Neighborhood Longhorns Program

About 50 students from Dawson and Zavala Elementary Schools who participate in the Neighborhood Longhorns Program had the opportunity to attend college for a day. Students toured campus then met with college students to talk about what it was like to attend The University of Texas at Austin. Such visits… read more 

Today, a group of Neighborhood Longhorns Program students, staff and friends visited Forestar for a pizza lunch and generous gifts including a $15,000 donation to support the program. The celebratory lunch included a talk by DDCE Development Officer Vince Young, who shared stories about his experiences in school and discussed the importance of attaining… read more 

Highland Lanes was a lively scene Saturday, Feb. 21, as National Football League (NFL) alumni bowled with teams from Austin businesses and students from DDCE’s Neighborhood Longhorns Program (NLP). NLP is one of the division’s pre-college academic readiness programs that helps increase student achievement and begin thinking about college at… read more 

Whether you’re prone to gutter balls or strikes, we would love to have you join us for the fifth annual NFL Alumni Bowling Challenge that benefits the Neighborhood Longhorns Program (NLP). Former National Football League players from the NFL Alumni Austin Chapter play alongside sponsors and NLP students for a… read more