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Generous Grant from United Way of Broward County Helps Firewall Centers Provide 75 At-Risk Youth at Pompano Beach Middle School with an Opportunity to Not Only Survive, But Thrive
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (August 31, 2016) – Firewall Centers, a non-profit organization that offers free after-school tutoring, mentoring, and leadership development to middle and high school students, is continuing its partnership with United Way of Broward County. After three years of supporting Firewall’s Center at Pompano Beach Middle School with a $30,000 annual grant,…
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Firewall Centers receives AmeriCorps Grant to Support the Academic Success of Broward County Students
AmeriCorps Firewall is chosen as one of ten Florida-based AmeriCorps programs to be welcomed into the Corporation for National and Community Service for the 2016-2017 program year DAVIE, Fla. (August 15, 2016) – Firewall Centers was recently awarded an AmeriCorps grant by the Corporation for National and Community Service for the 2016/17 school year.…
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July 2016 Newsletter
Our very first summer program at Lauderhill 6-12! “I didn’t know how to solve equations and I learned it here. It feels so good to go into 6th grade knowing I am better prepared.” Last month, we served over 35 incoming 6th and 7th grade students for 3 weeks at the Lauderhill 6-12 Panther…
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Summer Program at Lauderhill 6-12
Firewall partnered with Lauderhill 6-12 STEM-MED Magnet School, where we just finished our first program school year, to launch a brand new summer program on June 11th. Serving over 35 incoming 6th and 7th grade students for 3 weeks, the program consisted of a full day of academic and character-building activities. In the…
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June 2016 Newsletter
We won! Andres and Alison Avayu (Piccolo Ristorante, Jennifer Kovach (Jim Moran Institute), Andy Fernandez (Firewall Centers) We won the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce. Small Business of the Year Award – Non-Profit Small Business! Congrats to our students Click image for more photos On Tuesday, May 24th, we had our annual awards ceremony! Between raffle…
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400 At-Risk Students Take Broward County by Storm
Participants in the Firewall Centers’ After-School Program learn firsthand what it means to serve others at the 3rd annual Serve-A-Thon DAVIE, Fla. (May 1st, 2016) –On Saturday, April 30th, over 400 Firewall Centers’ students, their mentors, staff, and volunteers engaged in service projects throughout Broward County as a part of the agency’s third annual Serve-A-Thon presented…
