Phuture Phoenix gets grant from Packers Foundation

The Phuture Phoenix program was one of 85 organizations to receive financial support from the Green Bay Packers Foundation. (See a Packers news release here.)

Phuture Phoenix was awarded a $3,000 grant, which is targeted for developing an event for Phuture Phoenix parents in the spring.

(L-R) Phuture Phoenix Associate Director Stephanie Cataldo-Pabich, Packers President Mark Murphy and Phuture Phoenix Director Kim Desotell

The plan is to bring parents of fifth- to ninth-graders to campus, give them a tour and then have discussions with Financial Aid and Admissions staff to help them steer their children toward a college education in the future.

“This age group is critical because, by the end of a student’s ninth grade year, there must be a higher education plan in place in order for the students to begin, in tenth grade, to take those classes necessary to continue on to a higher education degree,” Phuture Phoenix Associate Director Stephanie Cataldo-Pabich said.

Meeting with the parents also lets them learn about the resources available that makes higher education go from being a wish to a reality for their children. College is within reach, especially when people “Know How 2 Go.”

The Packers Foundation awarded more than $171,000 this year to 85 civic and charitable groups throughout the state. The groups were guests at a luncheon at the Lambeau Field Atrium on Thursday, Feb. 26. The event brought all the recipients together and recognized the outstanding efforts and services performed by each of the organizations.