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Every child deserves a responsible mentor and tutor!
“By placing trained college mentors and tutors in classrooms, schools gain stability, stronger learning environments, and consistent support — while college students turn theory into practice, earning real‑world experience that creates a win‑win for education.”
1. Our mentors can help track attendance.
1. Our mentors can help track attendance.
If attendance isn’t recorded accurately or consistently, schools lose funding tied to:
Average Daily Attendance
Enrollment verification
State reporting deadlines
Even small errors cost districts thousands.
2. Our mentors can help address chronic absenteeism.
2. Our mentors can help address chronic absenteeism.
When schools ignore or delay interventions for absenteeism:
Funding drops
State performance ratings fall
Grants tied to attendance become unavailable
This is one of the biggest preventable losses.
3. Our mentors gain skills while working in the classroom.
3. Our mentors gain skills while working in the classroom.
Replacing one teacher costs $20,000–$60,000.
Careless leadership, poor climate, or lack of support leads to:
Constant rehiring
Training costs
Lost instructional quality
Turnover drains budgets fast.
4. Our mentors can help with behavior management.
4. Our mentors can help with behavior management.
Unstable schools spend more on:
Security
Alternative placements
Suspensions
Property damage
Crisis response
All of this is preventable with strong routines and mentoring.
5. Our volunteers can help manage grants or meet deadlines.
5. Our volunteers can help manage grants or meet deadlines.
Schools lose money when they:
Fail to apply for grants
Miss reporting deadlines
Don’t meet grant requirements
Misuse funds and must return them
This is one of the most common “careless” losses.
6. Our trained mentors can help communication with families.
6. Our trained mentors can help communication with families.
When schools don’t communicate:
Attendance drops
Engagement falls
Partnerships disappear
Donations shrink
Family trust is a financial asset — losing it costs money.
7. Schools loose money by not maintaining buildings properly.
7. Schools loose money by not maintaining buildings properly.
Small repairs ignored become:
Major repairs
Safety violations
Emergency spending
Insurance claims
Preventative maintenance saves thousands.
8. Schools loose money through inefficient scheduling or staffing.
8. Schools loose money through inefficient scheduling or staffing.
Examples:
Too many substitutes
Overstaffing in some areas, understaffing in others
Paying overtime unnecessarily
Not using volunteers or college mentors
This is where our program saves districts huge amounts.
9. Schools loose money by failing to build community partnerships.
9. Schools loose money by failing to build community partnerships.
Schools lose money when they don’t:
Engage local businesses
Partner with nonprofits
Use university work‑study programs
Leverage AmeriCorps or volunteer pipelines
Partnerships = free or low‑cost support.
10. School save money by using mentors and tutors.
10. School save money by using mentors and tutors.
Instability is expensive.
When schools don’t use mentoring programs, they lose money through:
Lower attendance
Higher discipline costs
More turnover
Lower test scores
Fewer grants
Your program directly prevents these losses.
GrandParents Hands & Children Charity isn’t part of school funding — we strengthen what funding depends on: stability. Partner with us to bring trained mentors into your classrooms and create the consistent, supportive environment every student deserves.
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