Impacting Futures
Thank you to all who joined us as we celebrated the brilliance, resilience, and accomplishments of Houston-area OneGoal Fellows. Together, we can close the degree divide to impact futures for Houston students.
Welcome to Houston
Secondary Partner
Current High School Partners
23
Current Fellows
2,650
Year Established
2013
*This information reflects projections for the 2022-2023 school year.
Our Highest Feeder Colleges + Universities
- Blinn College, Brenham Campus
- Houston Community College
- Lamar University
- Lone Star College System
- Prairie View A&M University
- Sam Houston State University
- San Jacinto College
- Stephen F. Austin University
- Texas A&M University
- Texas Southern University
- Texas State University
- Texas Tech University
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Downtown
- University of North Texas
- University of Texas San Antonio
Celebrating 10 Years in Houston
You’re invited to OneGoal Houston’s 10th Anniversary Celebration! Join us as we bring together our community for a fun-filled evening to benefit our program. Now is your chance to be part of our next phase of work and help us ensure that every high school student has access to a postsecondary education.
Big City
Big Opportunity for Change
Houston is the fourth largest city in our country with a quarter of a million students in the Houston Independent School District alone. Today, just 21% of Houston Independent School District students living in low-income communities obtain a postsecondary degree, compared to 67% of students from our nation’s most affluent communities. This is not for lack of ambition or talent, but for lack of opportunity and support.
“Before joining OneGoal, I had no idea I was going to attend college. I had concerns about how to pay for it. Thanks to OneGoal, I’m graduating high school and I will be attending college this fall.”
Northbrook High School
Local Results
In Houston, 82% of OneGoal high school graduates enroll in a postsecondary institution and 73% of those persist in their education at the end of the OneGoal program (one year after high school graduation). In order to deliver transformative results for our students, we continue to strengthen our organizational culture, attract and empower diverse, talented staff to lead and learn, invest in innovation, and continue to strengthen our financial health.
Meet Patty
“I believe there are limitless possibilities for our Fellows. I’m humbled to work alongside my region, our board, and our communities to support them to take hold of those possibilities. Together, we go further.”
Patty Williams-Downs
OneGoal – Houston Executive Director
Let’s Connect
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