texas Higher Edu­cation Co­ordina­ting Board-app­roved col­legiate degree offers a struc­tured, two-year prog­ram to gain an initial under­stand­ing of theor­ies and met­hods in educa­tional instruc­tion.

Phi Delta Kappa Houston Area Chapter 0074 is comprised of educators committed to serving students PK - 20. They are a non-profit organization providing education and scholarships.

It is their mission to support economically disadvantaged children with special needs. Our goal is to help bridge the gap for children who do not have access to resources and interventions available due to their economic situation, promoting each individual's highest potential. Their current programs support children with special needs in two ways: We fund scholarships for research based academic intervention with our partner, Lindamood Bell Learning Processes in Houston; And we fund Special Education classrooms with essential supplies and supplemental materials in Houston area, title 1 public schools.

The Lian Dante Foundation is an organization that empowers young people to work towards social justice, community equity and the future of all living organisms.

Neuhaus Education Center was founded in 1980 by a group of parents and teachers who were interested in bringing effective Orton-Gillingham-based reading instruction to Houston. They had just organized the Houston Branch of the Orton Society (currently the International Dyslexia Association) as a way of gathering information about appropriate instruction for their dyslexic students.

They’re working to improve educational and health outcomes for all children and families through effective teaching, innovative research and strong partnerships. Students learn in the context of a multicultural city from distinguished professors who merge research with real-world lessons.