Youth Tutoring: Coopersville Reformed Church

YOUTH TUTORING

Coopersville Reformed Church “Kids Hope” (Coopersville, MI)

Who They Serve : At-risk public elementary school students

What They Do : Recruit, train, match and supervise church members to tutor/mentor at-risk kids for one hour per week in the school

Brief Description :

Kids Hope recruits, trains, matches, and supervises church members to mentor at-risk children for one hour each week, working on academic subjects as well as emotional and spiritual issues. Approximately 80% of children in the program have increased their positive behavior, self-regulation, self-control, and academic skills. The program's motto is "One Child – One Hour – One Church – One School ." Using this as a model for the program, church volunteers find a productive way to serve at-risk children, the schools see an improvement in children's behavior and grades, and the children themselves begin to see themselves as worthy of receiving attention and love from a caring adult.

The Coopersville project is part of the national Kids Hope USA model. It has helped churches in 26 states to set up one church-one school partnerships through which over 3800 children are being mentored.

Tip : Check out FASTEN’s Tutoring Toolkit for more program ideas and helpful start-up resources.