School-Based Projects

Site Coordinators are assigned to individual school sites in the northeast quadrant of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). These site coordinators are responsible for the coordination of daily FWEP activities and the delivery of services to youth participants. The site coordinator is recognized by the school’s youth as their “mentor on campus”.
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Teen Enterprise Center (TEC)

The Teen Enterprise Center (TEC) is an incubator for youth entrepreneurial-skill development. A component of the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program's (FWEP) after-school and weekend curriculum, the TEC is comprised of five adult-supervised business activities that focus on teamwork, self-discipline, product quality and customer service.
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Parent and Family Liaison (PFL)

The Parent and Family Liaison (PFL) coordinates activities for, and acts as a mentor to, the parents and guardians of the male youth participants in the Fifth Ward Enrichment Program (FWEP). These activities are focused on creating a parent support system that enhances parenting skills and empowers parents to better support all of their children’s activities, whether in FWEP, at school or in other community programs.
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Peer Health Educators

The primary purpose of the Peer Health Educators (high school males) is to educate the predominantly African American and Latino males of Fifth Ward, between the ages of 12-19, on reproductive health through the words and actions of youth from their own community.
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