Every child deserves a responsible mentor and tutor!
A CommunityâRooted Strategy to Improve Attendance, Achievement, Safety, and Workforce Readiness
To strengthen student success by connecting children with caring college mentors and community partners who improve attendance, academic performance, school climate, and longâterm career outcomes.
Activities
Daily checkâins with students (in person or virtual)
âAttendance Buddiesâ pairing students with grandparents or mentors
Home outreach for chronically absent students
Morning welcome teams to create a warm, safe start to the day
Measurable Outcomes
5â10% increase in Average Daily Attendance (ADA)
20% reduction in chronic absenteeism
Improved onâtime arrival (tracked monthly)
Activities
Afterâschool tutoring led by college students and trained grandparents
Homework help centers
Reading circles and math practice groups
Studyâskills workshops
Measurable Outcomes
10% increase in reading and math proficiency
15% increase in homework completion rates
Improved benchmark scores (MAP, iâReady, STAR, etc.)
Reduced failure rates in core subjects
Activities
Conflictâresolution coaching
Restorative circles facilitated by grandparents
Afterâschool safe spaces
Mentorship for atârisk youth
Community walks and presence around school grounds
Measurable Outcomes
25% reduction in suspensions
30% reduction in office referrals
Lower neighborhood juvenile incidents (partner with local police for data)
Improved school climate survey scores
Activities
Grandparentâled family workshops
Resource navigation (housing, food, mental health)
Parentâgrandparentâteacher partnership meetings
Community events that build trust and belonging
Measurable Outcomes
Higher family engagement (event attendance, survey participation)
Increased parent satisfaction with school support
More families connected to needed services
Activities
Recruit college students for tutoring, mentoring, and career guidance
Provide serviceâlearning credit or workâstudy opportunities
Train mentors in traumaâinformed care and youth development
Pair mentors with students based on interests
Measurable Outcomes
100+ mentoring hours per semester
Improved student motivation (surveyâbased)
Increased FAFSA completion for high schoolers
Higher collegeâgoing intentions
Activities
Career exploration workshops
Job shadowing with local businesses
Resume and interview coaching
Softâskills training (communication, teamwork, reliability)
Measurable Outcomes
Increased student participation in career programs
Higher internship placement rates
Improved workâreadiness assessments
More students earning industry credentials (if applicable)
This model directly improves the metrics tied to funding:
Our program becomes a funding multiplier, not a cost.
A unified, intergenerational system that blends community wisdom, nearâpeer mentorship, and schoolâbased safety supports to directly improve the metrics districts struggle with mostâattendance, behavior, belonging, and academic engagement.
School district partnerships seeking sustainable, inâclassroom support
Foundation grants focused on prevention, mental health, and youth development
Corporate sponsors investing in community safety and workforce pipelines
University collaborations that provide trained mentors and fieldâplacement students
City and county support for violence prevention and familyâstrengthening initiatives