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FREE Tutoring Services Available!! - Project PROA

NMC's Project PROA offers FREE tutoring and mentoring services, advising and counseling support, and monthly activities to all high school and college students. If you or anyone you know might benefit from these services, please reach out to your School Counselor or fill out the application form below. Services are offered both virtual and in-person.

Spring 2022 Project PROA Application

What is Project PROA?

The mission of Project Promotion Retention Opportunities Advancement (PROA) is to improve and expand the capacity of indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian students* in Saipan, Tinian, and Rota by increasing the proportion of those who enroll and graduate on time at NMC.

Project PROA’s goals are to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) career interest among students and provide financial literacy education to students and their families through tutoring and mentoring and activities and workshops.

*As a federally-funded program, Project PROA serves all enrolled high school and college students.

What services does Project PROA provide?

Project PROA provides the following services to high school and college students:

• Tutoring and Mentoring

  • On-campus tutoring and mentoring &
    virtual tutoring/mentoring - appointments and walk-ins accepted.

• Activities

  • Academic, STEM & Financial Literacy, and mentorship activities are available monthly.

  • For upcoming activities, check your student email, Project PROA’s monthly newsletter, and NMC’s social media.

• Resources*

  • Course textbooks, calculators, laptops, tablets, headphones, musical instruments, and printing/copying services.
    *Resources are to be used at the PROA Center.

*Source: https://www.marianas.edu/projectproa 

Project HALIGI AWARE: Do you have all the feels all the time? Let's talk about it.

LET'S CONNECT

Confidential. Safe. Non-judgmental.

These services are provided through the funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA).

For more information, you may contact Haligi Aware at mentalhealth@cnmipss.org.

ABOUT HALIGI AWARE

Project HALIGI AWARE provides behavioral supports and interventions to support the social, emotional, and behavioral well-being of our community members and work towards reslience/strength.

Project HALIGI AWARE is comprised with a team of mental health specialists, wrap around care facilitators and other professionals that you can trust. Haligi is the Chamorro term for the pillar of the Latte Stone, and like the Haligi, we are here to support you.

FREE DIRECT SERVICES

If you are a parent and want to refer your child (if the student is 18 years old or older, they may refer themselves), fill out the form here: https://tinyurl.com/psschildmentalhealth

If you are a teacher or counselor and would like to refer a student, fill out the form here: https://tinyurl.com/CNMIPSS-student-referral

If you are a parent or staff member and would like some support for self or family: https://tinyurl.com/CNMIPSS-staff-referral

CONTACT SUPPORT

If you or someone that you care for needs immediate support, please call:

PSS Student Support Services at 670-664-3822. Office hours are from 07:30 a.m. to 04:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

System of Care at 670-664-4604. Office hours are from 07:30 a.m. to 04:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 which provides counseling and support 24 hours a day.

If it is an emergency, please call 911 or go to the CHCC Emergency Room.

LINKS.

COLLEGES/ UNIVERSITIES

Northern Marianas College - http://www.marianas.edu/

University of Guam - http://www.uog.edu/

Pacific Islands University - http://piu.edu/

University of Hawaii - http://www.hawaii.edu/

University of Hawaii Maui College - http://maui.hawaii.edu/

University of Hawaii Kapi’olani Community College - http://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/

Guam Community College - http://www.guamcc.edu/Pages/Default.aspx

Linfield College - http://www.linfield.edu/

Rosemont College - https://www.rosemont.edu

Oregon State University -  http://oregonstate.edu/

Portland State University - https://www.pdx.edu/

University of Portland - http://www.up.edu/

University of Washington - http://www.washington.edu/

Philadelphia University - http://www.philau.edu/

Drexel University - http://www.drexel.edu/

Purdue University - http://www.purdue.edu/

Stanford University- https://www.stanford.edu/ 

SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES LINKS

SHEFA - http://www.saipanshefahttp://www.saipanshefa.net/.net/

CNMI Scholarship - http://www.cnmischolarship.net/

Saipan Chamber of Commerce - http://www.saipanchamber.com/sec.asp?secID=1

FAFSA - https://www.fafsa.com/

Gates Millennium Scholarships - https://www.gmsp.org/

FSEOG- http://www2.ed.gov/programs/fseog/index.html

Businesswoman of the Year Scholarship- http://marianas.edu/media/2014/2014-2015%20BWOY%20Scholarship%20Application-Policy%20Procedures_Fall%202014%20(1).pdf

TEACH Grant- https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/index.action

WICHE- http://www.wiche.edu/

SAT, ACT, & ASVAB Links

SAT- https://sat.collegeboard.org/home

ACT - http://www.actstudent.org/

ASVAB - http://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/asvab

MILITARY BRANCHES

U.S Army – www.goarmy.com

U.S. Navy – www.navy.com

U.S. National Guard – http://www.nationalguard.com/

U.S. Marines – https://www.marines.com/home

U.S. Coast Guard – http://www.gocoastguard.com/home-test-1-b?utm_expid=66887572-5.31F6CKNdT3KViPV1E-G8xQ.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

U.S. Air Force – https://www.airforce.com/contact-us/?m=2013easearch&pl=google&med=cpc&gclid=COXy3qrUg8UCFROUfgodP34AHA

U.S. National Air Guard - https://www.goang.com/

US Air force Academy -  http://www.usafa.af.mil/