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BY JOE EDWARDS
Homeless and economically challenged FBISD students Fort Bend ISD has nearly 80,000 students, many of whom do not have access to supplies, transportation or even a stable home. • Nearly 80,000 total students • Almost 1,000 total homeless students • 50% of students are facing severe “economic challenges”
SOURCES: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, FORT BEND EDUCATION FOUNDATION COMMUNITY IMPACT
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The Fort Bend Education Foundation raises funds to help Fort Bend ISD students in need.
COURTESY FORT BEND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Fort Bend Education Foundation supports local students in need Fort Bend ISD has nearly 80,000 total students, almost 1,000 of whom are homeless, and 50% are considered economically disadvantaged, said Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness. What’s being done
its annual gala, raised over $520,000 last year. The funds raised go towards a variety of programs. One example is the construction of sign language signs at a school playground with a high concentration of hearing-impaired children. “It takes a community to build this successful foundation that we have today,” Cosby said. “We are always grateful to all of our [supporters] that have made this foundation as impactful as it is today.”
The foundation’s e ort aims to give students a genuine opportunity to achieve quality education and ultimately to help every student who does not have the basic necessities needed to succeed, Cosby said. Cosby said the foundation holds fundraisers annually. The FBEF’s largest fundraising event,
Brenna Cosby, executive director of the local nonpro t Fort Bend Education Foundation. That gure equates to 1 in 80 students at Fort Bend ISD being homeless. “Texas identi ed 111,177 homeless students in the school year 2016–17. Homeless students made up 2.1% of total enrollment,” according to the
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