Helping Students Read To Succeed
The Rise Above Poverty Reading Clinic is designed to provide free literacy support to second- to sixth-graders in the Syracuse City School District. The goal is to help students read at grade level by improving their word recognition, reading fluency, and comprehension. The primary activities of the clinic include:
Providing individualized instruction at student-centered learning stations
Independent and paired reading
Pre and Post Reading assessments
Phonics and word recognition
Battle Ready Men is for adolescent boys to listen, learn, and engage in character-building disciplines of manhood from mature men.
Pairing adolescent boys with mature men provides our youths with role models who will cultivate their character and leadership qualities. The program is dedicated to cultivating an emphasis on Respect, Excellence, Academics, Leadership {REAL}. We aspire to train and equip young men to be productive citizens as they transition from youth to teenagers
Our mentors work with our mentees both individually and in groups, encouraging them to learn from one another. We also seek to create and maintain a safe, supportive environment that provides constructive, positive encouragement to all mentees. Our program offers a real-life approach to the circumstances our mentees will inevitably face.
Year-end trip to Kalahari Waterpark
Our program design is for adolescent boys to listen, learn, and engage in character-building disciplines of manhood from mature men.
Battle Ready Men is open to boys ages 8-16! This program operates from September to June. Sessions are held on the first {3} Mondays of each month.
Through mentorship, we empower young ladies to improve their emotional intelligence, physical wellness, and academic excellence.
Little Ladies of Promise is dedicated to ensuring that young girls (7-14) have opportunities to develop an identity grounded in affirmation, excellence, and success that counters negative stereotypes affecting African American girls and the underserved in our marginalized communities.