PROPEL Forward • School-Year Program
Where Potential Meets Opportunity.
Every Single Day.
PROPEL Forward is where every student’s journey begins.
Every afternoon, young people walk through our doors knowing someone is glad they came. Through trusted relationships, academic support and meaningful experiences, students discover who they’re becoming and build the confidence to pursue what’s next.
More Than Afterschool
They are known here.
There is a moment every PROPELIAN remembers.
Stepping through the door after school and realizing someone genuinely knows their name.
At PROPEL Forward, relationships come first. Academic success, leadership and confidence grow because students know they belong. Every afternoon is another opportunity to learn, be challenged and become part of something bigger than themselves.
Growing the Whole Person
Homework comes first. Students receive tutoring, academic coaching and individualized support from staff and volunteer mentors. Whether it’s middle school math, SAT preparation or college essays, we help students build confidence in the classroom.
Career speakers. College visits. Field trips. Hands-on experiences. Students explore careers, higher education and opportunities they may have never imagined, helping them connect today’s effort with tomorrow’s possibilities.
Leadership isn’t taught through lectures. Students practice it every day through teamwork, service projects, mentoring younger students, financial literacy, communication and real-life responsibility. Character is developed through consistent relationships and meaningful experiences.
Healthy minds need healthy habits. From sports and fitness to nutrition, cooking and sharing a home-cooked dinner together, students learn to care for themselves while building friendships that feel like family.
An Ordinary Afternoon
What does PROPEL Forward look like?
Every afternoon, students arrive at the PROPEL House after school, where a healthy snack is waiting and they’re greeted by people who know their names. Before a lesson begins or homework is opened, students know they’re in a place where they matter.
Homework and tutoring come first, with coaches, staff and volunteer mentors helping students succeed in school and believe in their own abilities. Whether it’s middle school math, SAT preparation or college essays, students are surrounded by people who refuse to let them struggle alone.
No two afternoons are exactly alike. Students may be preparing a healthy meal, exploring a future career, meeting community leaders, visiting a college campus, participating in fitness activities, learning financial literacy, creating art or developing leadership skills through hands-on experiences.
Before heading home, everyone gathers around a hot, home-cooked meal. It’s a chance to laugh, celebrate victories, encourage one another and reflect on the day. These everyday moments are what transform PROPEL from an afterschool program into a second family.
Forward isn’t just where students spend their afternoons. It’s where they begin to imagine their future.
Forward → Pathways
PROPEL Forward is where students discover who they’re becoming. PROPEL Pathways is where they begin deciding where they’re going.
As students build confidence, strengthen their academic foundation and uncover new interests, they naturally transition into PROPEL Pathways. There, relationships become opportunities through scholarships, college planning, career exploration, internships, certifications and real-world experiences.
Forward builds the foundation.Pathways helps students build their future.
Explore PROPEL PathwaysThe difference is who shows up.
“A lot of afterschool programs help students get through the day. PROPEL Forward helps them discover who they can become.”
Every afternoon begins with relationships. What students remember most are the people who consistently showed up, believed in them and reminded them that their future is bigger than their circumstances. At PROPEL, those relationships don’t end at graduation. They become the foundation for everything that comes next.
Continue Exploring
Forward is about who I’m becoming.Pathways is about where I’m going.P.L.A.Y. is about growing through summer experiences.
Ready to move Forward?
PROPEL Forward welcomes middle and high school students throughout the school year as space permits. Whether your child is looking for academic support, meaningful friendships or a place to discover what’s possible, their journey can begin here.
