Ledo Pizza Host Fundraiser for The Steve Francis Foundation
Ledo Pizza is teaming up with The Steve Francis Foundation to support the communities it serves through an all-day fundraiser that will benefit local at-risk youth. On Thursday…
Read storySince 1999 · Houston · Washington, DC
Building the next generation on and off the court
Our mission is to create educational and recreational opportunities for at-risk youth in the Greater Houston and Washington, DC communities.
- Year founded
- 1999
- In scholarships awarded
- $650K
- Scholarships funded
- 65
- Home cities
- 2
Our mission
Creating educational & recreational opportunities for at-risk youth in Greater Houston & Washington, DC.
What we run
Our initiatives
01Scholarship Program
In honor of Steve’s mother, who passed away when he was in high school, SFF created The Brenda Wilson Scholarship Program. Brenda’s dedication to Steve’s education and her dream for him to attend college serves as his inspiration to help students overcome financial hurdles so that they too may fulfill their dreams.
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02Basketball Academy
The Steve Francis Basketball Academy believes strongly in learning through experience. Our camps comprises of players of varying skill levels. We strive to give our campers tools to improve their game and reach their goals. Our coaches take a personal interest in each camper to help them improve their game.
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03Sunnyside Up!
The Steve Francis Foundation launched in 1999 when Steve Francis decided to use his very first endorsement check from Reebok to revitalize the neighborhood community center near…
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04Community Impact
Calvin Avant Award The Steve Francis Foundation honors individuals who share in Steve’s mentor Calvin Avant’s commitment to serving youth in the community by encouraging them to…
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The Brenda Wilson Scholarship Program
The roster
Named for Steve's mother. Since 2004, scholarships to students who show up for their communities — and keep showing up.
01Greg Jones Jr.
2021 Scholarship Recipient
02Maria Perez
Maria Perez, one of our 2013 Scholars, was selected as The Steve Francis Foundation’s Most Likely to Pull All-Nighters.
03Erick Castillo
Erick Castillo graduated from KIPP Houston High School in 2013 and recently completed his first year of college at the University of Texas. Erick’s love and passion for math &…
04Melissa Perez
Melissa has maintained a tradition of academic excellence, making the Dean’s List a running total of six out of seven semesters, most recently during the Fall 2011 semester. She…
05UpdatedAlex Ortiz
After recently celebrating his 20th birthday, Alex received a letter from Sportek Events to represent America in an International Basketball Tournament. Sportek Events is a long…
06Alexis DeWalt
In pursuit of her dream to become a pharmacist, DeWalt made Dean’s list for the second year in a row, and hopes to serve others, especially the youth and elderly, with her degree.…
07Emmanuel Igbinosa
Emmanuel graduated from Stanford in 2010 with degrees in Management Science and Engineering and accepted a job with Google in Product Quality. This past February he was promoted to…
08Eric Griffin
Griffin graduated in December 2009 with a Degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Oklahoma. Upon graduation, Eric resumed his work at BP with a promotion from Intern…
09Gavin Sanchez
After his first semester at The George Washington University, Gavin Sanchez gained admittance into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. This prestigious program recognizes…
10Gene McGowan
Gene graduated from Southern University in 2009 with a Business Management degree. After college graduation, Gene worked for a small business that specialized in custom printing…
11Jackie Garcia
We are excited to celebrate Jackie Garcia, our 15th Scholar to earn her college degree. A 2009 Recipient, Jackie graduated in December from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor…
12Jeffery Whittaker
Jeffery attended Humble High School and was awarded The Steve Francis Foundation Scholarship in 2011. He played all four years on the high school football team’s offensive line…
13Jessica Rivas
Recently, Jessica volunteered for WindAid and visited Peru to improve wind turbines and electricity. WindAid is a social entrepreneurship project that provides wind turbines to…
14Joshua Collins
Joshua finished his spring semester with 3A’s and 2B’s and then completed his final class this summer. He worked hard to complete his degree while he was working overnight-stocking…
15Kendrick Babineaux
Kendrick has returned to Houston and is preparing to take the GRE. He is currently looking for the right graduate program in the Houston area, so he can be closer to his family. He…
16Kiara Pruitt
HealthyCats Peer Education is a school organization that presents a variety of health topics on common situations that college students deal with on a daily basis. These situations…
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Every dollar funds college scholarships through The Brenda Wilson Scholarship Program.
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