by Claire Brosman | Jul 20, 2016 | Spotlights
Each school year, our volunteer tutors and staff work one-on-one with the children we serve during the tutoring hour, but some people may not know that our Program Coordinators also work with the parents of the children in our program. Our goal is to equip parents...
by Claire Brosman | Jul 13, 2016 | Spotlights
September 4, 2001 is when our story began and during the 15 years since that date, our programs have grown in size and impact. No longer are we just an after-school homework club. Now we use well over 400 volunteers at 13 partner sites across the city to provide...
by SOW_Admin | Jul 6, 2016 | Spotlights
Grades are in and there’s so much to celebrate! During the 2015/2016 school year, School on Wheels served 428 students experiencing homelessness and provided 7,972 hours of one-on-one tutoring. That’s over 60 more students than last year! We also served 239...
by SOW_Admin | Jun 29, 2016 | Events
When you think back on your childhood summers, what are some of your favorite memories? For me, the first thing that comes to mind are the weeks I spent at summer camp – making new friends, learning new skills and spending time outside. For many students experiencing...
by Claire Brosman | Jun 22, 2016 | Events
There’s nothing better than a lot of people coming together for a fun evening around an amazing cause – and that’s just what we did last Thursday night. Thanks to Scotty’s Brewhouse RUN(317) for having us as one of their charity partners for the second year in a...
by Samantha | Jun 20, 2016 | Spotlights
While the majority of our volunteers donate their time as tutors, we have a handful of volunteers who dedicate their time and effort in our office or with specific projects. These individuals help us with crucial tasks that keep our organization moving forward,...
by SOW_Admin | Jun 8, 2016 | Special Posts
School’s out for the summer! For our students and tutors, no school means a break from tutoring, but for staff it means a lot of exciting work! Although tutoring just ended, we are already digging in and working hard to make sure next school year is a success. The...
by Claire Brosman | Jun 1, 2016 | Spotlights
Indianapolis is full of smart organizations who understand that our community is only as strong as the people who are in it. That’s why we’re excited to highlight one of our greatest community supporters this week! Not only is BMO Harris Bank a truly generous...
by SOW_Admin | May 25, 2016 | Spotlights
Today officially marks the end of tutoring for the 2015-2016 school year. We can’t believe it – time has flown by! To celebrate, our staff members have pulled together some of our very favorite stories from tutoring this year. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did!...
by Kris | May 18, 2016 | Special Posts
We can’t believe it – the school year is almost over and it’s nearly summertime! The last day of tutoring at all of our partner locations was last Wednesday. And even though tutoring is over for the school year, we always try to make sure the students we...
