PARTNERSHIP PROFILE
Shared goal(s): Prevent summer learning loss
Description:
The new program—held in-person all across the state—pairs college students with kindergarten through sixth graders in Tennessee to provide the older students with a paid summer job and the younger students with a chance to reduce academic summer slide (i.e., some of the learning and curriculum content that was either lost or never covered in the spring).
Web site: https://tntutoringcorps.org/
Lead organization partners: Boys and Girls Club of TN, Bill and Crissy Haslam Foundation
Kinds of organization: Direct Service Non-profit Organization, Funder
Participant population: Individual Community Members, Youth (Ages 5-13 or Grades K-8)
Youth development support targetted: Out-of-School Time Academic Enrichment/Extended Learning, Staff and Volunteer Learning/Capacity/Professional Development
Primary funding source: Private Philanthropic Foundation
SUPPORT DETAILS: INITIATIVE, PROGRAM, SERVICE
Timeframe: Summer 2020
Location: Tennessee
Total capacity: 3000, 600 tutors
Health and safety: Compliance with State/County/City guidance
How do you address inequity?
The program addresses summer learning loss which affects all youth, and low-income youth in particular.
Contact information:
tntutoringcorps@gmail.com
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