Newspring

Responding to the needs of local businesses, Newspring Business Plan evolved into Newspring Edge, a 12-month business mentorship program to nurture Spring Branch businesses and encouraging growth to create jobs and stable incomes. Under the direction of Edge mentors, Edge assists with business planning, market strategies, operational improvement, etc. We also provide potential customer connections to sponsored businesses, opening business opportunities beyond their current reach.

In 2012 we established a college scholarship fund for deserving Spring Branch ISD students who have participated successfully in NewSpring's Visual Arts program; have been accepted to a university or college; will major in an arts related program. Because most of these students are classified as "at risk," their dreams of further developing artistic abilities at the college level rarely become a reality - the financial requirements are simply too overwhelming. Without financial support, these talented students return home to seek minimum wage jobs, continuing the cycle of economic instability in their families. The NewSpring scholarship provides a chance to break that cycle.

As of 2022, we are awarding five scholarships of $5,000 annually.

The Flight 25 program at Landrum Middle School and Northbrook High School prepares underserved students for success in our 21st century economy. Through our Career Exploration activities and Career Path mentors, this program will touch between eighty and one hundred students during the up-coming school year.