{"id":13605,"date":"2026-03-23T11:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/?p=13605"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:46:18","slug":"migrant-student-mentoring-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/2026\/03\/migrant-student-mentoring-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Migrant Student Mentoring Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-1440x1440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-1440x1440.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/nccumc.org\/outreach\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2026\/03\/2026-wchs-mentoring-n-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>St. James UMC and Harlowe UMC in Newport are serving students at West Carteret High School through their Migrant Student Mentoring Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rev. 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