2011 Grantee
MECA - Multicultural Education and Counseling through the Arts
MECA is a community-based nonprofit organization committed to the healthy development of underserved youth and adults through arts and cultural programming, academic excellence, support services and community building.
Vision
MECA's vision is to be a nationally-recognized multicultural community center known for its:
-High-quality instruction, performance and demonstration of the performing,
visual and cultural arts
-Excellent academic and social support services for youth and their families
-Leadership in building partnerships that celebrate cultural diversity
-Special events and celebrations that reflect our diverse communities
Values
MECA is a place where students are:
-Encouraged to explore their artistic inclinations
-Able to express themselves creatively
-Given many opportunities for success
-Free to make mistakes
-Able to gain the self-confidence that comes from achievement
-Taught the importance of discipline to achieve artistically and academically
-Accepted and valued
-Respected and respectful of others
-Safe and comfortable
MECA is an organization that emphasizes:
-Justice
-Openness
-Equity
-Creativity to nurture artistic growth and expression
-Individual respect
-Caring attitudes
-Diversity within community
For more information:
713-802-9370
www.meca-houston.org
2010 Grantee
Academic Achievers Program - Austin High School
History - The Academic Achievers Program at Austin High School was established in 1985 as the Hispanic Family College Project in an effort to increase the high school graduation and college enrollment rates in the East End area of Houston. In the summer of 2005, the name was changed to Academic Achievers Program, but the mission and structure of the program remained the same.
Services
The Academic Achievers Program provides the following services:
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
- Academic Workshops
- Special Presentations
- Informational Meetings
- Field Trips
- SAT Preparation Classes
- Summer Sessions
For more information contact:
Fely Aguilar
713-743-0914
faguilar@uh.edu
Or visit:
www.class.uh.edu/CMAS/AAP_austin.asp