It’s National Mentoring Month — a time when organizations across the country highlight the powerful and positive effects that mentoring relationships can have on young people’s lives.
It’s also a chance to shine the light on (and express our profound gratitude towards) Summer Search’s dedicated, professionally-trained mentors — the ones who take tremendous care to build and maintain those authentic and long-lasting relationships with our students!
Welcome to another edition of #Snapshot, where we bring you a glimpse of what’s going on at Summer Search.
As an organization, we are fortunate to be part of a strong and impactful community – a network of our remarkable students and alumni, and our generous partners and supporters. We’re always looking for ways to activate that network and bring these groups together. Continue reading #Snapshot: Activating Our Network
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Summer Search New York City’s Bronx Mentoring Center is officially open!
Summer Search New York City Program Associate Stephanie Zapata (back) with students from the South Bronx in the new Summer Search Bronx Mentoring Center.
Continue reading #Snapshot: Summer Search Bronx Mentoring Center
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That’s Summer Search Boston alumnus Nigel Robinson at Tufts University, where he will be attending grad school in the fall, pursuing his Master’s Degree in International Affairs. Continue reading #Snapshot: Nigel’s Journey to Foreign Service
Welcome to another edition of #Snapshot, where we bring you a glimpse of what’s going on at Summer Search.
This is Summer Search New York City college student Fatoumata Sankare. Earlier this month, she had the opportunity to present her abstract called “Women In Islam: Reclaiming Their Religion” at the 76th annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) conference at the University of Chicago. Continue reading #Snapshot: An Opportunity to Make a Difference
Welcome to another edition of #Snapshot, where we bring you a glimpse of what’s going on at Summer Search.
This is Summer Search power couple Danny Araniz and Rochelly Fajardo Araniz. They have been married for two-and-a-half years and been together for eight. Both were students in our Boston program and have been leaders in the Summer Search community, serving on Boston’s Alumni Board for a number of years. Continue reading #Snapshot: A Summer Search Love Story
Welcome to another edition of #Snapshot, where we bring you a glimpse of what’s going on at Summer Search.
Before we’re completely immersed in the month of June—with graduations and students preparing to leave on their summer experiences—we look back on May, an extremely meaningful month in the college application calendar. The beginning of May is the official deadline for most high school seniors to make their final decisions about where they’ll be going to college.
Throughout the month, our senior Summer Searchers, many of whom will be the first in their families to make the journey to college, have been celebrating this important milestone. It’s the culmination of all the hard work they’ve put into researching schools, writing personal statements, sending in applications, navigating financial aid, and choosing the best fit with their families and mentors. Continue reading #Snapshot: Decisions, Decisions!
Welcome to another edition of #Snapshot, where we bring you a little slice of what’s going on at Summer Search.
It’s officially a new year, and more importantly, it’s National Mentoring Month, a time when organizations across the country shine the light on the importance of mentoring relationships in young people’s lives. #NationalMentoringMonth
This is especially meaningful for us at Summer Search, because mentoring is our lifeblood. That means that we could not do what we do without the hard work and dedication of our mentors! Continue reading #Snapshot: Mentor Trainings
Happy 2017, Summer Search family!
As we close the books on 2016, we are taking a look back at our most popular, inspiring, and memorable blog stories from the past year.
Let’s get right to it…
John Legend: Fighting for Justice With Love
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Do not attempt to adjust your screens. That really is Summer Search Philadelphia high school junior Kaylah about to rappel 31 stories down the side of a building! Continue reading #Snapshot: Rappelling in Philly, Redux
