Carolyn Miller is one of the directors of the D2 Center. She is a graduate of Omaha Northwest High School and the University of Iowa. Carolyn has been with the D2 Center since 2010.
D2 Center (D2C) Career Navigators work with students getting close to graduation as they start thinking about what's next after high school. For some, this may be thinking about community college, 4-year college, or certificate programs and trades. Other students are...
Press Release MEDIA CONTACTS: Greg Emmel and Carolyn T. Miller, Executive Directors D2 Center 402-502-8534 info@d2center.org For Immediate Release: July 30, 2025 United Way of the Midlands Awards $40,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) /...
May 2025 was a huge month for D2 Center graduates. Forty-eight students earned their high school diploma this past May. Our students are continually making progress with their credits and some students graduated during January - April as well, bringing our total so...
Every three months we do a deep-dive into our progress. Looking back over the past two quarters, here are our most recent stats: 352 students served in the YAN Program 105 new students activated in the YAN Program 90 graduates (specifically, 49 in July 2024 after...
The D2 Center 2023-24 Annual Report (PDF) is now available. Highlights from the past year include: A total of 443 students were served in the YAN Program 133 students graduated in the YAN program and 220 students were newly activated into the program 91 students...
MEDIA CONTACTS: Greg Emmel and Carolyn T. Miller, Executive Directors D2 Center 402-502-8534 info@d2center.org For Immediate Release: July 30, 2024 United Way of the Midlands Awards $40,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) / Reengagement...
Taeng was born on the other side of the world in Thailand. He never knew his father. Soon after his mother brought his older sister and him to Texas, she put them up for adoption. However, he and his sister ended up in several foster homes in different states. By 10...
We're thrilled to announce that 56 D2 Center students earned their high school diploma in May! This brings our total so far for the 2023-24 school year to 126 grads. We expect a few more students will achieve graduation in June as well. Regardless, we have already...
D2 Center elective credits have been in demand this school year! The first three quarters of 2023-24, 33 students earned 53 D2C elective credits. Electives include English, math, and Navigating Your Future. Now that summer is here, the D2 Center is hopping with...
During the intake process at the D2 Center, one of the questions Staff Specialist Jodie Martinez asks is, "What are the reasons you disengaged or are struggling in school?" When Jodie asked Shannon this question early in the second semester of her 9th grade year in...
The D2 Center 2022-23 Annual Report (PDF) is now available. Highlights from the past year include: 389 students served in the YAN Program; 217 newly activated into the program; and 94 students in the YAN Program graduated from high school We appreciate the ongoing...
In the spring of 2022, Youth Academic Navigator Jesi DeWitt met Katherine, and Jesi knew she was strong academically and was a talented writer. However, during the pandemic years she had begun experiencing anxiety, and it became worse as the pandemic receded. She was...
Success! Our second Trivia Night fundraiser and raffle on Friday, October 20, 2023, was one for the books. More than 150 of our friends came together to support our mission. The evening was a fun blend of knowledge, networking, and community spirit that raised more...
The school social worker in the Omaha Public Schools Accelere Program was concerned that after a good start to the 2022-23 school year, Geovany’s attendance was slipping, and he was failing his classes. She believed a D2 Center Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) could...
Lilian Rios Navarette is pictured between the two bulletin boards she created this summer for the D2 Center conference room. Lilian will be a senior at South High and is working at the D2 Center this summer and school year as a part of the Avenue Scholars Intern Omaha...
On Thursday, May 4, 2023, D2 Center Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) Evelia Gutiérrez was honored during a special presentation at the Metro Community College (MCC) Cinco de Mayo celebration. After music from Los Nobles, lunch from La Mesa Restaurant, and keynote...
D2 Center Reengagement Supervisor and Youth Academic Navigator Jesi DeWitt attended the 23rd annual National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference in Savannah, Georgia this past March 5-8, 2023. Key takeaways from Jesi: This annual conference is held each year just...
D2 Center Career Navigators John Flemming (l) and Bette Norton Ball (r) meet with Blackburn Alternative Program senior students on February 28, 2023 at the Blackburn College and Career Champions College Expo. Also attending were representatives from Metropolitan...
The D2 Center 2021-22 Annual Report (PDF) is now available. This report includes information about the students we serve, program outcomes, and our organization overall. A few highlights: 83 students graduated in the YAN program and 197 students were newly activated...
Fall is here! Time to kick off D2 Center tutoring and elective credits for the 2022-23 school year. Tutoring from certified teachers is available in-person or via Teams/Zoom at convenient times Earn up to three elective credits this year Notify your YAN if you’re...
Update 10/03/2022: This position has been filled. The D2 Center is hiring a Youth Academic Navigator (YAN)! For more information and to apply, please see the listing on CareerLink. Join our team of seven YANs. The D2 Center YAN builds a positive and supportive...
Early last fall, as the pandemic lingered on, we were brainstorming how to set the stage for a new, better-than-ever school year and we came up with the 100 Diploma Challenge. One hundred graduates in one year would be unprecedented; recent previous yearly totals...
Blackburn High School seniors in the College Career Champions Club tour Metropolitan Community College Fort Omaha Campus with D2 Center Career Navigators Bette Norton Ball (left) and John Flemming (right) -- a great chance to get to know new Seniors!
Press Release MEDIA CONTACTS: Greg Emmel and Carolyn T. Miller, Executive Directors D2 Center 402-502-8534 info@d2center.org For Immediate Release: August 1, 2022 United Way of the Midlands Awards $45,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) /...
The first D2 Center summer elective credit session started on June 2, when students attended an afternoon orientation at the D2 Center (pictured below). Twenty-five students are enrolled in the first session which runs through June 24, and they are taking an English...
In Fall 2021, the D2 Center participated in a UNO Service Learning Academy (SLA) project, partnering with UNO students in Kersten Borer’s Social Work and Civic Engagement class and Omaha South High students in Amy Cerra’s advanced pottery class. The previous summer,...
D2 Center Youth Academic Navigators (YANs) Yaneth Mares (left) and Evelia Gutiérrez (right) attended the Nebraska School Mental Health Conference June 1-2, 2022. Key takeaways from Yaneth: "The conference had great keynote speakers and breakout sessions. The speakers...
Congratulations to D2 Center Staff Specialist and teacher Jodie Martinez (pictured below) and her students. In the 2021-22 school year, 15 D2 Center students earned 18 elective credits which is a new record! Although the D2 Center focus has always been supporting...
We are excited to participate in SHARE Omaha’s Do Good Days from May 17-19! It's three days dedicated to all the ways you can support us and 650+ of our nonprofit friends in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro. Please add these dates to your calendar and get ready to give...
D2 Center staff participated in the Community Resource Fair for young adults at Fontenelle Park Pavilion along with more than 25 nonprofits, community agencies, educational institutions, and employers. Organizations shared info ranging from education and housing to...