This profile is part of a series highlighting participants of the Urban Education Initiative, the umbrella program for Project Coach at Smith College.

Janeth Mora ‘21 went back to her home community in East Los Angeles for her fellowship. She was able to use her Spanish...

This profile is part of a series highlighting participants of the Urban Education Initiative, the umbrella program for Project Coach at Smith College.

​​​​​Mariama Jaiteh ‘20 completed her fellowship at Girls Prep Lower East Side, part of the Public Prep network of scho...

Libby Chafe is a Smith student who has volunteered with Project Coach for several years as an "Academic Coach," or tutor to our high school participants, our "coaches." Here, she reflects on her experience working side by side with Project Coach's teen coaches to devel...

A fixture in the Project Coach gymnasium for over seven years, Yesenia Valentin recently stepped into the role of Assistant Program Director. Her deep experience as a mentor and coach has led her to her current role, which includes being the lead organizer of the commu...

Master coach, skilled mentor, and committed student, Joe Wray embodies the skills and values that Project Coach cultivates in youth. His background with PC stretches far and wide - in fact all the way to France!

PC: What are you doing now?

Joe: Right now I’m a student at...

Priscilla Morales shares something that many of our long-term coaches often say: “I grew up in Project Coach.”

Priscilla joined the Project Coach team in 9th grade. “I started out shy and uncertain in big groups with other teens,” Priscilla recently explained. In s...

Several weeks ago, we hosted a dinner for eight Project Coach alums. They are all 19-24 years old and when they graduated from high school in Springfield, each of them had a promising plan and a focused trajectory. Most of them had been involved in Project Coach for al...