Harraseeket’s Leslie Speidel and Katie Moore lead a program for students enrolled in a College Partnership Program (CPP). CPP helps students who face barriers to achieving their higher education goals, including students who are the first in their family to attend college in the U.S., English language learners, students who are economically disadvantaged, and students with disabilities.
Harraseeket has supported CPP stiffen ts since 202, when we gave priority registration to CPP students attending a Vocation Fair we held for Read more about CPP here.
Our Programs
Our Programs support young people in a variety of ways
We’ve supported young people ages 14-39 over the years. Our primary emphasis in recent years has been on high school students. But young adults are involved in our work in a variety of ways - - including as volunteers and mentors!
Career Mentoring in high school
Mentors supporting students seeking at-work experiences with:
resume writing
networking skills
help identifying career goals
pursuing steps for finding and landing work experiences
finding references
preparing for at-work experiences
Imagining Your Future
A new program!
1-on-1 mentoring throughout the school year for selected students
Career exploration and personal reflection
A focused curriculum
Workshops, and career panels in school
Field trips, shadowing, internships
Fun group activities
Learn more on this page!
Guide teams
Ongoing intergenerational conversations with guided content
Each “guide team” contains three members:
a high school or college student
a young adult
an older adult
Each team commits to regular meetings on a schedule of its choosing
They discuss thought-provoking books, articles, videos and exercises described in “modules” on a website created for the purpose
Each team chooses what to discuss
Students meeting in small groups to learn about networking and resume writing
Internships for underserved students
Helping students open their eyes and gain confidence
Stipends to remove economic barriers to taking unpaid internships
Mentoring and guidance to identify and pursue opportunities
Directories of employers willing to host students
We design programs to fit community needs
An example: Our first program in McLean, where we have offered:
1-on-1 conversations for young people, using an online directory of mentors that young people can access
Community forums
Online reading, audio and video resources for career exploration
Workshops, and career panels in school
Field trips, shadowing, internships
Fun group activities