The United Boys & Girls club seeks donations to fund special study sessions for struggling students.
The United Boys & Girls club seeks donations to fund special study sessions to help students improve grades.
The United Boys & Girls club seeks donations to fund special study sessions to help students improve grades.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The United Boys & Girls Club has launched a fundraising drive to help struggling students with additional learning sessions on weekends at the clubs from Lompoc to Carpinteria. It will also pay for extra learning hours during the summer and into the fall.
Chief Executive Officer Michael Baker says philanthropist Virgil Elings is providing the seed money of $500,000 as part of a challenge grant fundraising drive that will continue through this year.
United Boys & Girls Club rallies student teachers to help kids ace their grades in 2021
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. The trend of young students slipping in their grades and overall school work is alarming, and the United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara County has a solution.
Chief Executive Officer Michael Baker says the clubs are preparing to coordinate two-hour Saturday sessions for elementary kids using student teachers.
The plan is a win-win.
The struggling students will get extra time to bring their grades up and the student teachers will continue to get practical experience. It is especially important for both during the pandemic.