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First Priority San Antonio

Why First Priority?

  1. First Priority has a simple, effective strategy to unite the local church on public school campuses that is unique to any other youth organization.
  2. First Priority reaches students right where they are. 12% of America’s youth attend church weekly, while 95% attend school daily.
  3. First Priority works through the local church uniting the body of Christ while sharing the Gospel.
  4. First Priority engages local Christian business leaders to support the mission across denominational and racial divides leading the way for churches and schools to follow.

Why Now?

  1. 23% of America’s youth are raised in single parent homes.
  2. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among high school aged youth.
  3. Teenagers between the age of 12-19 have lost interest in church.
  4. Each generation has become less religious than the generation before them.
  5. Gen Z is the least religious generation yet.

Why San Antonio?

261K Students attending 166 middle and high schools, surrounded by 1065 local churches

  1. First Priority is cost efficient, scalable and has a proven process for success.
  2. First Priority addresses an urgent and massive need leveraging people and resources at the local level to create a grass roots movement.
  3. The First Priority model has the potential to create revival in America’s middle and high schools.
  4. $125K Year One matching grant from First Priority of America.

“Some school districts are showing that 25% of students just fell off the grid. That’s a problem!”
~UTSA Policy Studies Center Director Roger Enriquez

“Surprising jumps in juvenile crime stats in Bexar County”

“New numbers show surge in Bexar County teen suicides during pandemic”

See First Priority's Impact

  1. 1054 First Priority clubs established.
  2. 5,887 Student Leaders trained.
  3. 11,241 students began a walk with Jesus.
  4. 31,000 students attended a FP club monthly.