佛州学生职场导师项目获6万美元资助：80名学生配职场导师、面试服装有着落
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast 11月2日宣布，该机构获得 Charlotte Impact NOW! 计划6万美元资助，用于其在美国佛罗里达州 Charlotte County 推行的「校外之墙」（Beyond School Walls）项目。这笔资助来自 Gulf Coast Community Foundation 与 Elsa and Peter Soderberg Charitable Foundation 的合作计划。
「校外之墙」把 Charlotte County 及 Sun Coast 地区的学生与职场导师连接起来，让学生走进真实工作场所，探索职业方向、练习专业技能，并为走出校门后的道路做准备。本学年，该项目在 Charlotte County 共开设七个班、服务80名学生，由该机构影响力总监 Christa Hollenbeck 统筹组织。
这6万美元将用于项目运营开支，包括接送学生参加职场导师活动的交通、活动日的学生餐食，以及帮助学生购置面试和职场服装的定向礼品卡。Gulf Coast Community Foundation 社区领导副总裁 Erin Minor 说：「把学习延伸到课堂之外，能帮助学生探索兴趣、看见未来的新可能。」
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast 总裁兼首席执行官 Kamala Martinez 说：「这份支持确保学生能获得有意义的职场导师体验，以及迈向成功未来所需的资源。」
该机构2025–26财政年度在其十县服务范围内共服务逾1,800名青少年，其中99%顺利毕业或升入下一年级，毕业班学生100%升入高等教育、入伍或就业；近1,900名志愿者全年贡献约265,000小时服务。该机构自1968年起以一对一导师制陪伴青少年，是全美第十大 Big Brothers Big Sisters 机构。
（来源：Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast）
Florida Student Workplace Mentoring Program Receives $60,000 Grant: 80 Students Matched With Workplace Mentors
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast announced on November 2 that it has received a $60,000 grant from the Charlotte Impact NOW! Initiative to support its Beyond School Walls program in Charlotte County, Florida. The initiative is a partnership between Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Elsa and Peter Soderberg Charitable Foundation.
Beyond School Walls connects students in Charlotte County and across the Sun Coast with workplace mentors and career experiences, helping them explore future opportunities, develop professional skills and envision pathways beyond the classroom. This school year the organization is operating seven Beyond School Walls programs in Charlotte County, serving 80 students, under Christa Hollenbeck, its Director of Impact.
The grant will support program and operational expenses, including transportation to workplace mentoring experiences, student meals on program days, and restricted gift cards that help students buy interview- and work-ready clothing. 'Expanding learning beyond the classroom helps students explore their interests and see new possibilities for their futures,' said Erin Minor, Vice President of Community Leadership for Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
'We are grateful to Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Elsa and Peter Soderberg Charitable Foundation for investing in the potential of young people in Charlotte County,' said Kamala Martinez, President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast. 'This support helps ensure students have access to meaningful workplace mentoring experiences and the resources they need to take their next steps toward a successful future.'
In fiscal year 2025-26 the organization served more than 1,800 youth across its ten-county footprint: 99% of youth graduated or advanced to the next grade level, and 100% of graduating seniors transitioned to postsecondary education, military service or employment. Nearly 1,900 volunteers contributed an estimated 265,000 hours of service. Founded in 1968, the agency is the 10th largest Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in the nation.
(Source: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast)
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图片来源：图：学生导师在课堂活动上指导年幼学生（资料图）。Shrenil19 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Student mentors guide younger students during a classroom activity (file photo). Photo by Shrenil19, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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