Project Pride

To find success in today’s job market, a high school diploma and basic job training are necessary tools to securing financial independence.

Project PRIDE, a comprehensive out-of-school youth program based in Rochester, New Hampshire, helps dozens of teens each year meet these basic requirements and recognize their potential.

Started in 1987 with grants procured through the New Hampshire Job Training Fund and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Project PRIDE offers help to teens facing economic or personal disadvantages that have officially withdrawn from the education system, and/or attained a high school diploma or a GED certificate. Through individualized youth development, educational opportunities and occupational training, this program ensures that participants gain transferable skills to compete and achieve in the workforce. Continue Reading

Carol Sue Burdock

"It breaks your heart as a parent to see your child struggle." Carol Sue Burdock recalls. Currently homeschooling three children diagnosed with dyslexia, Carol recounts her family's long battle with the crippling insecurities, social stigmas and constant frustrations stemming from this widely misunderstood disorder.

This battle started soon after her 6 year old son, John, entered public kindergarten. After about a month, the pressure of trying to keep up with fellow classmates when not being able to grasp common lessons caused John to develop severe anxiety and stress. Carol remembers that "it escalated to the point where he started having nervous ticks." The many days when he would come home crying, confused and discouraged led Carol to seek alternate education methods. "We decided then to pull him out because this was just not healthy." Continue Reading

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Tim Seefeldt - A Journey of Hope

It was a harsh twist of fate for Tim Seefeldt; being a former journalist suddenly unable to share his creativity due to a stroke.

“I don’t know if it was bitter irony or if it was just a cruel joke from God. When I had the stroke, the two things that were taken most dramatically from me were my ability to read and my ability to write.” Continue Reading