"Who wants to go to school after school?" thought Horton's Kid's alumna Joemese when she first began participating in our tutoring program. "But then, I looked at what everyone else [in the neighborhood] was doing - is that what I wanted to do?
I wanted to do something different and better."
Like Joemese - who is now a senior in college - many Horton's Kids participants look forward to tutoring. We look forward to it, too, and we're so excited that
our tutoring program starts up for the school year this week
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Almost 100 kids are participating in tutoring this year. They'll ride buses after school to work with their tutors on homework and reading. And while tutoring is fun, it's also effective: 94% of active tutoring participants improved their literacy skills last year.
We're so grateful for each volunteer who makes tutoring happen every week. This year, 296 volunteer tutors are dedicating their time to making a difference in the life of a child.
We'll be sharing more stories from tutoring throughout the year - be sure to follow us on
Facebook,
Twitter, and
Instagram for updates.
Thank you for your support as we begin another year of empowering children together!
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Executive Director Robin Berkley with Horton's Kids participants Alia and Emani. |
In a recent
Huffington Post op-ed, our Executive Director Robin Berkley
shares her experience with mentoring and how it affected her life.
Read more
here and learn more about the power of a mentoring relationship.
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The Washington Capitals came to our Community Resource Center!
Washington Capitals players Karl Alzner, Nicklas Backstrom, and Braden Holtby, along with Elliot Segal of DC101,
visited Horton's Kids last month to present us with a check for $23,405, which will support our work with the children of Wellington Park. The money was raised through their So Kids Can campaign.
We're so grateful for their support - and we had so much fun spending the afternoon with them! Check out this
video for a taste of the excitement and for a tour of our Community Resource Center.
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Horton's Kids is a community-based, social change organization that serves 500 children, grades K through 12, living in an isolated and violent neighborhood in southeast Washington, DC called Wellington Park. Horton's Kids' mission is to empower at-risk children and prepare them to succeed in school, career, and life through educational opportunities and comprehensive programs tailored to their needs.
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