The Neighborhood Tutoring Program (NTP) is a unique and innovative “back-to-basics” tutoring program, focusing on bringing students to grade level in math and reading. Using a nationally recognized reading curriculum and a math curriculum developed and copyrighted by FLOC staff, tutors are intensively trained to help their student achieve grade appropriate reading and math skills. Promotions through the curricula are based on individual assessments, ensuring that each student achieves 100% mastery in one concept before progressing to the next.

After just 22 hours of direct instruction, students achieve an average improvement of one year in math and reading skills.

In addition to three programs located at For Love of Children at 1763 Columbia Road NW , NTP is offered in elementary and junior high schools in our neighborhood and in non-profit agencies throughout the city. These partnerships enable us to reach more students with NTP's unique curricula.

The Neighborhood Tutoring Program was created in 1994 with six students and six tutors after a careful evaluation of other programs for children in the area. The program continues to grow, having served 550 children last year. The program's founder, Christine Young, says “NTP truly believes that the best way to help children learn is to ensure they understand the basics of reading and math through a back-to-basics approach. The extensive training and support that NTP provides to its tutors equips them with the tools that they need, and they pass that confidence and enthusiasm on to their students.”