2018 Year In Review
PLUS ME's 10 Highlights From 2018
PLUS ME's Board VP and President accepting our grant at St. John Foundation's holiday gala.
2. We received capacity building grants from the Joseph Drown Foundation, St. John Foundation, and LA County Supervisor Hilda Solis's Office to help us expand our impact in Los Angeles.
#TeamPLUSME featuring current and former board members, presenters, and staff
4. In July, we celebrated our 5 year anniversary by launching our 5 Years. 5 Days. 5 Dollars. fundraising campaign. We received tremendous support from our donor community and celebrated our achievements via social media and with our team.
5. Throughout 2018, we partnered with 24 organizations to support their youth with realizing their story matters. Richard Kuo shares one of his highlights working with one of our partners.
PLUS ME Volunteer, Dan, poses for a photo with a student at Bancroft Middle School after sharing his story to over 100 students
6. PLUS ME participated in LA County's 2nd District Capacity Building & Leadership Development program hosted by Community Partners and Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas. This program has strengthened our infrastructure and capacity to inspire more students.
Over 24 volunteers shared their story at Linda Marquez High School in Huntington Park on #GivingTuesday
8. We successfully completed our #GivingTuesday 100 Volunteers. 100 Stories. campaign that recruited, trained, and supported 100 volunteers to share their personal stories with over 1,500 students on Giving Tuesday.
This notebook was given to over 500 students this year and we hope to put it in the hands of over 5,000 next year
9. Our team piloted our Your Story Matters notebooks that will be officially launched in 2019. These 100-page notebooks guide students through reflecting and writing their own personal narratives.
Bethanee supporting a student develop her narrative in our Storytellers PLUS ME program
10. We have been invited to join The Annenberg Foundation's Annenberg Alchemy Fundamentals program and UCLA's Social Enterprise Academy cohort in 2019!