NEWSLETTERS

Soroptimist International of Davie visited our Western High School Center and shared their ‘Dream It, Be It’ curriculum that provides career support for girls. Two students shared with the group about their dream to go to college. During their last session, one of the Soroptimist ladies gifted them each with $100 to start their college fund!…

For the second year in a row, our students and mentors gave handmade Valentine’s Day cards to over 200 elderly care residents with the help of Heart2Heart Outreach of South Florida. ‘It was pretty eye opening because we got to see all the physical problems the residents had and how much they miss the…

This Christmas, we gave each student at our Walker Elementary Center their own stuffed animal donated by Barry University students and a Christmas book donated by the Local 10 Big Book Drive! In the area surrounding Walker Elementary, there is a greater percentage of children living in poverty than is found in 97% of…

Firewall was presented with a check from Church United for $28,073 to help fund our new Center this year, Walker Elementary! Several churches in West Broward County came together to fund Walker Elementary ‘We decided that one of the most important things we could do to serve our community was to invest in the education…

One of our Firewall Mentors, Malkia, cried when she was told she’d be packing a present for Operation Christmas Child with her Firewall students. She was reminded of her first and only Christmas present as a child, a shoebox from Operation Christmas Child filled with gifts. Malkia grew up in Jamaica, the second poorest…

On Tuesday, October 9th we held our Student-to-Leader Luncheon! Abner Molina, a Firewall graduate, shared his story and talked about some of the difficulties he overcame, like growing up in a rough neighborhood in which a lot of his peers ended up in jail, experimented with drugs, or worse, were shot. But Abner’s story turned out…

Welcome our newest Firewall Center…Walker Elementary! The neighborhood surrounding Walker Elementary has a higher rate of childhood poverty than almost 97% of all U.S. neighborhoods. We are in this school to make a difference and we are excited to partner with Principal Bullock and his great team of teachers at Walker Elementary! In preparation…

Meet Caitlin, Firewall’s Curriculum Specialist! She recently completed her Master’s in Elementary Education at Nova Southeastern University. There she learned different teaching styles and approaches that prepared her for her role at Firewall Centers. Caitlin created the lessons for Walker Elementary and also oversees their implementation. So grab a seat and join the conversation…

Our AmeriCorps Firewall Mentors and Lead Mentors attended our training to prepare for the school year! “I joined Firewall…because I wanted to be a mentor to kids and teach them things I never got taught,” said Stacy, Firewall Lead Mentor. The majority of the students we serve are below grade level in Language Arts…

We hope you’re having an amazing summer so far! We want to share an incredible story with you about Zack who started attending Firewall in 7th grade. During High School, he began to struggle in his classes and received D’s and F’s. His Firewall mentor, Taylor, was there to tutor him and keep him…