A School Year in Numbers

As the school year is winding down it’s easy to wonder where the time has gone, and what exactly was achieved over these past nine months!? The staff of the Partnership has a pretty good idea and we’d like to share just a few of the highlights from, “A School Year in Numbers”:


• 44 (out of a class of 44) high school seniors are graduating!

• 72 fieldtrips, group outings, career tours took place.

• 106 mentors bonded and encouraged 540 student mentees.

• 260 after-school meetings with more than 520 hours of mentor/mentee contact were held.

• 429 books were distributed to summer reading achievers.

• 1,870 cookies were consumed (most by students…and a few by staff members).

• 4,700 elementary students participated in the Partnership’s Goal Setting Program

• 5,000 polo shirts were distributed to elementary students and teachers.

• 16,000 medals were awarded students who achieved their goals.

• 18, 800 celebration flyers were distributed.

It has truly been a wonderful and productive school year and we can’t wait to do it all again next year!

Darden Restaurants Foundation Awards A Grant To The Partnership For Our Kids

The Partnership For Our Kids is excited to announce that we have received a $1,000 Restaurant Community Grant from the Darden Foundation! The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation is the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants, Inc., and carries out its mission by focusing philanthropic efforts and resources on the following program areas: Access to Postsecondary Education, Preservation of Natural Resources and Good Neighbor Grants.

We are proud that our local Darden restaurant, The Olive Garden, identified us as a leader in our community and is supporting our work to help more Omaha students be successful from kindergarten to careers.

The Partnership For Our Kids will use the grant award to fund the College Exploration Project. This project is part of the Partnership’s college access curriculum and consists of college campus tours for 75 middle and high school students as well as their mentors. The project goal is to expose students to a college campus and educate them about the steps they will need to take to select the right college for them.

To find out more about The Partnership For Our Kids College Access program, visit www.thepartnershipforourkids.org/aokscholarships.shtml