News & Stories
Janae Register’s Story
June 3, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
I am currently in my third year at Michigan State double majoring in Criminal Justice and Social Relations and Policy working towards my Bachelor’s Degree. I'm working an on campus job at the moment. I spend most of my time doing school work, working, campus organizations, and sleep when I… Read More
Chloe Lucas’ Story
June 3, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
Before I started going to Winning Futures, I always knew that I was going to go to college. That was always a given for me. My mom went to college and my sister is in college. So I knew that for me not to go to college was not an… Read More
Scholarship Winner in Oakland Press
May 29, 2015 Uncategorized
Pontiac Academy for Excellence student earns Winning Futures scholarship Written by Dave Phillips [caption id="attachment_2022" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Amanda Rymiszewski (left) and her Winning Futures mentee Lizannette Rivera-Colon. Rivera-Colon has been named a recipient of the Winning Futures scholarship.[/caption] "A mentorship program at Pontiac Academy for Excellence is instilling confidence and teaching… Read More
Leon Peterson’s Story
May 27, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
"Entering a class room with a group of adults I'd never met before was very intimidating"; Those were the words Leon Peterson used to describe his first Winning Futures Session. "I had no idea of what to expect, I knew it sounded cool but, I had no idea what I… Read More
Donna Rochester’s Story
May 27, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
My mentee is a Winning Futures success story! She graduated Community High and is now in her second college semester studying physical therapy and will be traveling to England this spring followed by a study semester in Greece. But none of this was ever her plan before joining Winning Futures.… Read More
Suits Delivered from Project Pinstripe!
May 22, 2015 Uncategorized
[caption id="attachment_1940" align="aligncenter" width="390"] Christian Jackson, student from Community High School, with his new Project Pinstripe suit.[/caption] On March 28, 2015 mentees from Winning Futures along with other young men from Detroit and surrounding areas received a free suit and valuable job coaching through Project Pinstripe, a not-for-profit… Read More
Mary Innes’ Story
May 20, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
In 2011, I participated in the Winning Futures program at Warren Mott High School. The organization teaches many principles that I believe students do not receive in depth through the public school system. Through Winning Futures I learned to have vision for my future and to prepare a plan to… Read More
Elena Kapintcheva’s Story
May 20, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
I had just moved to USA and could be profiled as a sad, nostalgic, bordering depression teenager not letting go of the past memories and unable to see the marvels of the future. The once called “sunshine” had become an array of sadness with no traces of the once wide… Read More
The Power of Networking
May 15, 2015 Uncategorized
In our Winning Futures classes, we teach our students the power of networking. They learn the skills needed to both develop their network using resources like Linked In, and maintain it by keeping regular touch points with their contacts. We know gaining relational skills and developing a strong professional network… Read More
Katie Pusz’s
May 13, 2015 Alumni Success Stories
Since Winning Futures, I’ve gone on to study public relations full-time at Wayne State University. I’m currently finishing my sophomore year, and am on an accelerated track to graduating with my Bachelor of Arts degree in three years. While I attend class four days a week, my time at WSU… Read More