On May 5, 2016 Winning Futures was highlighted in an article posted by Opportunity Lives written by Amerlia Hamilton. Please enjoy the article posted below! In Detroit, the Winning Futures mentorship program uses four building blocks to change the lives of young people in that struggling city: trusting relationships, energizing … Read More »
This summer we will be offering short-term or one-time mentoring opportunities at two locations – Cass Tech High School and Cornerstone – Madison Carver. Volunteers are needed to work with 5th – 9th grade boys and girls in a structured classroom setting. “Short-Term Mentors” will work with 3-5 students on … Read More »
Winning Futures is excited to welcome a new board member – Mary Oxendine Adams, Owner of Human Capital Staffing, LLC in Bloomfield Hills. Mary Oxendine Adams is a resident of Bloomfield and an alumni of Michigan State University. She has been the business owner of Human Capital Staffing, a full … Read More »
Linda M. Orlans was nominated in 2013 for the Sam Cupp Impact Award. She is a perfect candidate from her dedication to her companies to her overwhelming involvement within the community. In 1996 Linda founded Orlans Associates, PC – a law firm serving the real estate financial industry. Her hard-working … Read More »
On March 8th and 9th one of our Keys to College facilitators, Carla Wellborn, attended the 6th Annual MCAN Conference. The conference theme this year was “College Changes Everything” and focused on highlighting the impact post-secondary education makes in communities and personal lives. There was a total of 35 breakout … Read More »
Congrats to our Board Member and Crain’s Detroit Business Editor, Jennette Smith, for receiving a women’s career award. She will be honored next month by Career Mastered Awards in honor of National Women’s History Month. Each year Career Mastered Awards honors women leaders that have mastered their work and are great … Read More »
Congrats to our Board Chairman, Scott Rice, for being highlighted in Walsh College’s Journal. He was one of three Walsh College alumni highlighted in an article titled, “Alumni Use Business Skills to Give Back to Community”. The article points out the aspects of Winning Futures that Scott Rice has personally … Read More »
We are excited to start the New Year but want to first share the awesome results from the past year. In 2015, Winning Futures provided 25,409 hours of service to a total of 1,929 students. This was an increase of 4,100 hours from 2014! These are amazing numbers and we … Read More »
Bentley University has taken an in-depth look at the newest generation entering the workforce today: Millennials. In the “PreparedU Project”, 3,149 respondents were asked more than 300 questions to help us better understand this generation and how other generations relate to them. This report is especially important to us at … Read More »
Above: Jeff Lehnertz, Tony Gwilt and Brad Remer lifelong friends who share a passion for mentoring We are continuing to celebrate National Mentor Month here at Winning Futures. Today we wanted to highlight a special trio of male mentors at Warren Mott High School. Jeffery Lehnertz began mentoring with us … Read More »