Through the use of drums and A cappella, the African Children's Choir has astounded audiences everywhere. Composed of children between seven and twelve years of age who come from five countries in Africa - Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Ghana – they seek to raise awareness of the need of destitute and orphaned children in Africa. Each child in the Choir has a story to tell. Each child has a dream - a hope for tomorrow. They want to be teachers, doctors, musicians and pilots. Watching these young children perform and hearing their stories was a life changing influence for our own young Aspiring Youth students.

Aspiring Youth's mission is to prepare at-risk youth to aspire to and attain their highest degree of success in school and in life. To fulfill our mission, Aspiring Youth focuses on the middle school years when children are transforming from childhood to teenagers. The choices made during the pre-teen years are the foundation for each student's future success.

Aspiring Youth supports the following events:

College for a Day
TAKS Olympics
Map to Success Contest
Summer Program

If you live in a city with a Randall's Food Store, Randall's will donate 1% of your grocery purchases if you enter the Aspiring Youth® number (number 5130) and use your Randall's card with your purchases. 

Kroger Food Stores will also donate 1% of your grocery purchases if you use the Aspiring Youth™ Kroger card with your purchases (please let us know if you would like for us to send you a card to use at Kroger).

Donations to Aspiring Youth® are tax deductible to the extent allowed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations.  Clothing and small home items donations can be made by contacting Central Donations at 713-948-2828.

Thanks for being part of the solution!