Pasos for Oak Cliff, a non-profit, is set up by Jesse Acosta, a high school teacher, and Alejandra Zendejas, a math tutor. We both consider ourselves sneakerheads.
As sneakerhead educators and members of the community, we are fully aware that parents and guardians struggle to supply some basic necessities for their children - this is especially true when it comes to shoes.
As a result, we decided to turn our LOVE for sneakers into a proactive start up - Pasos for Oak Cliff. The goal of Pasos for Oak Cliff is to give students new shoes. The lack of good quality shoes leads to discomfort, ridicule, bullying, and isolation. We can prevent that from happening, but we cannot do it alone, we need YOUR SUPPORT.
The Pasos Scholarship
Helping our students achieve higher education.
SCHOLARSHIPS + MENTORSHIP
At Pasos, we know that students often choose to not enroll in college because it is expensive or they drop out of college due to a lack of support. Therefore, our scholarship goes beyond providing financial for low-income students.
Our scholarship recipients are enrolled in our Pasos Mentorship Program
(launched 2021) - a four year program to ensure that our scholars graduate
in 4 years while gaining important skills to help them succeed beyond college.
THE PASOS SCHOLARSHIP 2021
On July 17, 2021, thirteen Oak Cliff students received $5,000 worth of scholarships and new athletic sneakers for college.
Jordan Rogers, Nike's Brand Marketing Director, was our guest speaker!
