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CEO Gary Z. Linnen Shares 4 Exciting Program Updates
The 2021-22 year has been an eventful one at PeerForward. We have expanded our Core and College programs both nationally and internationally, and we reconnected in person after a year […]
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Spring 2022 Training Camp Highlights
Peer Leaders had a lot to celebrate at Spring 2022 Training Camps! Through February and March, teams across the States and in Bermuda came together to reflect on the successes […]
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FAFSA Night Helps Put College Aid within Reach
“Finally being able to fill out my FAFSA gave me some relief in knowing there is a possibility of going to college. I now feel it’s closer than I ever thought […]
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Higher Education Equity Takes Pandemic Hit
As COVID’s impact on higher education has continued into the 2021-22 academic year, Black, Latinx, and low-income students are still bearing the brunt of drop-offs in educational attainment. As organizations […]
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Five Reasons to Donate to PeerForward this Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday, a global movement that unleashes generosity around the world. At PeerForward we’re driving our own movement, unleashing the power of peer influence to combat racial and […]
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Former PeerForward President E. Kinney Zalesne reflects on PeerForward’s impact in Christian Science Monitor feature
“Nearly everyone who has ever participated in a PeerForward workshop has said it was one of the most profound experiences of their life. Working shoulder to shoulder with each other […]
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PeerForward partners with BetterHelp and Dell Foundation to provide free therapy sessions
Thanks to the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, PeerForward is thrilled to be able to offer our college students free therapy sessions with BetterHelp this academic year! Eligible students may […]
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Calling all educators! Essential college app resources to share with students
The first round of college applications is due just around the corner on November 1st, and educators around the country are working hard to support the class of 2022 as […]
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Gary Linnen talks all things PeerForward on HBCU White House
“It’s important for individuals to see us, to know that it can actually be done.” In the latest episode of the Detroit talk show HBCU White House, PeerForward CEO Gary […]