Did you know that federal and state officials look at the failure rate of 3rd grade end-of-grade tests to determine how many prison beds will be needed in the coming years? Without support, children often continue to fail and can eventually drop out of school. Students that drop out of school are three times more likely than graduates to be incarcerated. It doesn’t have to be that way.
The Asheville-Buncombe Education Coalition can help you help a child succeed. Its member agencies work together to provide tutors and mentors for Asheville City and Buncombe County students identified as needing extra help, but who don’t have access to other services. A commitment of one to two hours a week for 7-8 months during the school year is required. Sessions take place either in school or in an after-school setting.
“She’s in my heart. I’ll do anything I can to make sure she knows that I’m there for her every step of the way,” says Jewel Sluder, on working with a child she has tutored for the last four years.
Prospective tutors and mentors may fill out an application online at http://www.abeducationcoalition.org (click on “How Can I Help/ Tutors and Mentors").
For more info: 252-5936 or .
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2-1-1 referral specialists | 04/19/2007
AARP Tax-Aide | 02/13/2008
Arts 2 People | 07/09/2008
Arts For Life | 03/14/2007
Asheville Area Arts Council | 11/28/2007
Asheville Chess Club | 01/09/2008
Asheville Civitan Club | 02/06/2008
Asheville Free Book Exchange | 07/16/2008
Asheville New Friends | 01/23/2008
Asheville Storytelling Circle | 10/31/2007
Asheville-Buncombe Education Coalition | 10/17/2007
AYUSA | 12/26/2007
Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC | 05/16/2007
Blue Ridge Watermedia Society | 08/06/2008
Brother Wolf Canine Rescue | 01/16/2008
CarePartners Adult Day Services | 08/29/2007
CarePartners Hospice and Palliative Care Services | 06/06/2007
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy | 07/25/2007
Child Abuse Prevention Services, Inc. | 06/12/2007
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of WNC (CCCS) | 05/30/2007
Council on Aging of Buncombe County | 09/12/2007
Differently Abled News Network, Inc. | 02/21/2007
Dogwood Alliance | 03/19/2008
Early Stage Memory Loss Support Group | 08/27/2008
ECO Water Quality | 07/05/2007
Family Visitation Center | 09/05/2007
Helios Veterans Complementary Health Care Program | 02/27/2008
Helpmate | 04/04/2007
Individuals Reforming Ideas to Secure Equality | 03/07/2007
Kiwanis Club of Asheville | 01/02/2008
Loving Food Resources | 07/18/2007
Managua, Nicaragua, Health and Education Center | 03/26/2008
Meals On Wheels of Asheville and Buncombe County | 07/31/2007
Mountin’ Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center | 06/20/2007
National Down Syndrome Society | 10/10/2007
No More Victims | 06/12/2008
North Carolina Creative Autistic Living and Learning, Inc. | 07/11/2007
Old Buncombe County Genealogy Society | 10/03/2007
Open Hearts Art Center | 02/20/2008
Panic Fans for Food | 12/12/2007
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute | 11/14/2007
Pisgah Legal Services | 05/08/2008
Quality Forward | 06/18/2008
Reuter Center Singers | 01/30/2008
River Link | 04/16/2008
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation | 10/24/2007
Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association | 12/05/2007
The Asheville Affiliates | 04/23/2008
The Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics Team | 04/02/2008
The Asheville Mural Project | 06/25/2008
The Asheville Mushroom Club | 07/30/2008
The Asheville Puppetry Alliance | 11/07/2007
The Asheville-Mountain Area Chapter of the American Red Cross | 06/27/2007
The Association of Retarded Citizens of Buncombe County | 08/15/2007
The Botanical Gardens at Asheville | 05/14/2008
The Bountiful Cities Project | 05/02/2008
The Carolina Theatre | 05/23/2008
The Henderson County Senior Softball League | 07/23/2008
The Lead Poisoning Prevention Program | 04/11/2007
The Lewis Rathbun Center | 03/21/2007
The Literacy Council of Buncombe County | 05/23/2007
The Mediation Center | 05/09/2007
The Men’s Garden Club of Asheville | 03/12/2008
The Montford Park Players | 08/13/2008
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program | 02/28/2007
The Shiloh Community Association | 07/02/2008
Three Streams Family Health Center | 03/28/2007
Together We Read | 03/05/2008
Transylvania Community Arts Council | 08/22/2007
Under One Sky | 09/26/2007
United Way / Mountain Housing Opportunities | 08/08/2007
Western North Carolina AIDS Project | 11/21/2007
Western North Carolina Knitters and Crocheters for Others | 09/19/2007
WNC Peace Coalition | 06/04/2008
Women’s Equality Day | 08/20/2008
