Pace Center for Girls Listens to Participants on Issues Big and Small
Pace Center for Girls, an academic and social services organization in Florida, has a big mission: change the trajectory of the lives of tens of thousands of girls involved with the justice system. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t recognize the importance of small issues. Like lunch. In a Listen4Good survey of Pace participants, girls…
Busy Moms and Nurses Stuck in Bad Weather Get an Alternative
Inclement weather in the mountains of North Carolina would sometimes keep Kathryn Ross, a nurse working with Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a nonprofit that supports first-time mothers, from visiting with her clients. Not anymore. Now, through NFP’s new teleheath program, Kathryn can always connect with clients over the phone. “We are like lifeguards and telehealth is…
Job-Training Group Learns That Bad Grades Can Lead to Good Results
Tess Reynolds, CEO of New Door Ventures, says that while her aim is for young people in the nonprofit’s employment and education programs to succeed, she no longer stresses over bad grades. Bad grades, that is, that students might give New Door. “Now we see criticism or negative feedback —bad grades —- from the youth,…
