Youth in Philanthropy

Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) is a program encouraging high school students to learn about the nonprofit sector through volunteerism. YIP cultivates student leadership, letting students develop and test different skill sets while making a difference in the community.

There are four objectives for the YIP program: (1) To share with students the impact Philanthropy has on the community; (2) To expose students to the meaningful work provided by the Nonprofit Sector serving their community; (3) To give students opportunities to participate in Volunteer activities and, thus, experience what it means to give back; and (4) To offer students opportunities to build leadership through experiences that can change them, the Nonprofit Sector and the Community.

Leadership Excellence for Non-Profits
 
Leadership Excellence for Nonprofits is a program designed to build organizational effectiveness. The program recruits participants from the Fort Bend County nonprofit sector who have a sincere commitment, motivation and interest in developing their skills as staff, officers, board members, or perspective board members. Selected applicants participate in an interactive series of sessions over an eight-month period in which they are provided with tools to effectively manage community resources for their non-profit partners.

Integrated Mental Health Care

Improving mental health is necessary to improving the quality of life and productivity of Fort Bend County residents. Trustees of the George Foundation are currently considering two grant requests to integrate mental health into the primary care setting to assist in identifying and treating Fort Bend residents facing depression. To learn more about Integrated Mental Health Care go to www.hogg.utexas.edu/programs_ihc.html.

Transportation

The George Foundation is partnering with Fort Bend County to address the shortage of transportation resources for Fort Bend County to assist in improving transportation access for vulnerable Fort Bend County residents seeking critical basic human needs available throughout the county.