NEWSLETTERS

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…

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…

Meet Victoria. Her story of transformation did not happen overnight. She has been part of Firewall since sixth grade and lacked motivation throughout middle school. She kept C’s and D’s on her report card and wasn’t happy to be at Firewall after school.   “We didn’t give up on her even though she wanted…

Keep Giving Back at Serve-A-Thon Our third annual Serve-A-Thon is right around the corner! Our 400 students and their mentors will come together on April 30th to engage in a day of service to make a lasting impact in the community. Members of the Lifework Leadeship class will also help serve on that day. This year, students…

We are a FINALIST! Our founder, Andy Fernandez, was nominated as one of the three finalists for the Non-Profit Leader of the Year Academy Award presented by 2-1-1 Broward. As our Executive Director, Andy has established partnerships county-wide that have allowed Firewall to grow exponentially in just 5 years, expanding from serving 40 students to 400…

Our motivation for the year Right before Thanksgiving, the mom of one of our students called and shared some terrible news with us. She lost her job and car and had just 2 weeks to come up with rent money or she and her 3 children would be homeless. Our Firewall staff was able…

As the holidays draw closer, we are reminded that this season is truly about “Giving Back,” which is a principle that we continually teach our Firewall students. As they learn what it means to serve others and become servant leaders each day, they realize that thankfulness, joy, and generosity are so much more valuable than any…