SPEF’s Stamford Mentoring Program Connects Elementary School Students with High School Mentors for Community Service Projects

STAMFORD, CT – December 17, 2015 – SPEF announces students from Roxbury Elementary and Julia A. Stark Elementary Schools have wrapped up their Service-Learning experience as part of the Stamford Mentoring Program. This culminated in community service projects aimed at helping students learn about the joy and importance of giving back to their community. Thirty-six 5th grade…

Students in SPEF’s Service-Learning Program Team with Mentors from UConn to Provide Holiday Donations to Low-Income Families

STAMFORD, CT – December 1, 2015 – On Tuesday, December 8, from 1:10 pm to 1:30 pm, three low-income families, who are working closely with Neighbors Link Stamford to overcome great difficulties, will be receiving holiday donations at Newfield Elementary School (345 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford). A representative from Neighbors Link will be receiving the donations on…

First Niagara Foundation Awards $5,000 to the Stamford Public Education Foundation

STAMFORD, CT – November 19, 2015 – The Stamford Public Education Foundation (SPEF) today announced First Niagara is supporting its 2015 Mentoring Matters grant application with a grant of $5,000. First Niagara’s Mentoring Matters program provides specialized support to exceptional mentoring-based programs throughout the Bank’s footprint. “SPEF’s Mentoring Program is an excellent example of the…