Youth Program Stories


Peace Ed Goes Back Into The Schools

It will take years for us to understand just how deeply students’ lives have been impacted by COVID. While testing may give us an inkling into what the academic impact has been, these tests cannot gauge the toll of ongoing COVID for students’ mental health and their ability to thrive. While we may not have hard data yet, the anecdotal evidence from teachers and those who work with children in […]


Peace Ed Has a “Gigantic Impact”

It means something when a volunteer offers his or her time over a period of several decades to an organization. Lee Beckhusen, retired Presbyterian minister and Peace Ed’s board of directors chair, became acquainted with Peace Ed nearly two decades ago. After an initial six-year term on the board, she continued serving on committees and helping out at special events until returning to the board five years ago. “I’m someone […]


Navigators Helps Direct Path of Teens

Life isn’t always a smooth path; most of us go through periods in our lives when we need the support of others to get through. The critical pre-teen and early teenage years can be especially rough, and it is why the Navigators program Peace Education Program is focused on young men in late elementary and middle school who would benefit from mentoring and developing their conflict resolution skills. Durk Davidson, […]