Two groups of young adults finished their first Financial Boot Camp. Thank you Florida Prosperity Partnership for teaching our Future Workforce.
Workforce Labs Tour Catapult
Thank you Catapult for allowing both of our Workforce Labs to take a tour recently! This summer’s labs have been sponsored by CareerSource Polk. Our two cohorts of high school students are learning soft job skills, exercising them by volunteering at local...
Thank you, Publix Super Markets Charities!
Parker Street Ministries is grateful for Publix Super Markets Charities and its funding that goes as far back as we have electronic records (2005) and probably earlier! This year’s funding was for…
Interns for the Win
We are grateful for the Impact Polk Grant from the GiveWell Community Foundation that made our first internships possible. We celebrate these young adults and their amazing progress in life, in financial capability…
Making a Difference
Our Education Director Christina Allen has been combing over the data from our post-summer camp testing. Summer-Bridge Camp is a blend of academics and enrichments…
Neighborhood Families Help Plan Christmas Store
Fourteen Parker Street households signed up to help promote Neighborhood Christmas Store at a family workshop/dinner on October 3. While the kids were making Advent calendars, parents talked about…
Money Smart Saturday Workshops Coming Soon
The FDIC is updating their widely-used Money Smart curriculum for adults. We have been using the older version for three years and are ready for this change-up. When the new version is released…
