Category: High-Quality Education
Q&A with “Rookie of the Year” Mentor Award Winner Erin Homan
“I think back to all the caring, impactful mentors in my life growing up, and without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Erin Homan.
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Cecil Shorts III Mentor Award Winners
Chanel and Cecil Shorts III partnered with United Way of Northeast Florida to host an Achievers For Life recognition event. Here are the award winners!
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Volunteer Profile: Mickey McCown
Mickey McCown has inspired us with his dedication to Tierney and his commitment to the community.
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Cecil Shorts III Mentor Awards Finalists
As this year’s mentor recognition approaches at the 2014 AFL Celebration event on May 15th, we wanted to highlight the top 10 finalists and share with you some of the inspiring words their mentees shared in their nominations.
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Success Story: Elizabeth and Jayden
Jayden is a bright young learner who has thrived in a high-quality early learning center, made possible by a free two-year early learning scholarship through Success By 6. Watch their story here.
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Success Story: Tierney Williams
Tierney needed a strong academic foundation and a champion for his goals to graduate on time. He found both in Achievers For Life and his mentor, Mickey McCown.
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Taylor Richardson Aims for the Stars Through STEM
Taylor recently took the initiative to collect over 175 books for United Way’s ReadingPals, a program that pairs committed adults with four-year-old students to provide an extra hour of hands-on reading time each week. Her mission before making it to space is to educate children on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and the exciting opportunities ahead.
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SUE Lifts Up Local Quality Education as Florida Rankings Drop
It’s important to remember that, while we still have many changes to make at the state and local level, we are making progress in improving outcomes in the lives of students where it matters most, and we’re doing it in a way that shows how great things happen when we Live United.
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Mentoring Works: Darion and Phillip
Darion and Phillip shared how mentoring makes a difference by offering support, accountability and a meaningful personal relationship that helps keeps students on track to graduation.
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I Am a Mentor: Steve Horne
“That’s the biggest thing they care about, that we’re there for them. They want someone to look up to and someone to learn from.”
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