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Teaching Young People to Dream
Children who grow up amidst poverty are at the highest risk for drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and juvenile crime. These children never experience the hope that leads to dreams. For Love of Children introduces at-risk children to opportunity, possibility, and challenge. FLOC opens doors to the world beyond the restricted environment in which they live, and teaches young people that they have the right and the capability to live within that larger world. The Learning CenterThe Learning Center (TLC) is an alternative educational program for students with learning disabilities and emotional and behavioral disorders serving adolescents age 14-21 who have not been successful in regular public school programs. For Love of Children’s Learning Center completed its final year in June 2005, as
DC Public Schools transition special education students back into DCPS programs. Neighborhood Tutoring Program“I saw tutoring as an opportunity to give back to a community
that desperately needed it. It was a job that was very easy to
fall in love with.”
- NTP Tutor
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 approximately 22 hours of direct instruction, students achieved an average improvement of one year and two months in math skills and one year in reading. In addition to two programs located in the Thurgood Marshall Center, NTP’s program is offered in elementary and junior high schools in our neighborhood and in non-profit agencies throughout the city. These partnerships enable NTP’s unique program to reach as many students as possible. 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 in 2002. 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.” Educational GuidanceCounselors and college-preparatory mentors in FLOC's Educational Guidance Program support FLOC children in seeking advanced education. We offer practical help with curriculum planning, college preparatory courses, SAT preparation, college applications and tours, and locating financial aid, scholarships, grants, and loans. Fred Taylor ScholarshipFor Love of Children continues to award Fred Taylor Scholarships to children in FLOC programs who are pursuing a college or other post-secondary education. The goal of the scholarship committee is to meet the students’ needs over and above tuition by providing for items not typically covered by other scholarships. Since 1999, FLOC has assisted 22 students with transportation, books, clothing, and household items that will help the student make a successful transition to higher education. FLOC OutdoorsThe FLOC Outdoors experiential education center in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia offers wilderness experiences with a variety of challenging educational environmental activities to develop the natural abilities of young people. “Experiential education is a great way for a child who is facing seemingly insurmountable odds to learn important lessons and apply that learning to their lives outside of FLOC. By conquering the challenges we introduce for them, FLOC kids often learn to overcome self-imposed perceptions of their capabilities to succeed.” For more information, check out FLOC Outdoors at www.flocoutdoors.org! |
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