Meet Florence, an 11th Grade Scholar
Florence, 16, is in the 11th grade and has been with FLOC for a year now. She is a student in FLOC’s High School Scholars program held Wednesdays nights. Florence enjoys coming to FLOC and looks forward to it each week.
It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: FLOC Holiday Party Time!
The students at Tyler Elementary School were full of smiles when they realized that they wouldn’t actually be doing math tutoring for our final program of the fall semester, but having a holiday celebration instead. Students and volunteers alike spent their last session of 2014 making Thank You/Holiday…
Sounds of the Season, Sounds of Celebration
For our high school seniors here at FLOC, it’s that most wonderful time of the year—college application time! Deadlines are fast-approaching, but thanks to the hard work of our students and their Postsecondary Coaches, we have already seen a few acceptance letters make their way to our seniors.
FLOC’s 8th Annual Book Festival: For Love of Reading!
On Saturday, November 17, FLOC celebrated its annual Book Festival with over 150 students and their families gathering at the Pepco Edison Place Gallery. The evening was highlighted by our guest author, Debbie Levy…
Fostering Self-Awareness
“At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want.”
― Lao Tzu
Donating Through The Combined Federal Campaign
The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the largest and most successful workplace fundraising campaign in the world. Over the past fifty years, the CFC has raised $7 billion to help neighbors in need around the corner, across the nation and throughout the world.
Motivated to Learn: Delchristoff and Jason
There are many reasons why our students progress as much as they do here at FLOC’s Neighborhood Tutoring Program. Some attribute their success to their amazing tutors who work tirelessly to ensure their students are able to master the concepts they are learning at FLOC.
Meet Jennifer
Jennifer Tolentino serves as a Postsecondary Coach with the FLOC Scholars Program. In this role, she’s matched with a 12th grade Scholar to provide individual support on her journey to post-secondary education. Jennifer found FLOC through VolunteerMatch.org
Scholars Program Pilots New SAT Prep Model
Preparing for the SAT exam is a daunting process for many students. It requires a lot of practice and focused attention. This year the Scholars Program is excited to pilot a new SAT prep model that provides our 11th grade students with targeted reading and math instruction.
Meet Our New Recruitment & Outreach Staff!
We hope you’ve enjoyed getting to know our new year-long staff these last few weeks. To finish up the series, allow me to introduce the two new members of our Recruitment and Outreach team, who are working this year to connect the community to FLOC and to support both the Neighborhood Tutoring Program and the Scholars Program by ensuring enough students and volunteers to have full, active, and thriving programs.
