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...
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!
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...
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...
D2 Center staff participated in the OPS Accelere College and Career Fair on April 14, 2022. About 20 local employers, postsecondary education and training organizations, and the military were present to meet with students. Here are a few photos of the event, which had...
The D2 Center participated in the OPS Independent Studies Program (ISP) College and Career Fair on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Other organizations present included UNO, Metropolitan Community College, Iowa Western Community College, Lozier Corporation, and the U.S....
Career Navigators John Moore and Bette Norton Ball (pictured in the Christmas sweater) assisted Blackburn school staff with planning and distribution of food baskets to Blackburn students and families on December 13, 2021. The holiday meal includes all the fixings and...
D2 Center staff attended the Intern Omaha Expo at the Scott Conference Center on November 19, 2021. Hundreds of students attended from school districts in Douglas and Sarpy County to learn about career options from over 40 Omaha Metro employers in a variety of fields....
D2 Center Career Navigators Bette Norton Ball and John Moore helped plan a College and Career Fair at Accelere and Blackburn held on Thursday, October 14. It was a great success! Below: Career Navigators John Moore (left) and Bette Norton Ball (3rd from left) worked...
Please join us in this local day of giving. We're still serving our students, who struggle in the best of times, and have even celebrated a few graduations! But these students need us now more than ever. We are staying true to our mission and are supporting our...
Please join us Friday, November 15, 2019 from 6-9 PM for our first-ever fundraiser! Put together a team of trivia wizards to compete for prizes and enjoy pizza, beer / wine, and soft drinks. Register here, and check out sponsorship opportunities as well. We're looking...
Please join us Thursday, September 5 from 3 - 5 P.M. to celebrate the start of D2 Center tutoring! D2 Center students are invited to meet our tutors, enjoy some food, and enter a raffle for a chance to win a prize. We hope to see you there!
After-school tutoring begins at the D2 Center on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Please join us for assistance in math, reading, and more. See below for details, and please call 402-502-8534 with any questions. Tutoring Opportunities Certified teachers are available on...
The D2 Center summer elective credit class Literacy and Life Skills teachers and students held an Open House last Friday, July 26, 2019, attended by parents and family members, community support staff, and D2 Center staff. Everyone enjoyed bagels and fruit, and the...
This June marks the launch of OPS Blackburn Alternative High School counselor Dr. Suzi Yokley-Busby’s brainchild, the Champions’ Club, in partnership with D2 Center Career Navigators Bette Norton Ball and John Moore. Blackburn students who will be seniors this fall...
Are you behind in elective credits? Catch up this summer with two elective credit classes at the D2 Center. Class sizes are small and students get one-on-one attention from our staff of caring, Nebraska-certified teachers. Make the most of your summer! **Please call...
On May 8, 2019, D2 Center YANs Jesi DeWitt (L) & Evelia Gutiérrez (R) staffed the EPIC Carnival, sharing resources AND a beanbag toss w/ students. EPIC (Education + Prevention + Information + Conversation) is a peer-advocate youth advisory board dedicated to...
Omaha Gives! is only two weeks away! Please join us for this local 24-hour day of giving and help us earn a $5,130 match generously pledged from our Board and staff. We'll see you online on the 22nd, or schedule your gift today and payment will go through on May...
Congratulations to D2 Center YAN Jesi DeWitt, who was awarded a certificate of appreciation at the Promiseship quarterly meeting. Jesi was nominated by Amanda Gould, who wrote: Jesi started working with one of my youth as her youth academic navigator through the D2...
Intake Specialist Charnella Mims and Director Greg Emmel attended the 11th Annual State of Education in North Omaha Summit on Saturday, November 10, 2018. The D2 Center had a resource table, and the Summit was attended by many community members and community...
Eleven D2 Center students enrolled this summer in an elective credit class "Better Family Health" under the guidance of certified teachers Ms. Clem Bell and Ms. Dianne Kielniarz. One of the goals of the class is for students to prepare a project and presentation on a...
Please join the D2 Center this Wednesday, May 23, for Omaha Gives!, the local 24-hour charitable challenge from the Omaha Community Foundation and American National Bank. Donations start at $10 and we appreciate any and every gift towards our mission of reengaging...
D2 Center and Omaha Public Schools (OPS) Independent Studies Program students attended a tour of Xenon Academy on Thursday, December 21, 2018. D2 Center Career Navigator John Moore and OPS Accelere Futures Specialist Megan Dimmitt also attended. The D2 Center Career...
D2 Center directors Greg Emmel and Carolyn Miller and Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) Kelsey Hansen attended the 2017 Western Regional Reengagement Plus! Convening in Tacoma, WA, December 6-8, 2017. As always the conference provided excellent networking opportunities...
D2 Center Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) Curtis Morgan and two of his students, Brandon and James, attended the 10th Annual State of Education in North Omaha Summit on Saturday, November 11, 2017. The D2 Center had a resource table at the Summit, and Executive...
On October 5 we celebrated all of our graduates over the 2016-17 school year with food, games, music, and of course, cake. We can't wait to see who we'll be celebrating next year! Check out the photo album on Facebook.