Gulf Coast Educators FCU Awards 50 Classroom Mini Grants to Texas Educators

Gulf Coast Educators FCU Awards 50 Classroom Mini Grants to Texas Educators

Picture: Mini grant recipient from Alief ISD, Jessica Jackson’s class showing off her new calming book corner.

Pasadena, TX, March 4, 2025: Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union awarded 50 classroom mini grants to educators in the state of Texas. The teachers who applied had to answer one simple question, “How would $100 help you engage students or facilitate learning in your classroom?”

The credit union awarded 25 grants during the Fall semester of 2024 and an additional 25 grants during the Spring semester of 2025. Over 500 applications were received from educators all over Texas, from Galveston to Dallas, and everywhere in between. All Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Classroom Mini Grant Recipients are listed below.


Fall 2024 Classroom Mini Grant Recipients

April Lance - Pasadena ISD

Danielle Fradieu - Lamar CISD

Rosa Ortiz - Pasadena ISD

Sara Hansen - Humble ISD

Alexis Jaso - Pasadena ISD

Amy Pace - Pasadena ISD

Bianca Montoya - Huffman ISD

Christian Byrd - Alvin ISD

Danielle Puga - Pasadena ISD

Deborah Gardner - Pasadena ISD

Della Villareal - La Porte ISD

Dena Morrison - Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

Elizabeth Bell - Houston ISD

Jennifer Youngblood - Pasadena ISD

Kathleen Shannon - Humble ISD

Jessica Jackson - Alief ISD

Charmain Sanders - Houston ISD

Jasdmere Barnes - Lubbock ISD

Dhalma Goins - La Porte ISD

Simone Hudson - Pasadena ISD

Jennifer Feil - Pasadena ISD

Lisa Jolly - Pearland ISD

Carol Cabe - Santa Fe ISD

Sara Hansen - Humble ISD

Delores Whiteside - Pasadena ISD

Spring 2024 Classroom Mini Grant Recipients

Leticia Romo - Pearland ISD

Matthew Freelon - Alvin ISD

Ashley Thomas - Goose Creek CISD

Jacquelyn Lee - La Porte ISD

Kendria Russell - Channelview CISD

Kimberly Hamlin - Home Run Ministries

Rachel Samson - Humble ISD

Renida Estrada - Pasadena ISD

Sharnelle Jones - Pasadena ISD

Sherbie Strawder - Houston ISD

Sheri Graham - Pasadena ISD

Victoria Louis - Goose Creek CSD

Andrea Luna - Pasadena ISD

Lakysha Jones - Aldine ISD

Sonia Holguin - Pasadena ISD

Dedrell Hobbs - Channelview ISD

Gloria Garcia - Spring ISD

Carolyn Smith - Pasadena ISD

David Caldwell - Humble ISD

Thomas Jackson - Dallas College

Anntasia Anguiano - Katy ISD

Annie Jones - Pasadena ISD

Jasmine Garrette - Lamar CISD

Maria Mata - Pasadena ISD

Julia Friedel - Pasadena ISD


Gulf Coast Educators FCU has been awarding classroom mini grants every year to teachers in need since 2015. In total, the credit union has awarded more than $52,500 in mini grants to educators all over the state of Texas.

About Gulf Coast Educators FCU: In 1948, eleven Pasadena ISD educators got together and formed what today remains a credit union dedicated to serving the financial needs of school employees, all over Texas. The credit union offers its member-owners a full line of banking services, but through a cooperative ownership structure. To learn more about the credit union, visit www.gcefcu.org

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