“Make A Difference”: Milwaukee Mentors | Wrap Up

Listen: As a wrap up for Milwaukee Mentors, a consortium of five organizations that provide mentors for youth in Milwaukee, I put together bits of interviews from four middle schoolers who are part of the YMCA’s One on One program (pictured below). I managed to catch up with them while they were on a field trip [...]

“Make A Difference”: Milwaukee Mentors | Deah, Angeline & Demonte, Mentor/Mentees

Listen: In the promo for our difference Make A Difference campaign, we say something to the effect of “Sometimes, when we get caught up in the demands of our everyday life, it’s easy to forget the pressing needs in our own community.” A statement like this, a call to action, may feel like those “pressing needs” [...]

“Make A Difference”: Milwaukee Mentors | Matt & Joseph, Mentor/Mentee

Listen: Much like volunteering opportunities, there is a wide-range of mentorship programs in Milwaukee. Because they serve a similar population, sometimes they can be easily lumped together into a single entity. However, while their surface level goals may be the same, mentorship has many different faces and many different approaches.
Milwaukee Mentors is an umbrella group of [...]

“Be Heard”: LaQuita and Sista Pride

Listen: For many youth, mentorship programs provide them an extra boost or nudge in the right direction. However, for some, an organization can make all the difference in the world, acting as a support system or even a family. For LaQuita Grinnage, the Sista Pride initiative at the Boys And Girls Club did just that. Take [...]

“Be Heard”: Terry’s First Contact With Sponsor A Scholar

Listen: Organizations like Sponsor A Scholar come into the lives of disadvantaged youth and give them an amazing opportunity to reach their goals. The tutoring, mentorship, and financial support they provide can make all the difference in the world in a young adult’s life. And as years pass, most students gain a deep understanding and appreciation for [...]