by GreenHaven Interactive | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
In 2013, three individuals, who would later form the stakeholder group of the nonprofit Arivva, attended a conference to hear speaker Bill Strickland. Strickland is the founder of the Bidwell Education Model, which has seen much success in impacting marginalized and... 
by GreenHaven Interactive | Oct 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Back in 2016, when she was Tacoma’s mayor, Marilyn Strickland and a group of colleagues listened to Bill Strickland (no relation) talk about the success of his Manchester Bidwell program (see https://www.manchesterbidwell.org/) in Pittsburgh and how the program... 
by GreenHaven Interactive | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Two significant activities are underway at Arivva! We are preparing to launch our Clinical/Clerical Medical Assistant (CCMA) job training program and undergoing significant renovations. Arivva’s new home at the corner of Garfield and C Streets is on its way to... 
by GreenHaven Interactive | May 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Arivva builds on the principles of the Manchester Bidwell Corporation and MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant recipient Bill Strickland, its founder and CEO. Here, Dave Parkhurst reflects on Make the Impossible Possible as Strickland reveals how each of us... 
by GreenHaven Interactive | Feb 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
“These people put me on the path to success, and that is immeasurable.” This is what David Kennedy recently shared about the staff at Hope Center for Arts & Technology in Sharon, PA while crediting his success in the medical assistant program to them. He... 
by GreenHaven Interactive | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our colleagues at ConnCAT posted a great piece in their June newsletter about the importance of youth voice through after school and summer programs. Students were recently interviewed by a DC News reporter—who also happens to be a teaching artist at ConnCAT. They...