We tried some new approaches throughout the year: we added three new partners, we piloted our fall fellowship, and we constantly learned and evolved along the way. Let's kick off the new year right with gratitude and cheers.
At Boys & Girls Clubs of Portland Metro, 400 third, fourth, and fifth graders have been participating in the Sqord initiative, a youth fitness tracking program that gamifies movement.
The following interview with Fall 2016 fellow, Rina, was conducted as a part of our year-end fundraising campaign, Invest in Emerging Leaders, to showcase alumni and the impact that the fellowship had on their leadership journey.
Treading into unknown territory can be daunting, and the opportunity to join this group of fellows with FLIA was just that. My task was to create a program for YSS where youth who had been through extreme hardship (homelessness, abuse, neglect, etc.) would be paired with volunteer mentors.
