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...
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United Way of the Midlands Awards $40,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) / Reengagement Specialist Program
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...
D2 Center Summer 2024 Elective Credits
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...
D2 Center 2022-23 Annual Report
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...
Welcome, Lilian!
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...
D2 Center YAN Evelia Gutiérrez Honored at Metro Community College Cinco de Mayo Celebration
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 2021-22 Annual Report
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 2022 D2 Center Tutoring and Elective Credit Classes
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...
The D2 Center is Hiring! September 2022
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...
Drum Roll, Please! D2 Center 100 Diploma Challenge Results
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...
United Way of the Midlands Awards $45,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) / Reengagement Specialist Program
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) /...
D2 Center Summer Elective Credit Sessions
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...
New D2 Center Elective Credit Record Set
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...
Community Resource Fair for Omaha-area Youth, May 4, 2022
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 2022 Summer Elective Classes
May is here and it's time to start thinking about summer! Every year the D2 Center offers options for students who are in need of elective credits. These courses are designed to complement OPS summer school opportunities and are taught by Nebraska certified teachers....
Accelere College and Career Fair, April 2022
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...
Reconnecting Youth: Putting Out of School, Out of Work Youth on a Path to Self-Sufficiency
The D2 Center is included in a new set of tools produced by MDRC and Child Trends for the project “Reconnecting Youth: Putting Out of School, Out of Work Youth on a Path to Self-Sufficiency.” These tools can be accessed on youth.gov. This project was funded by the...
D2 Center @ Intern Omaha Expo
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....
College & Career Fair at Accelere & Blackburn, Oct. 2021
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...
D2 Center 2020-21 Annual Report
The D2 Center Annual Report (PDF) for the 2020-2021 fiscal year is now available. Our Annual Report offers information about the students we serve, program outcomes, and our organization overall. After a rough ending to the 2019-20 school year thanks to the pandemic,...
United Way of the Midlands Awards $30,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) / Reengagement Specialist Program
Press Release MEDIA CONTACTS: Greg Emmel and Carolyn T. Miller, Executive Directors D2 Center 402-502-8534 info@d2center.org For Immediate Release: August 27, 2021 United Way of the Midlands Awards $30,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN)...
The D2 Center is Hiring! August 2021
**UPDATE: These postings are closed as of 9/01/2021.** The start of the school year is right around the corner and the D2 Center is looking to hire two individuals to help with our growing program. For more information and to apply, please see our postings on...
D2 Center 2021 Virtual Summer Elective Classes
Summer is right around the corner and we're pleased to share our elective credit plans for Summer 2021! D2 Center summer options are virtual this year; see course descriptions and requirements below. Please contact Director Greg Emmel with questions or to sign up...
Spring 2021 D2 Center Tutoring and Elective Credit Classes
In November 2020, the D2 Center began offering tutoring and elective credit classes virtually to D2 Center students. We have refined these virtual processes a bit - please see details below. We are here to help and would love to see you (virtually, for now)! Tutoring...
2020-21 Tutoring and Elective Credit Classes at the D2 Center
In November 2020, the D2 Center began offering tutoring and elective credit classes virtually to D2 Center students. Staff Specialist Jodie Martinez coordinates the curriculum and student participation for the elective credit classes—"Navigating Your Future" and an...
D2 Center 2019-20 Annual Report
The D2 Center Annual Report (PDF) for the 2019-20 fiscal year is now available. Our Annual Report offers information about the students we serve, program outcomes, and our organization overall. The current pandemic created unique challenges in the final quarter of...
D2 Center / OPS Virtual Summer Pandemic Partnership
The D2 Center partnered with the Omaha Public Schools in the summer of 2020 to offer three classes to supplement OPS virtual summer classes. For the past nine years, D2 Center teachers have offered two elective credit classes to D2 Center students in the summer. This...
United Way of the Midlands Awards $15,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) / Reengagement Specialist Program
Press Release MEDIA CONTACTS: Greg Emmel and Carolyn T. Miller, Executive Directors D2 Center 402-502-8534 info@d2center.org For Immediate Release: August 6, 2020 United Way of the Midlands Awards $15,000 Grant to the D2 Center to Fund Youth Academic Navigator (YAN) /...
D2 Center Virtual Summer Elective Classes
The D2 Center partnered with the Omaha Public Schools (OPS) this summer in June and July and is offering three classes to D2 Center students and a few other OPS students who are trying to graduate. All the classes are taught remotely utilizing Zoom meetings, cell...
Congrats D2 Center Scholarship Winners!
Congratulations to these D2 Center students who earned scholarships for college this spring! We are so proud of you, your hard work and perseverance.