‘HOUSTON’ STORIES

OneGoal alumna and graduate from Houston Baptist University Mirla Estrada shares the obstacles she faced, the support she received and the future she now envisions having reached college graduation.

What does student advocacy look like? The OneGoal Fellows who founded Fuerza Latina to increase awareness about the Latino community and culture on their high school campus will tell you.

“Teachers are mentors, we’re support systems, and at times some of us have to be a second set of parents. If you want to see success, you have to go over and beyond the call of duty.” Read about Zazalleesha Swanson’s experience as a OneGoal Program Director.

OneGoal Y3 Fellow Mays A. shares how she discovered her potential, learned the true meaning of community and decided to pursue her dreams.

Alumnus Mario M. experienced many challenges in his freshman year of college, including a financial aid scare. He reflects on what supports he leaned on to not only make it through, but to succeed in college. Here he shares the top lessons of from his Y3 experience.

Isabel Garcia succeeded in getting accepted into college and then failed her first semester classes. Learn how she bounced back to now be a straight-A student.