Positive Education Program

09/04/2026

This Wednesday, September 9, is Market Day! 🍅🥕🍄‍🟫🫛

Don't miss your chance to stock the pantry and fridge with fresh fruits and veggies for FREE! Noon - 2 p.m. at at Franklin Blvd. Available to anyone who stops by!

Thanks to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank for making this regular event possible.

09/04/2026

😍This is all about the team at ! Willow Creek hosted its annual open house on Wednesday for parents, families, and caregivers. It was nothing short of inspiring to see the creativity, skill, and compassion our teacher-counselors put into their classroom environments to make our kids feel safe and supported, so that they can learn, overcome, and THRIVE. 👏

09/03/2026

👏Yay! More new PEPpers have joined our team! Here's the latest orientation class at PEP, getting ready to start helping our kids to overcome and thrive! 🫶

Would you like to be part of PEP?

Here's a link to our current openings: https://www.pepcleve.org/work-with-us

09/02/2026

Hey, families! You're invited to a PEP Willow Creek Open House TONIGHT, Wednesday, September 2, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Meet teachers, tour the school, and see what the year holds! We can't wait to see you!

**RSVP to [email protected].**

09/01/2026

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of children in our community?
Join the PEP team!

🍎Classroom Associate (Fairview Park, OH)
🍎1:1 Aide (Fairview Park, OH, Parma Heights, OH or Cleveland, OH)
🍎OhioRISE Care Coordinator Supervisor
🍎OhioRISE Care Coordinator – Flexible Schedule, $2500 sign-on bonus
🍎Associate Teacher Counselor (Parma Heights, OH
🍎Associate Teacher Counselor – Float (Grafton, OH or Cleveland, OH)
🍎Intervention Specialist or Substitute Teacher ($2500 sign-on bonus)
🍎Registered Behavior Technician (Fairview Park, OH)
🍎Clinical Fellow (Cleveland, OH)

Find out more here: https://www.pepcleve.org/work-with-us.

08/31/2026

PEP is thrilled to see Charles Chesnutt honored as one of Cleveland Public Library's Cleveland 230 Honorees. therapeutic school is named after Chesnutt, whose house once stood where the school is now.

According to CPL, Chesnutt was "an author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, he is best known for his novels and short stories examining race issues."

Chesnutt's legacy will be celebrated and explored at the Charles Chesnutt Symposium, sponsored by the Western Reserve Historical Society, on September 26. Find details here: https://www.wrhs.org/do-see/events/2026/09/26/charles-chesnutt-symposium

https://cpl.org/onecle/230/charles-chesnutt/

An author, essayist, political activist and lawyer, he is best known for his novels and short stories examining race issues.

08/27/2026

Do you work at a school? Are you looking for informative, practical, and convenient trainings to help you support the young people in your care?

PEP Assist is excited to offer several trainings in September, October and November to help school staff meet the classroom challenges they encounter.

Topics include:
🍎Building Our Classroom Together
🍎The Real Benefits of Classroom Jobs
🍎Creating Community Within the Classroom

PEP Assist's trainers are backed by the expertise of the entire agency - one that has over half a century's worth of experience working with children with severe mental health diagnoses, autism and other challenges.

Find out more here: https://shorturl.at/OxozJ.

08/26/2026

Hey, families! You're invited to a PEP Willow Creek Open House on Wednesday, September 2, 4 - 5:30 p.m. Meet teachers, tour the school, and see what the year holds! We can't wait to see you!

**RSVP to [email protected].**

08/25/2026

PEP mourns the passing of Dolly Parton, a true hero of child and young adult literacy. She was truly one of a kind.

08/24/2026

The 2026 PEP Assist Training Schedule is now available!

PEP Assist is excited to offer several trainings in September, October and November to help school staff meet the classroom challenges they encounter.

PEP Assist's trainers are backed by the expertise of the entire agency - one that has over half a century's worth of experience working with children with severe mental health diagnoses, autism and other challenges.

All trainings are virtual and provide 1.5 contact hours. Topics include:

🍎Building Our Classroom Together
🍎The Real Benefits of Classroom Jobs
🍎Creating Community Within the Classroom

Find out more and register at https://shorturl.at/OxozJ.