Grover Scholarship Fund

What I’m really passionate about lately is helping others & somehow making a difference in the life of young kids that are growing up in the same neighborhood as I did. Even though it is not close to what my career path is now, I know that winning this scholarship will help me financially but will also be a hand needed to complete school without the burden of having to worry about weather or not it will get paid for or worrying about completing my degree, this scholar will also show how someone from the lowest streets of Houston Texas can win scholarships, how someone with no background of any family member ever attending college can also make it happen. the goal for me is to show the generation that comes after me that there’s much more than a neighborhood full of violence, that education & setting goals to better your life is the way. That education will open many doors & take your places you never imagined & will help you achieve much more than what we’re so used to. its not easy. Grew up in the ghetto, surrounded by gang violence and poverty. It's a miracle I made it out alive honestly, I remember telling my friends it’ll be a blessing if we make it past 18. I am now 26 years old & I am forever grateful for the experiences because it made me the person I am today, even tho there were bad choices along the way I realized that making the good ones were much better and now I'm trying to make a difference with my life. I remember nights listening to gunshots ring out outside. I remember friends who lost their lives to the streets at a young age and family members struggling to make ends meet.But I also remember the resilience. The way we looked out for each other, the way we found joy in the smallest things. The way we refused to give up, no matter what. That's what I carry with me today. That's what drives me to speak out against the “ hood “ to speak for those who are still trapped in the cycle of violence and poverty. It ain't easy, but it's necessary. We gotta be the change we want to see. We gotta be the ones to break the cycle, to make a new path for the generations coming after us. What they see is what they do. We can do better. We gotta do better.