is primarily designed to establish the Greater Houston Community Foundation as a thought leader and facilitator on critical and/or emerging community issues. The Knowledge Center conducts community research, manages information and publishes relevant reports that can help guide our donor families and the philanthropic sector in making strategic funding decisions.
During 2007, funding from Motiva and other community resources will be used to create and support a vibrant social and economic development foundation for the Port Arthur community. An initial endowment gift of $2 million has been committed by Motiva to this effort. Through professional third party facilitation and coordination, an effective governance and steering committee structure becomes a strong collaborative effort to implement the vision, mission, and focused program of work for vibrant economic and social development.
A community based advisory task force and a formalized steering committee will hold themselves accountable for good stewardship and focus on the best use of the foundation resources to enhance social and economic development in the Port Arthur Community.
Links
Quick Facts About Port Arthur
United States Census Bureau
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4858820.html
Jefferson County High School Attrition Rate
Intercultural Development Research Association
http://www.idra.org/wrapper/Look_Up_Your_County/
(Note: Once you have clicked the link above, select Jefferson County from the drop down menu.)
Dropout Rate by District and Campus
Texas Education Agency
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/research/pdfs/dropcomp_campus_supp_2005-06.pdf
Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area (Hardin, Jefferson, Orange County)
Unemployment Information
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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