June 11, 2022
Tabling in Beverly and Marion

Today, our team split up for two different mental health tabling events, one in Beverly for the North Shore Youth Leaders Teen Mental Health Day, and the other for Old Rochester Regional High School’s Mental Health Walk in Marion. It was great to speak to youth who joined and folks from other community serving organizations!

June 10, 2022
Presentations to Andover High School

Today we wrapped up two days of presentations at Andover High School, the very first school where The NAN Project presented in a classroom! A big thank you to Holly Breen and the supportive educators at AHS for making us feel especially welcome. 

June 7, 2022
Presentations to 5th Graders at MLK Charter in Springfield

We had our first ever presentation to 5th graders at Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence today! They students were so knowledgeable about trusted adults and signs of a mental health challenge. We really appreciate Lori and all the staff who make MLK Jr. Charter a safe space to talk about mental health! We also had our second presentation for the George Keverian School’s students yesterday! They asked some thoughtful questions about our Peer Mentors’ stories and suggested some great coping skills like drawing, listening to music, and exercise!

June 6, 2022
Presentations to George Keverian School in Everett

Today we returned to George Keverian School in Everett and presented comeback stories to 111 8th graders. The students opened up about mental health in their lives and asked questions on how to support those with mental health challenges.

June 3, 2022
Mental Health 101 & Coaching Day

Today our team presented Mental Health 101 to school nurses in Malden, and we also ended this busy week with a fun coaching day for our Peer Mentors. We worked on our middle school comeback stories and wrote thank you notes to the schools we presented to this year. It was a great way to reflect on how much of an impact we have made this year, and look forward to finishing strong with the rest of our presentations before summer break. We also wanted to give a big thank you to The Cummings Foundation for all their support!

June 2, 2022
Presentations to Swampscott High School

Over the past two days, our team has presented to 5 classes of students at Swampscott High School. We talked about what impacts mental health as well as coping skills our team and the students had used to feel better after a tough mental health day. We deeply appreciate Miss Woodfin’s efforts in supporting her students and inviting us to present for her students all four terms. We look forward to returning next year!

May 31, 2022
Presentations to Saltonstall Middle School

Today, our team presented to two classes of 6th graders and two classes of 8th graders at Saltonstall School in Salem. It was refreshing to see them in-person after holding presentations virtually last year. We were so pleased with their participation and engagement throughout. One student was so eager that they asked when we were coming back!

May 26, 2022
Presentations to 200 Beverly 7th Graders

Over the course of two days this week, our Peer Mentors presented to nearly 200 7th graders at Beverly Middle School. The students had a lot to contribute and we were happy to answer their questions!

May 25, 2022
Presentation to Youth at Risk Conference

Today we presented at the Youth at Risk Conference held at Endicott College. Two of our Peer Mentors shared their stories as part of our presentation and we received some helpful feedback! We also got the opportunity to table at the YAR Conference and connect with new organizations. Our team was pleased to learn lots of new information from the amazing keynote speakers and breakout session presenters.

May 23, 2022
Presentations to Woburn Memorial High School

Our Peer Mentors returned to Woburn Memorial High School today and presented to 58 students. It’s always great to be back at Woburn and to present in such a welcoming classroom. We look forward to being back next year!

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