100% of our students more than doubled their overall business knowledge
85% identified a special talent they can use to earn a living
91% feel they know enough to start their own business and make a profit
95% plan to go on for more education after high-school
15% are operating a business
60% are holding a job
90% remained in or completed high school
55% performed voluntary community service

Our Community
2003-present | renovation of 2 near-blighted downtown properties | Photos
2004-present | donations (copying) to area non-profits
2006 | Better Living in North Quabbin, a regional web portal | Website
2006 | Tapestry Teens, a reproductive health website for W. MA youth | Website
2005 | a teen reproductive health video PSA | Video
2004 | teen reproductive health market research
2003 | Memorial Park, fall clean-up
2002 | hosted and assisted film crew of Bit My Pretty Red Heart in Two
2000-2003 | teen activities for Starry Starry Night (New Year's Eve event)
2000 | youth-senior citizen forum on wheeled use of sidewalks
1999 | Putnam Hall, a 4-panel mural on Orange's economic history

Awards & Recognition
2007 | Managing for Excellence Award: Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts
2006 | Life Changing Organization Award: Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Photos
2005 | Community Builder Award: Community Foundation of North-Central Massachusetts
2002 | winner, USDA/National 4-H Council Cooperative Youth Business Plan Competition (Blaise Barstow, Floris Fortier)
2001 | NFTE Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Justin Wilkinson)
2000 | honorable mention, NFTE Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Charles Pierson)
2000 | honorable mention, NFTE Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year (Jerry Whaland)
1999 | NFTE Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year (Tim Cohen-Mitchell)

Case Studies
2007 | Our Common Wealth: Building a Future for Our Children and Youth, The Massachusetts Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time Report, Senator Thomas McGee and Representative Marie St. Fleur, Co-Chairs
2006 | CTCNet Connections for All

Policy Inclusion
2007 | Improving Federal Coordination of Disconnected Youth Services: A Policy Analysis for the Government Accountability Office, Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
2002-2006 | Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Franklin Regional Council of Government
2005 | Pathways to Success by 21, Franklin-Hampshire Regional Employment Board
2004 | Northern Tier Initiative, John Olver (D-MA)
2004 | Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Sharing Best Practices
Conference Presentations
2007 | Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education, Marlborough, MA
2007 | Massachusetts Statewide Undergraduate Conference, Amherst, MA
2007 | Youth Conference, Community Coalition for Teens, Greenfield, MA
2006 | Community Technology Centers' Network, Washington, DC
2006 | Rural Poverty Conference, Amherst, MA
2005 | Community Technology Centers' Network, Cleveland, OH
2001 | Uppingham Seminar, Uppingham, UK
2000 | Rural Poverty Conference, Northfield, MA
2000 | Youth Conference, Community Coalition for Teens, Turners Falls, MA
1999 | Youth Conference, Community Coalition for Teens, Northfield, MA

Workshop Presentations
2005 | Building Sustainable Revenue Models, Community Technology Centers' Network, Woburn, MA
2005| Youth Leadership Summit, Fitchburg, MA | Video
2002 | Institute for Training & Development, Amherst, MA
1999| WorldBoston, Community Connections Program, Lowell, MA

Other Presentations
2005 | Creating Change: Leadership Matters, Leominster, MA
2000 | American Enterprise Organization, Lowell, MA

Teaching, Higher Education
1998 | Micro-Enterprise Development, New Hampshire College, Graduate School of Business, Manchester, NH