- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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24 people are interested
Writing stories about church-school partnerships - great for journalism majors, teachers, writers
ORGANIZATION: Loving Houston
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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24 people are interested
Loving Houston connects churches and schools for the good of our kids. To inspire more churches to step up and serve, we want to tell stories of churches that are already partnering with local schools. There will be some interviewing involved (you would need to call up a church leader or school leader and ask them about their partnership - we would give you the contact information). You'd then take the content you've gathered during that interview to write a story (or multiple stories).
If you're interested, please send a writing sample. Thanks!
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About Loving Houston
Location:
2916 W T C JESTER BLVD STE 200, HOUSTON, TX 77018, US
Mission Statement
Advancing community transformation in Greater Houston by helping churches serve local schools.
Description
Houston is one of the most economically vibrant cities in the world today. Despite the cyclical nature of the energy industry, Houston remains one of the best places to live and work. We love Houston!
Unfortunately, income inequality is still an issue. Consider these simple facts:
- 1 in 4 Houstonians (1 in 3 children) live in poverty.
- 1 in 5 Houston households (1 in 4 households with children) are food insecure and must turn to others for help to feed their families.
- A low-income child in Houston has only a 6% chance of graduating from college; in some area high schools, 50% of students drop out.
This doesn’t bode well for Houston’s future. With so many government agencies and nonprofit organizations in Houston, it’s easy to think that others will attend to these needs -- that "anyone but me" can take care of the hunger, poverty, joblessness, and illiteracy that exist in every neighborhood. Yet these needs persist. With thousands of Houstonians living in poverty and struggling to meet basic needs, the Church in Houston must step up.
If our kids succeed in school, so many social and economic issues can be reversed over time.
This is why we’re focusing first on our local schools. We're casting vision for church-school partnerships and helping churches get started!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 24, 2019
SKILLS
- Journalism
- Social Media / Blogging
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A