Alumni Spotlight: Andrea | Where are they Now?

Connecting with our incredible Alumni ! We’ve created this special section to catch up with them, learn about their transformative...

Farrington Cador Joins Palmer Scholars Family

Farrington A. Cador is joining our team as the Director of Scholar Support. Farrington hails from Tacoma, WA and is a graduate of the...

Announcing Stay In & Cheer!

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

South Sound Business: Palmer Pathways Initiative Aims to Re-engage Pierce County Youth

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

Palmer Scholars partner for alumni success

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

Palmer Scholars Engage with the 2020 Census

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

White Collar and Blue Collar and New Collar, oh my!

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

Mentor Match 2019

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

Announcing Palmer Pathways

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

Palmer Care Packages

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

Summer BBQ 2019

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

Celebrating our Largest Graduating Class Ever!

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

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