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Bettered myself. >> 180 over? >> yeah, awesome. lets make sure all triangles have 180 degrees. how many are in a right triangle. 90, right? >> 90. im trying to get my ged, go to any college, go to harvard, b.c., wherever. do something better. because streets aint really -- streets is not where its at, you know? almost the same. >> yeah. thats a pretty good definition. >> the tutoring program is not large enough to accommodate everyone in the jail. so melissa allen has turned to another inmate, m...

Have a couple downfalls, but i bettered myself. >> 180 over? >> yeah, awesome. lets make sure all triangles have 180 degrees. how many are in a right triangle. 90, right? >> 90. im trying to get my ged, go to any college, go to harvard, b.c., wherever. do something better. because streets aint really -- streets is not where its at, you know? almost the same. >> yeah. thats a pretty good definition. >> the tutoring program is not large enough to accommodate everyone in the jail. so melissa allen ...

Have a couple downfalls, but i bettered myself. >> 180 over? >> yeah, awesome. lets make sure all triangles have 180 degrees. how many are in a right triangle. 90, right? >> 90. im trying to get my ged, go to any college, go to harvard, b.c., wherever. do something better. because streets aint really -- streets is not where its at, you know? almost the same. >> yeah. thats a pretty good definition. >> the tutoring program is not large enough to accommodate everyone in the jail. so melissa allen ...

To help him when he gets older. tell him, you know, daddy did have a couple downfalls, but i bettered myself. >> 180 over? >> yeah, awesome. lets make sure all triangles have 180 degrees. how many are in a right triangle. 90, right? >> 90. im trying to get my ged, go to any college, go to harvard, b.c., wherever. do something better. because streets aint really -- streets is not where its at, you know? almost the same. >> yeah. thats a pretty good definition. >> the tutoring program is not large...

Not the easiest time growing up. hell tell you more about it. lost both of his parents an at early age. lived with his brother and not easy either and had an amazing teacher that saw something in him and kept him going and today he gets to stand with the president and so many times i think in this society write off kids that look like john and come from places like john and to see what he can accomplish, i think that drives so many of us and so many other kids to reach and while im deeply, deepl...

Get out i can teach my son a little more than what i didnt learn in school so i can be able to help him when he gets older. tell him, you know, daddy did have a couple downfalls, but i bettered myself. >> 180 over? >> yeah, awesome. lets make sure all triangles have 180 degrees. how many are in a right triangle. 90, right? >> 90. im trying to get my ged, go to any college, go to harvard, b.c., wherever. do something better. because streets aint really -- streets is not where its at, you know? al...

To help him when he gets older. tell him, you know, daddy did have a couple downfalls, but i bettered myself. >> 180 over? >> yeah, awesome. lets make sure all triangles have 180 degrees. how many are in a right triangle. 90, right? >> 90. im trying to get my ged, go to any college, go to harvard, b.c., wherever. do something better. because streets aint really -- streets is not where its at, you know? almost the same. >> yeah. thats a pretty good definition. >> the tutoring program is not large...

>> reporter: by bay he work in the bank. and two evenings after work he helps jordan with math. he discovered something priceless. >> working with the kids here is a fantastic opportunity. >> reporter: he works with big financial companies and for a part of the tutoring program for the jewish childs association. kids falling behind in math and english, are paired. >> many of our kids are of the first+kz ones to gohq# on to co >> reporter: it is 80 percent of the organization they are not all jew...

>> hes more than 100 people working for big companies like jpmorgan and goldman sachs who are part of a tutoring program at the jewish child association. kids falling behind in math and other suspects is are paired with volunteer tutors. >> 100% of our kids graduated high school on time. and many of our kids, theyre the first ones in their family to go on to college. >> volunteers say its about investing in the future. >> we have kids in new york that need a little bit of help and we have tons o...

To help high risk children. lori green has more from our new york city newsroom. tell us more about this. >> wall street sometimes gates bad rap for its ruthless pursuit of the almighty dollar. many working in high finance, defy thatz> if you look at your a frame, its tim similar to what we say -- >> by day, he was a product specialist with deutsche bank, two eefrgs after work he helps 16-year-old jordan del toro with math. he discovered something priceless. >> its a fantastic opportunity to hav...