THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, June 26, 1996 TAG: 9606260434
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY NANCY LEWIS, CORRESPONDENT
LENGTH: 40 lines
A $20,000 state School-to-Work grant will allow the Making A Difference Foundation to continue tutoring and mentoring students throughout Hampton Roads this summer.
The money is part of Gov. George F. Allen's School-to-Work initiative, paid for by the U.S. departments of education and labor.
The $20,000 represents the largest amount awarded to any state group in the program and lays the groundwork for continued funding next fall, said Bob Bobulinski, the foundation's executive director. Other pending public and private grants would enable the foundation to expand its efforts on the Peninsula and implement after-school sessions in all cities.
The 4-year-old, nonprofit project is dedicated to helping youths get better grades and prepare them for the Scholastic Assessment Tests and Literacy Passport exam or help them earn a General Equivalency Diploma.
About 4,600 students have been helped by the program, and more than 1,600 of them have gone on to college. About 200 students each week took advantage of the nightly and Saturday tutoring sessions at various sites in Hampton Roads during the past school year.
The foundation's new summer schedule includes Tuesday and Wednesday sessions at Kempsville High School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday sessions at Hampton's American Legion Post 31 from 9 a.m. until noon.
Students of all ages and from any Hampton Roads cities are welcome to attend.
Participants pay $50 for a calendar year, but those unable to pay are not turned away. MEMO: For more information, call Bobulinski at 474-0392 or 495-5009.
THE PROJECT
The 4-year-old nonprofit project is dedicated to helping youths get
better grades and prepare them for the Scholastic Assessment Tests and
Literacy Passport exam or help them earn a General Equivalency Diploma. by CNB