Who can apply? This application is open to all High School Students within Alief ISD (Taylor, Elsik, Hastings, Alief Early College, and Kerr). Application Deadline: September 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM. About AliefVotes: Founded in 2022, AliefVotes is a non-profit that empowers youth civic engagement in Alief, a working-class and immigrant community in Southwest Houston. Alief has low voter turnout, economic divestment,…
About the ArboretumHouston Arboretum & Nature Center is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide education about the natural environment to people of all ages, and to protect and enhance the Arboretum as a haven and sanctuary for native plants and animals. Located on the western edge of Memorial Park, this 155-acre urban nature sanctuary encourages visitors to slow…
OUR WORKMission and Overview: The mission of the Nature Discovery Center (NDC) is to ignite lifelong curiosity, understanding, and respect for nature through education. We believe a personal connection to nature is an essential part of life. By offering an interactive hands-on approach to learning, we strive to nurture theinquiring mind, awaken a natural curiosity and sense of wonder, and…