2021 Goal Achievement Honors Ceremonies
May 18, 2021 Today, we kick off 5th and 6th grade Goal Achievement Honor Ceremonies virtually! The P4K Goal Achievement Honors Ceremony is honoring 200 senior elementary students that met the requirements of: 1) 3 out of 4 of their Partnership 4 Kids goals in Reading and Life Skills; 2) no more than 8 days of unexcused absences this school year; and 3) leadership nominations from both their teacher and principal. These students have stretched their abilities to achieve challenging goals, made good choices supporting healthy school attendance, and have proven themselves to be leaders among...
Read MoreP4K & MENTOR Nebraska talk Mentoring
Partnership 4 Kids’ Deb Shaw and MENTOR Nebraska’s Marisa Casillas talk about the importance of mentoring on the Issues and Answers Program on NRG Media radio. Give it a listen:
Read MoreI Am A Success: LaDazja
Like many 6th grade students who join Partnership 4 Kids, LaDazja heard “field trips” and signed up. What 6th grade Dazja may not have realized yet is that she was signing up, not just for field trips, but a support system for the rest of her years in school and beyond. Today, Dazja is a full-time undergraduate student at Bellevue University with a 4.0 GPA and a P4K scholarship. She is studying for her bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences and is set to graduate in spring 2020. On top of this, she works full-time at Partnership 4 Kids as an AmeriCorps Service Member. “It’s come full...
Read MoreP4K Introduces New Elementary Program
A brand-new elementary school program model that increases impact and student-mentor time will be rolled out in the Fall by Partnership 4 Kids, in partnership with Omaha Public Schools.
Read MoreP4K support helps empower college student
Despite a “whirlwind” first two years in college, Jenny, a P4K student since 5th grade, is on the path to graduate in 2020, feeling excited and passionate about her future. A graduate of Central High School, Jenny enrolled at UNO in 2016 planning to be a doctor because much of her family is in medicine. Jenny bounced around specialties from surgery to family physician and nursing, but she was struggling to find the right fit. By her sophomore year, Jenny’s grades were starting to falter. Her classes were challenging, but most of all life at home was stressful. Her dad left and she watched...
Read MoreSuccess story: College graduate grateful for P4K support
Bouncing around to nine different schools by 4th grade made for a challenging start to Terry’s education. He was even home-schooled for a bit in between all the transitions. One day he was pulled out of school and woke up the next day in a shelter with his mother, unsure what city they were in. Despite the back and forth, Terry started with P4K in elementary school and embarked on a remarkable journey to success. “I couldn’t play basketball or football the best, but I found I could win a bike [through P4K] by being good in school,” Terry said. “So that was my motivation at first; being able...
Read MoreI 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 ensure he always has the support he needs. That’s...
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, Gema Ramirez, wanted to learn more about Adrian, so she decided to add Adrian to the program. During school visits, Gema noticed that Adrian kept to himself and didn’t interact much with his fellow classmates. Gema decided to reach out to Adrian’s mom to try and better understand how she could help bring Adrian out of his shell. His mom explained that Adrian was having a hard time with his parents’ divorce and as an...
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 electrical engineering, while interning at OPPD and upon...
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 her participation through high school and is now...
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