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Tutor kids in foster care with Learning Bridge

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ORGANIZATION: Learning Bridge

  • 58 people are interested

Learning Bridge connects volunteer tutors with children in grades PK-12 placed in foster care in Travis, Hays, Bastrop, or Williamson County. We ask volunteers to dedicate at least one hour a week to support their assigned student. Tutors must be at least 20 years of age.

Volunteers may provide virtual or in-person sessions. We are in dire need of tutors who can support students in math and science.

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About Learning Bridge

Location:

PO Box 160772, Austin, TX 78716, US

Mission Statement

Learning Bridge matches tutors with kids in foster care to give them the educational support they need to stay in school, improve academic performance, and achieve greater success later in life.

Description

History

The idea for Learning Bridge came from our founder’s search for a tutor for her foster daughter. While she found many organizations in central Texas to help kids in foster care, she discovered that no organization existed to address the unique educational needs of kids in foster care. Sadly, only half of youth in foster care graduate from high school and shortly after emancipation, 40-50% of foster youth become homeless. Due to many factors, kids in foster care are often one to two grade levels behind in school.

After a needs assessment and surveys of foster parents, Connect for Success launched as a pilot program at Foster Village in August 2020.

Based on its early success, Learning Bridge launched as a standalone nonprofit, in February 2021and has made a measurable difference in the lives of students in the program.

CAUSE AREAS

Children & Youth
Children & Youth

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations Austin, TX 78716

(30.2731,-97.79858)
 

DATE POSTED

April 20, 2023

SKILLS

  • General Education
  • Tutoring
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
  • Reading / Writing
  • Mathematics
  • Relationship Building

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 20
  • Orientation or Training
  • 1 hour a week
  • Tutors must live in Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, or Hays County in Texas

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