Winning Futures

Transitioning into the first week of high school? 📚 These 12 tips can help make it more manageable and less hectic.

12 Essential Tips to Navigate Your First Week of High School For the incoming first-year student, high school can elicit a wide range of feelings: excitement about new friends, worry over tougher classes and courseloads, pride in reaching a new stage in life, trepidation about a new environment, curiosity about interesting subject material, and much more. Wha...

Your attendance made “fore” one great event! ⛳ This year’s Golf Social at Topgolf featured a tournament with prizes, free play, a silent auction, dinner, and countless conversations. Together, we raised nearly $350,000 to support students in our seven-year Workforce Prep Mentoring Program. Thank you to our Event Chairs, Sham Kunjur and Ajoy Unnikrishnan, along with board members Kimberley Huot, Scott Thiele, and Marcelo Conti, for networking with our guests all afternoon!

See highlights and more from this year’s event: https://tinyurl.com/2869jb67

According to studies by the University of Michigan and Saginaw Valley State University, our Workforce Prep Mentoring Program has a statistically significant impact on students and is evidence-based.

Discover how. https://winningfutures.org/about-us/impact.

Fore! Time is running out. We’re in the final stretch of the 2026 Ally Charity Chip In program and we need your help to sink this putt. When you donate by October 1, 2026, The Ally Challenge presented by McLaren will add an extra 5-10% to your donation with no fee to you or us. Even better, we get all the proceeds. This means more life-changing opportunities for our students. But just like the back nine, time flies, so don’t miss your shot!

It’s super easy to donate:
• Visit www.theallychallenge.com/chipin
• Scroll down to the portion of the page that says “Make a Donation Today!”
• Fill out the donation form, making sure to select Winning Futures as your charity
• Click “Submit Donation”

Let’s finish strong. Donate now, then share this post and tag a friend who loves helping students. www.theallychallenge.com/chipin

We’re proud to be recognized as a 2025-26 College Access Champion Site!

Through our commitment to supporting students as they plan for life after high school, at least 85% of our seniors submitted a college application during Michigan College Month.

This recognition from Michigan College Access Network celebrates the work being done to help students take the next step toward their education and future goals.

Congratulations to our students, volunteer Career Mentors, and everyone who supports their journey! 🎓

Heritage helps shape who we are. Mentorship helps shape where we’re going. This National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating Hispanic communities and the students who are building the next chapters of their stories.

Hayden, a 2026 high school graduate and scholarship recipient, plans to attend Oakland Community College and pursue a health sciences program that will prepare her to be an Ultrasound Technician.

"I never really spoke much because I didn't want to get made fun of,” shared Hayden of her time before joining Winning Futures. “Through the program, I learned how to communicate better. And when I spoke up, my mentor listened and made me feel heard.”

Please join us in welcoming Chris Petrovich, our new Data and Technology Specialist!

With a decade of experience in manufacturing IT and years of involvement in education through volunteering, supporting his wife’s work as a teacher, and raising his two sons, Chris was looking for an opportunity to put his skills toward something meaningful.

Chris supports the technology and systems that help advance our mission. We’re excited to have him on the team and grateful for the skills and passion he brings to our team and students.

Learn more about Chris and his journey: https://tinyurl.com/32z36b9j.

We’re proud to be one of the organizations supported by this year’s , a fundraising competition that shines a spotlight on hundreds of incredible nonprofits across the country. Any gift, large or small, helps empower our students and their futures.

Donate before time runs out on Friday, August 28. https://www.rocketcommunitychallenge.com/organization/Mentoring-Solutions