PATCH Program

Our PATCH Madison EOYC (insider term: End Of-Year Celebration) felt a little extra special this year.

special gifts and awards.

pots to paint and seeds to plant.

fav snacks.

PATCH sunnies (😎).

handwritten notes.

furry snuggles from Daisy (the Coord's dog who *knows* PATCH...like to the point of ‘wanna go to PATCH?' gets the same excitement as 'Daisy, walk?!" 🙃).

a solid potluck.

graduating seniors signing their blocks on the alumni PATCH wall (the one that always gets us).

and...

a visit from the ICE CREAM TRUCK!

Thanks Momma Megs Ice Cream for supplying the frosty treats for our Monty Python and the Holy Grail watch party.

But, let's face it.

The real magic was in the people.

The community this team has built. The belonging. The inside jokes.

The feeling of walking into a room and knowing you matter.

And maybe that's why this EOYC felt a little different.

Along with saying toodles to our graduating seniors, we're also seeing a change in Coords for the first time in more than four years.

But don't worry. PATCH Madison is going *NO*where.

These changes are opening up new opportunities for PATCH to show up in new spaces and new ways.

Some things are shifting, but the 💙💚 of PATCH Madison isn’t one of them.

As usual lately, stay tuned! Teens change. And, so do we.

After years of virtual meetings, PATCH Coach Erica and PATCH Buffalo Coordinator Ondalee finally met in person today! 🤗

As Ondalee wraps up her time with PATCH this week, we’re celebrating not only this long-awaited meeting but also the incredible impact she’s made along the way in Buffalo, New York!

We’re grateful she’ll continue to support the incoming PATCH Coordinator and remain connected to the PATCH community. 💙💚

Erie Niagara AHEC + HOPE Buffalo