Our Story
Looking Forward
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In the future, PALS hopes to maintain its existing partnerships. In addition, PALS plans to partner with a UMass Lowell Exercise Science course to create a wellness curriculum for our youth. PALS is also excited to recruit volunteers from UMass Lowell, Middlesex Community College, and Lowell High School alumni networks in an effort to support our youth with a wider range of committed mentors.
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2016-2017
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2015-2016
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PALS continues to collaborate with the Center for Community Research and Engagement and receives a grant for a Massachusetts Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA, a national service member who dedicates a year to building the capacity of the campus-community partnership. In addition to the AmeriCorps*VISTA, PALS benefits from a community intern, two service-learning sociology courses, and other volunteers from UMass Lowell.
UMass Lowell Sociology of American Education, Fall 2015 UMass Lowell Sociology of Community Service, Spring 2016 |
2014-2015
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With support from Project LEARN, PALS receives a grant overseen by the Greater Lowell Workforce Development Board.
PALS also partners with the Center for Community Research and Engagement at UMass Lowell to become a service learning site for UMass Lowell students seeking civic engagement opportunities. Through this partnership, PALS hosts a community intern and is a site option for a service-learning sociology course. UMass Lowell Sociology of Community Service, Spring 2015 |
2013-2014
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Carla Correa, Lowell High School social worker, pilots Partners in Achievement of Lowell Students as an intervention program to increase high school graduation rates among at-risk youth.
Nicole, a Lowell High School senior, suggests the acronym "PALS" as a name for the pilot program. |