2023 PEP Rally for Kids Raises $150,000 On June 6 Positive Education Program held its first in-person PEP Rally for Kids Fundraiser in four years. The 2023 PEP Rally for Kids brought in $150,000, the fundraising stretch goal – a total that brought PEP back to pre-pandemic fundraising numbers. The event featured a panel of
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PEP’s Running Program Helps Kids Build Self-Confidence Students Complete 26.2 Miles On Saturday, June 3, 18 PEP students from four different Day Treatment Centers, and 18 different cities across Northeast Ohio did something they’ve never done before. In partnership with Hyland, and as part of the West Side Catholic Center’s Annual Pancake Run, they
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PEP Graduate Unlocks the Next Level It’s graduation season here at Positive Education Program. All of PEP’s schools hold ceremonies to celebrate the two types of graduates we recognize: those who are graduating from high school and those who are “graduating” back to their home districts. Each PEP graduate has a unique story and exciting
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Juneteenth Freedom Day 2023 This story, originally authored by PEP CEO Habeebah R. Grimes, is an updated version of one published on June 17, 2022. On June 17, 2020, President Biden proclaimed Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control
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