Nissa Bisguier, Author at TheNANProject

June 27, 2023

Trauma-Informed Fitness Class at First Day of Peer Mentor Summer Learning Series

Today, we had our first session of our Peer Mentor Summer Learning Series! In the morning, movement practitioner, Erica, provided a trauma-informed fitness class for our Peer Mentors. It was great to learn more about the ways fitness can help with trauma recovery, and to get moving! For more info on her work check out: https://www.move-often.com/

In the afternoon, our staff got our whole team up to date on the work of our SEL Circles, and what new groups we have going on in the summer and fall.

This was a great introduction to our Summer Learning Series, we can’t wait for next week’s session!

June 22, 2023

The NAN Project Granted $21,000 from WCVB Channel 5 Boston’s Fifty Year Fund

We were awarded a generous grant from WCVB Channel 5 Boston through their Fifty Year Fund at the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge! Jake, our executive director, spoke with WCVB about how this grant will make a big difference in reaching more students in MA. We are so grateful to WCVB for all the work they do to support community organizations and kudos to all who ran in the corporate challenge!

June 17, 2023

North Shore Teen Summer Send-Off in Beverly

This past weekend our Peer Mentors Ares, Emilia, and Rachel tabled at the North Shore Teen Summer Send-Off in Beverly! It was great to make new connections and send students off into the summer with this community event.

June 15, 2023

Saugus Community Resource & Fun Fair

Today our team members tabled at the Saugus Community Resource & Fun Fair; we enjoyed making connections with very young people about the basics of feelings and coping skills!

June 13, 2023

Presentations to MLK Charter School in Springfield

Today, our Peer Mentors shared their stories to 4th grade students for the first time at MLK Charter School in Springfield!

June 12, 2023

Presentations to Marsh Middle School in Methuen

Today our peer mentors presented to 6th graders at Marsh Middle School in Methuen for the first time! We hope they have a wonderful last few days of school.

June 9, 2023

Peer Mentor Presentations to Methuen Middle Schools

This week we presented to over 300 students in three middle schools in Methuen: Comprehensive Grammar School, Tenney Grammar School, and Timony Grammar School for the first time! We finished up our last round of SEL Circles at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn and Phoenix Academy Lawrence and we also presented QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer): Suicide Prevention Programming to staff at Lowell High School!

June 8, 2023

Mental Health America Conference in Washington DC

Some of our staff members take on DC at The Mental Health America Conference! We are always learning new ways to enhance our programming.

June 5, 2023

First Presentations to Comprehensive Grammar School in Methuen

Today we presented our mental health programming to Comprehensive Grammar School in Methuen for the first time! The first presentation of the day was held in Spanish and we presented to over 100 students. We appreciated the 6th graders’ attention and great questions!

June 2, 2023

Presentations to Over 250 Students

This week, our Peer Mentors presented at Medford High School, O’Maley Innovation Middle School in Gloucester, Devens School in Everett, and Revere High School. We are so thankful to have connected with over 250 students this week!