What Sets Us Apart
The Essential Friends Foundation is a nonprofit organization that helps community members pursue education. The Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to low-income, college-bound students in the Houston metropolitan area in honor of Dr. McNair's commitment to education.
The Essential Friends Foundation, established in 2017, promotes education for a thriving community. Through the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Fund, we empower Houston's youth by offering financial aid to college-bound students, honoring Dr. McNair's legacy of supporting education and uplifting underprivileged students.
The Essential Friends Foundation needs you. "As community leaders and stakeholders," the lives we change become part of our individual and collective legacy.
The Shekinah project, in collaboration with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Trinity Gardens Church, demonstrates compassion and community spirit by ensuring families in need have access to holiday meals and toys for their children, fostering a sense of belonging and warmth during the festive season.
Community Service Programs
The Essential Friends Foundation (EFF) encourages good citizenship in youth by awarding scholarships through the Dr. Ronald E. McNair Memorial Scholarship to deserving high school seniors in Houston. The scholarship pays tribute to Dr. McNair's legacy of academic excellence and inspiration.
Scholarships
Our Programs
The Ernie Reese Memorial Golf Tournament, now renamed to support the Ronald E. McNair Scholarship Fund, offers scholarships to financially needy high school graduates. It is supported by corporate sponsors, charitable organizations, individual donors, and patrons.
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Golf Tournament
The Shekinah project, in collaboration with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Trinity Gardens Church, demonstrates compassion and community spirit by ensuring families in need have access to holiday meals and toys for their children, fostering a sense of belonging and warmth during the festive season.
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Shekinah Project
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