‘Houston’ Stories

Each summer, 10% to 40% of high school students intend to enroll in college the fall after graduation but never actually do so.

When Sana joined OneGoal, she found the community she didn’t know she needed.

OneGoal is piloting new partnerships to expand access to high-quality postsecondary opportunities for OneGoal Fellows and providing them with the timely and relevant support they need to complete their journeys in higher education.

Houston is home to a unique enterprise dedicated to progress and prosperity for ALL women – they’re not here just to help; they’re here to lead, integrate, and provide space for women to take up space.

For some students, a two-year pathway is exactly the right opportunity based on financial, academic, and personal match.

In the latest installment of our Forward Together series, Mylesha McCardell, a Year Three Fellow from Houston and a culinary arts major at Johnson & Wales University – North Miami Campus shares her story.