About Yellowstone Academy in Houston's 3rd Ward

Yellowstone Academy exists to promote human flourishing among Houston’s poorest families.

 

The school was established based on the premise that, through education and intensive intervention, children living in poverty can transcend their circumstances and grow up to become responsible, productive adults. Poverty is more a function of circumstances than race or ethnicity, and the circumstances that perpetuate poverty include illiteracy, illegitimacy and dependency. These and other factors define the intergenerational cycle of poverty, and children born into such circumstances deserve the chance to break that cycle.

Yellowstone Academy is a faith-based, comprehensive approach to addressing the multi-dimensional challenges of poverty in the lives of children and their families from the platform of a high quality private pre-school through eighth grade educational institution. The school exclusively serves children from low-income families with a program designed to provide them the educational, spiritual, social and practical resources they need to succeed in life.

Vision of Yellowstone Academy

Our History Yellowstone Academy is a non-profit organization formed in July 2001 for the purpose of establishing a high quality faith-based private school for students living in poverty. A Board of Directors was formed, and Kim Hansen was hired as Executive Director. Kim immediately commenced a year-long project to research the concept and formulate specific plans for the school. During that year, she visited 12 inner city private schools in various cities around the country to observe their programs and to develop an understanding of “best practices” for educating children in poverty. After a year of intensive planning, Yellowstone Academy was created. Read more about the history of Yellowstone Academy >>

Partner With Us At Yellowstone Academy, we strive to foster the cognitive, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual development of children according to their ability and with respect for their individual differences.  We depend entirely on private donations from individuals, foundations, churches, and corporations to fund our operations.   All donations of any size are much needed and greatly appreciated.      Please consider partnering with us by reviewing the many meaningful ways you can come alongside Yellowstone Academy to make a significant difference in the life of a student.