PeerForward’s 2022 workshop season brought back beloved traditions and embraced new partnerships. At Nazareth College, where our three largest workshops ran from July 13-31, we returned to a fully residential workshop model and cultivated one of our most mission-aligned campus partnerships yet. Earlier in the...
PeerForward’s first workshop at Nazareth College this July saw almost 80 students from Texas, California, Maryland, D.C., and Florida craft their college lists, draft personal statements, and take the pledge to be Peer Leaders. [caption id="attachment_11883" align="alignnone" width="262"] A College Coach meets with a student[/caption] In addition...
With summer in full swing, many high school graduates across the country are breathing a sigh of relief – they’ve earned their diplomas, received college acceptances, and enrolled at their postsecondary program of choice. But even as many are taking a well-earned break from academic...
It’s been an exciting year of growth for the PeerForward in College (PFiC) program, with new data from Broward College in south Florida and California State University, Los Angeles showing strong early indicators of program efficacy. At Broward, the more than 1,000 mentees served by...
On June 10th, 2022, volunteers from Deloitte joined two PeerForward partner high schools for a day of mentorship and connecting with students. At Charles H Flowers High School in Maryland, 103 students and 15 volunteers came together for a Communication Matters panel and roundtable discussion....
With graduation season drawing to a close, PeerForward is celebrating the accomplishments of our 2021-22 High School Peer Leaders. This year, Peer Leader teams rose to meet the continuing challenges of the pandemic, helping their classmates get to graduation with a plan for the future....
This spring, PeerForward launched two scholarship funds in partnership with the Greenwald Family Foundation and Geller & Company. The transition from high school to college can be pricey, and for many college students, last-minute dollars can make all the difference in successfully reaching graduation. These...
At PeerForward’s Power of Peer Leadership fundraising event in April 2022, we had the pleasure of hearing from one of our distinguished alumni, Jessica Solomon. Alumni like Jess show us all that by helping young people on the path to college, we are investing in...
Several hundred high school students from more than 70 schools across the country, including the Rochester, New York area, are heading to Nazareth College this summer, July 11-31, for a life-changing experience intended to guide more young people to and through college. PeerForward is teaming...
Here at PeerForward, we love to cheer on our alumni as they achieve their higher education degrees and continue to lead their communities. The Class of 2022 has persisted through the challenges of the pandemic to reach their goals, and we couldn’t be prouder! Check...
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