City of Refuge Athens’
Evan Haggard Youth Development Initiative
Phase 1: After School Tutoring and Mentor Program
We currently have four students from Gaines Elementary School in our program where we offer one-on-one tutoring and pair each student with a mentor. The program operates from 2:30-5pm Monday-Thursday. We provide to/from transportation, a meal, tutoring, and hobby time with mentors. If you are interested in becoming a tutor or mentor, or just want to help with food or transportation, please click below to fill out a volunteer application!
Once you have completed the application, please email it to lawson@cityofrefugeathens.org
2021 State of American Literacy Research Report
“Literacy experts cite one-on-one instruction as the most effective method of literacy education for adults and youth. However, due to budgetary and staffing constraints, most schools can’t deliver this highly resource-intensive form of teaching.”
— quote from report
“Literacy is seen by all audiences we surveyed - parents, principals, students, and teachers - as a top factor for a child’s success in life. Literacy ranked higher than speaking English well, possessing technology and math skills, and high self-esteem among other factors essential to a child’s success.
— quote from report
“I think the school system is very short on resources in terms of human capital, so I think if the philanthropic sector could help recruit adults to layer in as additional support for students and work one-on-one with students, that could have a huge impact”
— Youth Literacy Expert quoted in report
Why we started the After School Tutoring and Mentor Program…
