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