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JCS
THE JCS PROJECT
Find out why the pop artist of the century went on
a hiatus for 5 long years.
My name is Tiffannie Jones and I am the visionary
behind The JCS Project.  I was born in the 5th Ward
area of Houston, TX and later raised on the Southwest
Side.  After graduating from Robert E. Lee High School
I was Blessed to find a job that I have been employed
at for over 18 years.  I am the proud parent of two
beautiful children, Theory, a high school senior and
Jayse is entering into middle school.
 JCS stands for Just College Students.  It all started
when my cousin, Taylor Jones, enrolled at Blinn
College.  I felt like it was my responsibility to provide
for her.  It then fell upon my heart to start providing
FREE College Care Packages to her, a few other cousins
and co-workers children.  What started out as 5 girls
has now expanded to over 3000 students.
Every January we host a Scholarship Breakfast and
award at least 10 students with scholarships and
acknowledge them as Ambassadors to represent a
variety of Colleges/Universities.  In July we host our
annual Back2School College Drive.  Before students
leave Houston, TX they can pick up their FREE College
Survival Kit.  More information at
www.thejcsproject.org/college-dive-2018.  Year round
we go on a Campus Tour.  Traveling all over Texas and
Louisiana giving out 100 FREE Packages at each stop.
 More information at www.thejcsproject.org/campus-
tour. Now we are gearing up to start mailing FREE
College Care Packages to any student attending a 4
year accredited college in the U.S. More information at
www.thejcsproject.org/mail. 
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