Preston Taylor Ministries
Programs
Budget
$125,000.00
Description
The elementary afterschool program serves approximately 320 students for 2 hours after school Monday through Friday at 8 afterschool sites. During this time students receive reading instruction and help with homework. On Fridays there are enrichment activities for students including activities such as arts and crafts, sports, public speaking, drama, and guitar lessons.
Program Areas Served
None
$125,000.00
Description
The elementary afterschool program serves approximately 320 students for 2 hours after school Monday through Friday at 8 afterschool sites. During this time students receive reading instruction and help with homework. On Fridays there are enrichment activities for students including activities such as arts and crafts, sports, public speaking, drama, and guitar lessons.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$6,000.00
Description
Adult volunteers eat weekly with a student at school. This program began in 1999, serving approximately 18 children. There are now over 120 children matched with an adult mentor. Despite this growth, there are still students who do not have lunchmate mentors, therefore we continue to seek adult volunteers.
Program Areas Served
None
$6,000.00
Description
Adult volunteers eat weekly with a student at school. This program began in 1999, serving approximately 18 children. There are now over 120 children matched with an adult mentor. Despite this growth, there are still students who do not have lunchmate mentors, therefore we continue to seek adult volunteers.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$1,000.00
Description
Adult volunteers take students to work for a half-day. 50 students and 120 mentors participated in the 2018 Spring Break in the Marketplace, and most of those students visited 3 to 5 different work places during their spring break.
Program Areas Served
None
$1,000.00
Description
Adult volunteers take students to work for a half-day. 50 students and 120 mentors participated in the 2018 Spring Break in the Marketplace, and most of those students visited 3 to 5 different work places during their spring break.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$14,000.00
Description
Developed in the Fall of 2010 at the request of PTM high school students, this program meets twice a week for 3 hour sessions to provide opportunities for: tutoring, mentoring (high school students receive mentoring on Mondays and mentor younger PTM students on Thursdays), life skills, ACT preparation, and leadership development. Eight high schools are currently involved.
Program Areas Served
None
$14,000.00
Description
Developed in the Fall of 2010 at the request of PTM high school students, this program meets twice a week for 3 hour sessions to provide opportunities for: tutoring, mentoring (high school students receive mentoring on Mondays and mentor younger PTM students on Thursdays), life skills, ACT preparation, and leadership development. Eight high schools are currently involved.
Program Areas Served
None
CEO/Executive Director/Board Comments
| Our whole strategy is to build motivating, life-changing friendships between quality, caring adults and children in the Preston Taylor community. These friendships lead to dreaming big dreams that are inspired by God. A part of creating an opportunity for those dreams to develop is building strong achievement; we do this primarily through reading development programs led by both volunteers and professionals. However, the reading alone is not enough to create big dreams; children must also be involved in solid friendships with adults; we use lunchmate mentors, afterschool volunteers, marketplace mentors, field trip chaperones, summer program volunteers, the youth program at St. Andrews, and special events to nurture and give occasion for dreams to develop. Over 300 volunteers a week provide our children with exceptional opportunities to experience 'joy-filled friendships,' spiritual development, and achievement. With the addition of SaLT, PTM is truly able to establish a relationship with a kindergarten student and maintain multiple 'joy-filled friendships' with that student through high school. While these relationships are being nurtured with students, PTM has been able over the last few years to build better relationship with parents. Students now have an opportunity to play team sports through PTM's partnership with area sports leagues. The strengthens peer groups, access to community opportunities, relationships with parents, and instruction. A variety of community suppers, performances, our Nativity Store (help with Christmas gifts), a well-maintained building, and staff stability have strengthened the trust of the Preston Taylor community for the work of PTM. |
