June 14, 2007
A Seminar on Broadcast Media at Stevenson Middle School Part of The Summer Brill Kids Talks Programming: Over 500 middle school students from the Prepared4Life summer programs gathered today for a seminar on Broadcast Media hosted by their partner, The Brilliant Lectures Series - Conversation with Brilliance, and sponsored in part by Peoples Trust Federal Credit Union, Schlumberger and Capital One. The event took place at Stevenson Middle School in southeast Houston. read more

25 April 2007
Middle School Fashionistas Share Runway with International Designer Gerardo Dragonetti: Prepared 4 Life students show their designs at the Latin Women’s Initiative annual fashion show.
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18 April 2007
Middle Schoolers Meet Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan,
“Up Close”: On Monday evening, 11-year-old Christopher Izaguirre shook hands and introduced himself to of one of the most respected international figures of our time, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Izaguirre was one of 50 Prepared 4 Life middle schoolers that attended the Secretary-General’s lecture at The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, April 16 at 7 p.m. thanks to a generous donation from BP, plc. download PDF

5 December 2006
Appreciation Night: Edison Middle School students took time to thank parents, family members, friends and instructors for their support of the students’ participation in the Prepared 4 Life after-school program at Appreciation Night. read more | view photos

3 October 2006
Prepared 4 Life announces a generous new gift from Rockwell Fund, Inc.  On Sept. 19 Rockwell Fund’s Board of Trustees pledged a $300,000 multi-year grant in support of Prepared 4 Life’s ongoing operations.  The grant will allocate $100,000 per year for each of the next three years to the organization’s operating fund, providing a sound base of financial stability.   more...

25 August 2006
In the news: Unique After School Program Teaches Life Skills (from KUHF 88.7FM). Thousands of middle school students will learn life skills and character development through a new Houston-area after-school program. As Houston Public Radio's Laurie Johnson reports, Prepared 4 Life uses hip hop, low-rider bikes and drumlines to get kids excited about responsibility. more...

New Photos:  Nearly 1,000 Ortiz Middle School students gathered in the school gymnasium to sign up for Prepared 4 Life after-school programs.  View album...

21 August 2006
Beyond the classroom 2006:  Prepared 4 Life will offer programs at six HISD middle schools this year.  On Friday, students at Ortiz Middle School will crowd into the gym not for a pep rally or an assembly, but to sign up for fun and exciting after-school activities being offered by Prepared for life.  more...

17 July 2006
FYI [FUN YOUTH INVOLVEMENT]:  STUDENTS DESIGN THEIR OWN REPORT CARDS
On July 6 Prepared 4 Life gathered a crew of innovative thinkers at the Galleria headquarters to develop the “FYI Card,” a tool to evaluate student performance in the P4L program. This brainstorming session wasn’t a typical business meeting, though.  These movers and shakers were thirteen years old.  more...

10 July 2006
PREPARED 4 LIFE ANNOUNCES STAFF, BOARD APPOINTMENTS 
Debbie Dalton has been named vice president of Resource Development for Prepared 4 Life, a non-profit organization instilling life skills, character education and entrepreneurialism in Houston middle-school students via after-school programs. more...