3150 N San Fernando Rd Ste B, Los Angeles, Ca 90065
| Our mission | School on Wheels volunteers provide free tutoring & mentoring to children from kindergarten through twelfth grade living in shelters, motels, vehicles, group foster homes, and on the streets in Southern California. Our goal is to shrink the gaps in their education and provide them with the highest level of education possible. |
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School on Wheels
| Ways to help |
TutorVolunteer tutors are positive role models who provide consistency and educational assistance to a homeless child through weekly one-on-one tutoring.Host a Recruiting Event or Backpack driveSet up a table with information about School on Wheels at your place of work or a local store/location or set up a backpack or school supply drive at your place of work or at an event. We can provide you with all the materials you will need.Online TutoringMeet your student online and collaborate using audio, video and shared whiteboard.Group TutoringVolunteer tutors may be part of a group, tutoring and interacting with several other tutors and students. This opportunity is typically available at emergency shelters and group homes where student turnover is high.Peer TutoringIf you are 16 to 18 years of age, and need to complete community service hours in order to graduate, become a peer tutor.Tutor with Your FamilySupport your children in their school’s community service requirement. Young people (ages 12 – 15) may tutor with an adult family member or guardian.Computers/TechnologyIf you would like to help at one of our learning centers, our computers always need attention and love. |
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| How you help | Volunteer tutors are our wheels—reaching students in six counties in Southern California and covering a span of 2,500 square miles. Becoming a volunteer tutor can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. |
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| About us | School on Wheels was founded in 1993 by Agnes Stevens, a retired schoolteacher, who understood the importance of education to students devastated by homelessness - and the unique challenges they face. We were then, and we remain, the only organization in Southern California dedicated exclusively to the educational needs of this fragile population. |
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Digital Learning Day was a ton of #fun. Younger students competed to answer the most questions correctly, while older students designed posters describing themselves, fostering #creativity and #self-awareness.
#ThreeCheers for these #awesome #tutors who are celebrating at least one year of service supporting the education of #youth experiencing #homelessness.
Happy #StPattysDay! Last weekend, we marched in Ventura's St. Patrick's Day parade with our #students. Thank you to @myvccu and @FirstStudentInc for their generous #sponsorship.
Together, we can #transform lives through #education.
You can help inform #policy, practice, & further #research to better support the youth workers workforce by taking the @PowerOfUsSurvey today! http://www.powerofussurvey.org
