Essence gave me permission to share a paragraph she wrote at PTM during her writing class:    “When I spend time with my mentor it is mornings.  She is fun.  One morning I woke up one good, beautiful Thursday morning.  I went to PTM.  I saw my mentor Mrs. Ann.  She brought me chocloate covered […]

  Well, I’m a fruit… While I was growing up I attended a Christian summer camp where we sang a silly, memorable song about the fruit of the Spirit – one that has helped me discern what the Holy Spirit produces in our lives (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control). I […]

Though I have been an Atanta Braves fan since 1976 (I watched the Braves play a softball game against President Jimmy Carter and his secret service men near my hometown), my favorite player is R.A. Dickey.  This past spring, R.A. (who currently plays for the Mets) donated brand new baseball gear to PTM through his […]

One of the main areas of emphasis in PTM’s afterschool programming is on reading development.  When the first formal reading assessments were conducted with Preston Taylor students in 2002, only 3% were reading on grade level. As children identified as struggling readers fall further behind in school, their motivation level declines, leading to continued poor […]

The summer after I graduated from college, I interned at PTM with the Calvin House. I loved every moment of that summer and was a little terrified when Chan asked me to run a new site they would be starting in the fall. Not only was this a completely new site but I was nervous […]