Originally published on 9/1/21
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) and Driven Brands Collision provided $2,000 Driven Collision Grants to the collision repair education programs in 14 secondary and post-secondary schools.
Alvin ISD’s JB Hensler College and Career Academy was selected as one of these $2,000 grant winners.
“We are so excited to have been awarded this grant,” shared Scott Pollard, JB Hensler’s Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology teacher. “This grant will really help both programs with the ability to teach newer technology.”
Eligibility for these awards was achieved by applying for CREF’s 2020 Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grant. The Collision School Career Readiness Benchmark Grants recognize schools that excel at educating students in collision repair, but due to strained school budgets, the programs require additional financial assistance to provide the tools, equipment and supplies necessary to ensure that students are prepared to successfully enter the workforce upon graduation.