The Transformative Power of Chess at PEP If you know nothing else about John Saade, you know that he is a chess fanatic. Saade, a teacher-counselor at PEP Phoenix, credits chess with saving his life. It was his love for the game, he says, that got him through a difficult period of his youth. He
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Keeping PEP’s DEIB Work Alive A MESSAGE FROM HABEEBAH R. GRIMES, CEO “Give light and people will find the way.” ~Ella Baker Recognizing Black History Month As we recognize Black History Month at PEP, we celebrate the ingenuity, courageousness, and perseverance of Black people whose stories are too often unknown but whose impact is significant
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Therapeutic Dance Program Centers on Positivity Thursday is LaMiah’s favorite day of the week. That’s the day that Dezi Marlow comes to PEP Chesnutt to lead a therapeutic dance program. Over the last several years, Marlow, an independent licensed therapist, and owner of D.A.N.C.E. Therapy LLC, has partnered with PEP to bring his dance program
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PEP Assist Supports Schools with Struggling Students Brooklyn City Schools, like most schools these days, has seen a growing number of students who are struggling in a classroom setting. And it’s not just the older students who are having a hard time. Consider this typical example that happened in a preschool classroom not long ago:
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