I’m angry. I’m tired. I’m so very tired… Black people, and other people of color, are hurting. We’re angry. We’re tired. We’re so very tired… As unrest has u...

Coming from a low-income family, pursuing a college education was always something I prioritized, but not something that always felt possible. When I committ...

In 2019, to honor the life and legacy of Peggy Palmer, daughter of Merle Palmer, we awarded the inaugural Peggy Palmer Award for Excellence in Mentoring to S...

The Willie Stewart Award was created to honor the decades of work and service of Willie Stewart. A retired educator and leader in our community, Willie has b...

At the beginning of the year, we sat down with the very first Palmer Scholar. Before Palmer Scholars was a formal organization, Merle Palmer and Rev. Al Davi...

In October 2019, Scholar Khyree flew to Detroit for the Forbes Under 30 Scholars Summit. Khyree was selected as an Under 30 Scholar from the University of Wa...

After Gov. Inslee first announced school closures, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier used his short time on screen to make an important point. Now, more...

Two years ago, we started our Palmer Cares program. Palmer Cares is a two-pronged program aimed to better serve our Scholars once they head off to their post...

As COVID-19 has changed business as usual, operations at Palmer Scholars is no different. Our Palmer Pathways program has had to be especially responsive to ...

One of our favorite parts of our annual Stand Up & Cheer luncheon is the opportunity to connect our guests with our Scholars. We seat one Scholar at each tab...

Hello friends, As you all well know, the Human Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has created a very challenging situation for our community and the world as a whole....

This article was originally posted by South Sound Business. You can read the article in the March 2020 issue or online here. The trades industry is suffering...

For years, we have been rooted in our commitment to guiding our Scholars not just into a postsecondary program but through to graduation. As our Scholars mak...

At Palmer Scholars, our vision is for our Scholars to succeed in graduating from college with the essential tools to be catalysts for change and leaders in o...

As a community organization, we constantly seek feedback from our Scholars, their families, and the greater community who has served us for nearly 40 years. ...

Last night, we held our annual Mentor Match, during which our high school Scholars meet their mentor for the very first time. We see mentorship as a pillar o...

We are excited to announce we are piloting a new program this year! Palmer Pathways, designed in partnership with Workforce Central, brings our wraparound se...

In a speech he delivered at our graduation celebration in 2018, Mt. Tahoma graduate Jesse recounted his first day moving into the dorms of his new school. “A...

This will be a post about the Summer BBQ Many things have changed since Palmer Scholars first started supporting Pierce County youth in 1983. Alumni lovingly...

When Merle Palmer and Rev. Al Davis began mentoring and financially supporting those two young men they handpicked from their Sunday School class more than 3...