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History
Project Northstar was founded in 1989 (as the Homeless Children's
Tutorial Project) by a multi-racial coalition of community
leaders from the Washington, DC Chapters of the Coalition
of 100 Black Women and Concerned Black Men and lawyers from
three local law firms. Concerned about the plight of children
living in overcrowded homeless shelters, these community leaders
intervened with educational assistance, mentors and nutritious
meals.
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Project Northstar is a one-on-one tutoring & mentoring
program matching children with their own adult tutor/mentor.
Students enter the program as early as first grade and can
remain through high school. Every week students attend a 90-minute
evening session where they work on homework and exercises
to strengthen reading and math skills. Volunteers also meet
with their students on weekends for mentoring and enrichment
activities.
Every student is assigned to an Academic Case Manager who
tracks their academic progress.
Every summer we operate a variety of different educational
programs including an intensive remedial reading program for
our neediest students.
We also provide a meal to students at the beginning of each
tutoring session as well as transportation to and from tutoring
to ensure consistent attendance.
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Volunteer tutors and mentors are the heart of Project Northstar.
They are lawyers, government employees, educators, college
students, business executives and retirees and come from a
variety of racial and socio-economic backgrounds. Volunteers
make a one-year commitment and volunteer their time one evening
a week plus at least one weekend activity a month. Frequently
volunteers remain with the program for several years realizing
they receive as much, if not more, than they give.
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Phillip Dukes, Executive Director
Allison Jones, Acting Director
Blair Andrews, Academic Case Manager
Katie Black, Coordinator of Volunteers and Training
(To email any of us, type the first initial of the first name
and the full last name (at) projectnorthstar.org.)
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Executive Team
Winona Lake Scott, President
Robert D. Evans, Vice President
Jacqueline A. Kraemer, Secretary
Jeff Blackwell, Treasurer
Allison Jones, Acting Executive Director
Directors
Gary Adkins
Ilene Berman
Sheree Anne Kelly
Fred Rotondaro
Anne Stom
Advisors
Kevin L. Cummings
Mary Ann Grena Manley, Esq.
Laura McGiffert Slover
Delores Pruden
Janine Smith
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