On Friday, May 13, 2022, we gathered for our annual event, Telling Tales Out of School. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the evening with us, live in Ann Arbor or through the livestream! Watch all the videos from Telling Tales 2022...
BY PERI STONE-PALMQUIST This month is my 10-year anniversary working at Student Advocacy Center and I can’t help but be nostalgic as I reflect back. I was not looking for a new job when approached to apply at SAC. I was happy working part-time at the Washtenaw...
Our hearts are broken here at Student Advocacy Center after LaRonte Benion-Phillips was shot and killed just weeks after his 18th birthday — just months shy of walking across the stage to receive his diploma. We met LaRonte when he was just 14 and spent hours...
Come and celebrate the art and craft of storytelling, while supporting the Student Advocacy Center and our work keeping students in school. Our annual storytelling event, “Telling Tales Out of School” is back and again we’ll be outside, weather permitting, to raise...
It has been two months since the tragic school shooting at Oxford that left four students dead and many others injured. Our hearts break for those families and that school community. At Student Advocacy Center, we continue to navigate complex fallout from Oxford...
Have you had a moment to hear the powerful stories shared this month as we focus on our work in Detroit and Wayne County? These stories are too important not to hear! First off, check out Raniyah’s quick story about how SAC helped her to graduate: Raniyah’s mom,...