I Am A Success: Glenn’s Story
Eighth-grader Glenn enrolled in P4K’s group mentoring program in 6th grade and was matched with his group mentor, Nick shortly after starting the program. Unfortunately, after the end of his 6th grade year, Glenn ended up transferring to a different middle school where P4K was not offered. Glenn and his family decided P4K was too important to give up so they made a plan to ensure Glenn would get a ride to P4K meetings at his P4K home school. As much as Glenn loves participating in P4K, being at a different school has made it challenging to...
read moreI Am A Success: Adrian’s Story
When Adrian was first interviewed to join P4K in 6th, he was quiet and shy. His answers to the interview questions were one or two-word responses. P4K Program Coordinator, Ean Patrick, wanted to learn more about Adrian, so he decided to add Adrian to the program. During school visits, Ean noticed that Adrian kept to himself and didn’t interact much with his fellow classmates. Ean decided to reach out to Adrian’s mom to try and better understand how he could help bring Adrian out of his shell. She explained that Adrian was having a hard time...
read moreI Am A Success: Eduardo’s Story
“Mentors are what make the future possible for youth,” says North High senior and longtime P4K participant, Eduardo. While most high school seniors are still trying to figure out what they want their future to look like, Eduardo already has his plan laid out, including college, an internship and a full-time job with a solid company. He credits P4K and the mentor support that he received by participating in the agency programs for helping him to discover at an early age what his future could be. He plans to earn his bachelor’s degree in...
read moreI Am A Success: Mar Sha Paw
Mar Sha Paw moved to the U.S. in 2008 from a refugee camp in Thailand. She struggled to adjust to her new surroundings, learning a new language, and a new way of life. Mar Paw was shy and felt self-conscious about how her English pronunciation sounded out-loud, so making friends and participating in school was difficult at first. She joined P4K as an eighth grader, which helped her to connect with new friends and practice her English. Mar Paw found so much value and support as a participant in the P4K program that she continued...
read moreI Am A Success: Hollyn Mosely
Current P4K scholarship recipient, Hollyn Mosely has not taken the traditional route to find post-secondary success, but she is driven to reach her professional aspirations and with a little help from P4K, she is well on her way. Hollyn started her journey with P4K as a middle school student nearly two decades ago. She graduated from high school in 2008 and enrolled in college right away, but due to an unforeseen family tragedy, her studies suffered and soon after she withdrew from all of her classes and left school. Flash forward to the...
read moreP4K Employee Spotlight: Porschea McAllister
Congratulations to P4K Program Coordinator, Porschea McAllister who is our featured employee spotlight this week! Porschea McAllister said the love and compassion P4K shows its students is the same qualities that P4K shows its employees. “Desmond Tutu said ‘We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.’ I believe that this quote summarizes what P4K not only strives to do, but does within its family. P4K is a family. Not just a family of...
read moreThe Road to Success-Timberly Walker’s Story
Partnership 4 Kids (P4K) student, Timberly Walker plans to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) to study social work this fall. She is eager to dive into her classes and her new “college life”. But college wasn’t always part of Walker’s life plan, in fact, when she was in middle school she had already written college off as a pathway that wasn’t for her. After transitioning from elementary school to middle school, Walker struggled to make friends and to keep her grades up. Luckily, support from P4K staff, mentors and her fellow P4K...
read moreKnicely Done: Serena’s Success Story
Find out more about Serena Moore’s experience with P4K. Click HERE to read the full article.
read moreWe are looking for VISTA Summer Associates To Join Our Team!
Dreaming of summer on this overcast day? Check out our VISTA Summer Associate positions! The P4K Summer Associate will: -provide all staff support duties related to P4K summer programming for middle and high school students. – register students in workshops based on career interests, communicate this final registration information to students and parents, prepare attendance record tallies, and provide support needs for staff. – attend all summer workshops interacting with students and providing support staff needs including...
read moreThank you for joining us at the P4K Holiday Open House
Happy Holidays to our 435+ volunteers and mentors, community advocates, and Board Members. We celebrate you and thank you for making a significant impact in our students. We thank you for joining us a the P4K Holiday Open House on December 14th. It was a pleasure to spend time with you during this holiday season. As a reminder, our office will be closed beginning Monday, December 25th through January 1, 2018. Happy Holidays from P4K!
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