Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Alumni Association of Fort Worth

A nonprofit organization

The community is changing, and is mostly comprised of those considered Economically Disadvantaged and impoverished. It also has a growing Hispanic, Semolina, and Latino demographic. Our goal as an association is the be the undercurrent for the school; providing whatever assistance the school informs us that they need. My main objective as the President is to engage the schools and the community in such a way that they can tell me what they want and need and in turn the association devises a plan to bridge the gap and meet the need.

Our process since I have been President is to build a rapport with the Principals and get a good understanding of the makeup of the school and how it is affected by the community and where there are some hiccups between the school, community, and district. Through this engagement, I believe we can all understand everyone's perspective and needs and in turn increase enrollment, increase moral and pride in the community, etc.

Our Needs

Many of the projects that the schools ask us to assist with is because they do not have funds allocated for those projects or they cannot use their Title 1 funds. We need funds to be able to sponsor events at the schools from lunches with organizations, to parties to incentives for perfect attendance, A/B Honor roll, to assisting students to take trips for academic competitions, college tours, or to simply see this beautiful world. In addition, we would like to host community events so that Alumni can get more involved in the community; giving back and allowing people to see that you can make it out of this neighborhood.

Current goals:

Assist with more beautification projects
Provide resources for College tours outside of the Metro-plex
School Uniforms and clothes for clothing closets at the schools
Sponsorship of Rewards programs for Perfect Attendance, A/B Honor roll, etc
Funding for educational field trips not within school budgets (art museums, ballet, opera, etc)
Alumni engagement events
Teacher engagement events
Volunteering for field trips, reading to students, visibility, etc
Student/Alumni Mixers
Alumni Center

Mission

Our mission is to give back in a major way to a community that has given so much to many. We endeavor to provide support for all of the six schools in the pyramid. We assist with school supplies, sponsor Teachers Appreciation events, participate in mentoring programs, sponsor events, and campus beautification projects, as well as community outreach.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Alumni Association of Fort Worth

Tax id (EIN)

47-0983232

Guidestar

Operating Budget

Less than $100,000

Address

PO Box 50141
Fort Worth, TX 76015

Phone

817-422-2454