Being A Champion on and off the court

admin — Tue, 10 May 2022 14:10:21 +0000

Often times media tends to always want to highlight players only on their performances on the court or in the field. I mean, hey, it’s a part of the job requirement, right?! Players that perform well, they get the highlights for impacting their team’s success, as they should! But what about when they impact others with their character, or with their good deeds. Shouldn’t that be commended as well? In a time where so many athletes are in the news for the wrong reasons, we should celebrate them when they are being as impactful off of their playing field.

Education Notebook: Champion Fuel to provide free meals to AISD students

admin — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 14:03:07 +0000

Students at seven schools in the Abilene ISD will be receiving free meals through the newly-created Champion Fuel program – a partnership Abilene city and school leaders and the Texas-based nonprofit Be A Champion – the city of Abilene said in a news release last week.

“Nutrition is a key factor in keeping our students successful in the classroom,” Mayor Anthony Williams stated in the release. “In addition to the free breakfasts and lunches Abilene ISD youth are eligible to receive at school, the Champion Fuel Food Program will ensure that the students at our Be A Champion partner locations will have access to proper nutrition even after the dismissal bell rings.”

The program, which will be separate from the school meal program, will also offer free dinner meals. Additionally, Be A Champion will provide several new job opportunities through the partnership, according to the release.

Abilene mayor partners with nonprofit to provide students healthy food

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:59:11 +0000

Abilene Mayor Anthony Williams is leading the Champion Fuel Collaboration to provide healthy food to students in seven schools within the district.

Williams says that nutrition is a key factor in keeping students successful in the classroom, and he is ensuring that these children have access to nutritious snacks and meals in addition to the free breakfasts and lunches provided by the schools by providing free dinner meals to the students at no expense to the school district or the community.

Leaders from Abilene ISD and Texas-based nonprofit Be A Champion are partnering with Mayor Williams to make meals available to all students at the participating campuses.

Non-profit aims to support education statewide amid teacher shortage

admin — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 09:13:39 +0000

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — School districts statewide are dealing with teacher and other staffing shortages due to the pandemic.

Now, the non-profit, Be A Champion is helping fill those vacancies.

Dr. Precious Brown, Director of Educational Development for Be A Champion said the non-profit is helping the Rio Grande Valley through its Champion Fuel Food Program.

Free Meals For Kids

admin — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:05:25 +0000

SAN ANTONIO – A local non-profit is helping make sure children in San Antonio have healthy meals during their holiday vacation.

This Wednesday “Be A Champion” and the Mission Open-Air Market will celebrate the holidays by helping San Antonio families save money. The organization is providing free and healthy meals for the week to kids between one and 18-years-old.

PepsiCo Foundation to expand U.S. food aid program globally

admin — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:10:11 +0000

At the start of the pandemic, the need for the food that Jaron Barganier’s nonprofit provides to children throughout Texas exploded.

Not only did many children lose the free breakfasts and lunches they had normally received at their schools, which were closed because of the COVID-19 outbreak. What’s more, Barganier’s nonprofit, Be a Champion, lost its access to those schools — and, more important to the food supplies, their refrigerators and freezers — as distribution hubs.

Percentage of people living in poverty in Hardin County has risen

admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:00:38 +0000

HARDIN COUNTY — The 2021 Community Needs Assessment by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission shows 15 percent of children in Hardin County are living in poverty.

Two organizations have joined forces to help provide food for children.

Nonprofit organization provides free meals year round for children in need

admin — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 17:52:52 +0000

Food insecurity is a major issue in Texas, especially in the Rio Grande Valley. However, the Be A Champion Inc. Fuel Food Program is on a mission to change that.

Program Director Janet Hong said the program began in 2013, and since then the nonprofit organization has helped children who are not able to get food or meals after school.

Because of the demand, Hong said the nonprofit is working to expand its reach.

Coogs You Can Count On: With School Back on, Charity’s Founders Suit Up to Help Kids in Need

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:47:25 +0000

WHEN TWO FORMER UH football players put their helmets together to form a plan to impact under-privileged youth through sports, education and nutrition programs, neither expected to be where they are today. Jaron K. Barganier and James Hong are co-founders of Be A Champion, Inc., a nonprofit organization that aims to set children on a path to success. Today, Texas students are returning to the classrooms, and with House Bill 4545 in effect, Be A Champion staff are once again suiting up to keep students fed and education institutions supported.

Organization “Be A Champion Inc.” distributes free food to Metroplex students

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:38:58 +0000

Be A Champion, Inc. located at various sites throughout the DFW region, has helped provide food for children and teens in the Metroplex so they can be successful in their educational careers.

Be A Champion, Inc. staff is here to deliver a week’s worth of food and milk to families in need. Distribution days and hours vary, but all sites are open to the public.