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Fulton County’s Kinship Care Program Seeks Volunteer Tutors to Assist Children
Fulton County’s Kinship Care Program needs volunteers to provide homework assistance weekly for elementary, middle and high school students enrolled in the Kinship Care Program. Currently, the program is seeking qualified volunteer tutors to provide weekly homework assistance.
The Homework Assistance program serves about 20 participants, all of whom reside in Fulton County, and attend school within the Atlanta Public School District or Fulton County School District. The academic subjects targeted will be math, science, and reading. Tutors can utilize library resources such as computers and books to provide further assistance. Homework Assistance sessions will be held from 4 p.m.-7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays in the East Point Library meeting room. The East Point Library is located at 2757 Main Street in East Point, GA 30344.
The 2013 Homework Assistance sessions will be held on the following dates: January 8, 2014, January 15, 2014, January 22, 2014, January 29, 2014, February 5, 2014, and February 12, 2014,
February 19, 2014, February 26, 2014, March 5, 2014, March 12, 2014, March 19, 2014, March 26, 2014, April 9, 2013, April 16, 2014, April 23, 2014, April 30, 2014, and May 7, 2014.
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The Fulton County Housing and Human Services Department, Office of Children and Youth’s Kinship Care Program provides services to children and youth who are being raised by their relatives (grandparents, uncle, aunt, etc.). For more information, contact Velma Hooker-Green at 404-612-9034 or via e-mail at velma.hooker-green@fultoncountyga.gov or contact Danee Williams at 404-612-0765 or via e-mail at danee.williams@fultoncountyga.gov. All volunteers will have to consent to a background check.