We gathered on Saturday, January 6th to celebrate our Literacy Mentors and kick off the new semester. The morning had several goals: To celebrate and thank the wonderful people who are serving on our school campuses! They give of their heart and time to make an impact...
It’s a season of thankfulness and giving – a great time to bless the staff at your partnership school! Several of our partnership churches find ways to regularly bless the teachers and staff. This blessing can be as simple as coffee, tea, donuts and fruit....
I have been working on a blog about Play for some time now. However, I hadn’t been able to narrow my focus well enough to share some of the things I have come to know about play in a concise and effective way. That being said, my intent is to simply share bits...
Every Neighborhood Partnership constantly works to build support for our local elementary schools. When launched in 2008, our primary goal was to partner a church with every elementary school in Fresno and Clovis. We knew that churches had the capacity to truly make...
This post first appeared on CareLeader.org, October 11, 2017, here. We interviewed Mike Tenbusch, author of The Jonathan Effect: Helping Kids and Schools Win the Battle Against Poverty. He shares from his experiences how churches can partner with their local schools...
Hey Saturday Sports Leaders & Volunteers! At our last 20/Twenty event, I committed to trying to send out five new game ideas each month. Some of these activities you may already be familiar with and some may be new ones! My hope is that we are sharing new game and...
