Broaden Horizons

09/23/2026

👏🏻Meet our BH 2026-27 Campus Leaders & Mentors!👏🏻 Please be in prayer for our team as they serve our students on each campus.

09/21/2026

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉: Broaden Horizons would like to congratulate Brock Toth as he moves into the leadership role of Program & Outreach Coordinator. Brock joined the team in August 2025 and stepped in to serve as BH Summer Camp Director. Brock has had significant impact on expanding the footprint of BH throughout our community with church and business collaboratives. He has helped position BH to expand into 2 Monroe schools that will open in the weeks ahead!
Join us in congratulating and praying for Brock as he takes on these additional responsibilities!

09/18/2026

BH 2026-27 is up and running! Two weeks in, serving 90 students from 3 campuses! Next week we introduce the team…

08/28/2026

Exciting season as we head into Monroe City Schools! Teacher and Mentor openings available. 🎉🎉🎉

08/25/2026

Dollar Day is tomorrow! All of our normal priced colored clothing items will be $1 dollar. We hope to see you there!

08/22/2026

Readying up Rescue, recruiting students, college mentors and teachers, prepping for leadership meeting and afterschool team training… let’s go!!!@

08/22/2026

Loving on our people!!! BH starts in just 17 days!!! Tuesday Sept 8. Readying up Rescue, recruiting students, college mentors and teachers, prepping for leadership meeting and afterschool team training… let’s go!!!

08/21/2026

Welcome Carrie!!! Carrie will be a big part of making BH happen behind the scenes!

STAFF SPOTLIGHT | Meet Carrie Allen

We’re excited to welcome Carrie Allen as our new School-Based Ministries Administrator!

Carrie’s ministry journey began in 2017. After graduating from LSU with a degree in Elementary Education, she accepted a position at FBC Covington, where she served for just over three years before moving to West Monroe to be closer to family. After feeling the Lord calling her back to purpose-driven work, Carrie accepted the position at First West as our School-Based Ministries Administrator.

Carrie is one of seven children, with two of her siblings attending First West. She comes from a family devoted to the Lord and passionate about missions, including a sister and her family who are currently serving overseas. In her spare time, Carrie enjoys thrifting and podcasting with her twin sister.

Carrie is excited to join the First West team and looks forward to seeing what the Lord will do through this new opportunity.

Help us welcome Carrie to the First West staff family! 🙌

08/19/2026

Due to extreme heat sign-in will start at 2pm.

Meals and food boxes will be handed out immediately upon sign-in so that we do not have to congregate in the gym with its heat.

NOTE: We won’t be taking in used boxes. The clothes closet, dessert and toiletries areas will be closed this week. Please spread the word!!!

08/11/2026

It’s that time of year again! Use the link below or the QR code to sign your student up for the Broaden Horizons After-School Program!

The BH After-School Program is a unique and enriching experience for your student. Our program serves Riser Elementary, Lenwil Elementary, and Riser Middle and runs Monday through Thursday 3:00 to 5:45 PM. Students will experience the love of God and have access to extended learning experiences through enrichment activities, life, skills, homework help, STEM activities, Bible studies, and more! Snack and dinner will be provided each day. Each campus is staffed with a lead teacher, certified teachers, and college-aged mentors who all strive to see your student “Loved, Educated and Transformed” throughout the school year.

https://form.jotform.com/261034809177156