For 25 years, PeerForward has leveraged positive peer influence to empower low-income students in 11 states and the District of Columbia. Rooted in community-based solutions, PeerForward aims to combat the vast disparities in educational attainment by training influential students to provide high schools the additional...
Learning in the age of virtual classrooms brings its own unique challenges, but as we adapt to digital spaces, we find new ways to connect with Peer Leaders and students. PeerForward aims to provide Peer Leaders with the knowledge and training to prepare them for...
On February 25, PeerForward alongside Deloitte hosted “Making the Brand," the first of a four-part professional development series geared toward graduating Peer Leaders and young alumni. Their first session, aptly title "Respect on Your Name" walked participants through the benefits of establishing a personal brand. In a session of more than 100 people,...
[caption id="attachment_9439" align="aligncenter" width="600"] 2020 PeerForward + #BLAIRISMS Face Mask[/caption] The #BLAIRISMS, a leader in brand activism, has partnered with PeerForward, a national organization...
Impact Day is Deloitte’s annual day of service that celebrates our year-round commitment to making an impact that matters. Each year on Impact Day, Deloitte professionals participate in more than 1,000 social impact projects across 80 US cities. This year, our partners at Deloitte answered...
Last week, tucked into the corner room of the Harvard Club of New York, lifelong supporters of PeerForward gathered. The heavily carpeted hallways could barely contain the laughter and delight coming from the Presidential Room. Within its amber-colored walls, Alumni, Newcomers, Writing Coaches, College Coaches,...
Through the journey of becoming a Peer Leader, students often find they have far more in common with their peers than they originally recognized. The same is true for the five new members of the PeerForward Movement. [caption id="attachment_7989" align="alignright" width="225"] Achieve Atlanta Ambassadors and their...
For three consecutive years, PeerForward has proudly hosted summer interns from Princeton University through the Princeton Internships in Civic Service (PICS) program. The PICS program was founded by Princeton alumni in 1996 to encourage students to engage in meaningful summer internship opportunities that contribute to nonprofit and civic service work being done...
Deloitte has been a long-time supporter of PeerForward and our push to increase early FAFSA completion in PeerForward partner schools. This work is vital to increasing the number of students from low-income communities who get to and through college, as students who file the FAFSA early are shown to...
"Being a summer volunteer with PeerForward isn't something you do once and forget about it. It's a movement that you're now part of, that you've made your mark on and you walk away feeling valuable and loved," says regular summer workshop volunteer Hannah Tall. Tall, a...
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