Being there for Kids
Sarah Dougherty describes being a TeacherMentor at Elevate as life changing…”I absolutely love it. I brag about my job everywhere I go, because it doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like I’m meant to do this.”
Sarah Dougherty describes being a TeacherMentor at Elevate as life changing…”I absolutely love it. I brag about my job everywhere I go, because it doesn’t feel like a job. It feels like I’m meant to do this.”
We can’t believe that a year has passed since Donell Morgan became Elevate’s Executive Director! What a year it has been. We sat down with him to find out how it’s going and what he’s excited about this year. Here some are excerpts of that conversation:
The relationship between Luz and Marty is a great example of the special connection between our TMs and the youth we serve. Luz’s parents did not speak English fluently, so Luz was a crucial family resource. She took care of her siblings – often during school hours – as well as her mother, who was severely ill. These heavy responsibilities …