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Brandi T. Brown is the founder and Executive Director of \u00a0 HYPE Freedom School, Inc. (HYPE). HYPE is a city-wide leader in offering culturally affirming, literacy-based programming that builds protective factors, closes \u00a0 opportunity gaps and promote positive youth development.<\/p>\n
Early in her career, Brandi recognized the urgent need for \u00a0 children to engage and have access to productive out of school time activities in a safer environment, and how \u00a0 critical it is to stop summer learning loss. During her \u00a0 undergraduate studies at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Brandi was introduced to a cultural literacy \u00a0 enrichment program, called Children\u2019s Defense Fund (CDF) \u00a0 Freedom Schools\u00ae.<\/p>\n
After serving in the CDF Freedom Schools program in Dallas, Brandi was determined to bring the first CDF \u00a0 Freedom Schools to Houston. In 1999, Brandi opened the \u00a0 doors of Houston\u2019s Youth Program for Enrichment (H.Y.P.E.) (Now known as HYPE Freedom School, Inc.) \u00a0and under her leadership, H.Y.P.E. was selected by the Children\u2019s Defense Fund (CDF) to join community organizations around the country, and serve \u00a0as a local sponsor for CDF\u2019s six-week, literacy-rich summer programs called CDF Freedom \u00a0Schools\u00ae.<\/p>\n
Brandi\u2019s vision evolved to not just offering summer programming, but to partner with families as\u00a0an extension of support year-round. Brandi\u2019s love for people shows through her one on one\u00a0engagement and group facilitation with families, providing job readiness and career training and mentorship to college students and partnering with faith leaders, churches, grassroots and established community organizations. One of Brandi\u2019s proudest accomplishments has also \u00a0been dismantling mental and physical barriers about mental health services and seeing over 50 HYPE families and growing utilize HYPE\u2019s therapy and support services.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Brandi\u2019s passion for community building and youth service has been a common thread throughout her career. Recently, Brandi developed Black Impact Houston after seeing a much after the shift and conversations following the inequities seen through the pandemic as well as the racial injustices that were highlighted through the murder of George Floyd. A year later, this group of nonprofit leaders formalized their partnership under the name Black Impact Houston. This membership \u00a0of 35 organizations is creating community with and for Black-led nonprofits in Houston.<\/p>\n
Brandi Brown has her Bachelor\u2019s Degree from SMU and a Masters in Counseling from Prairie View A & M University. She previously worked with parenting high-school students for Houston Independent School District, served as the Texas Youth Leadership Development Director with Children\u2019s Defense Fund and she managed the oversight of the expansion of CDF Freedom Schools in the Texas area. She is a proud Houstonian, a loving wife, a nurturing mother and a \u00a0mentor to many. She is a humble leader who exemplifies excellence in all things.<\/p>\n
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