by Kris Chaney | Feb 25, 2015 | Get Involved
In honor of the last few days of the School on Wheels Share the Love Campaign, Kris Chaney, Volunteer Chair for Share the Love, shares his insights on the campaign so far and why he dedicates so much time and effort to School on Wheels. More than 5,000 children...
by Maggie Stevens | Feb 18, 2015 | Get Involved
Maggie Stevens, today’s guest blogger, serves as the Director for Program Development and Undergraduate Studies in the School for Adult Learning at the University of Indianapolis. In this role and in others she has filled before, she has worked hard to celebrate...
by Claire Brosman | Jul 22, 2014 | Get Involved, Special Posts
We are very excited to announce that School on Wheels has received a two-year $80,000 grant from Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust that will launch our Hidden Homeless pilot in schools. This initiative will bring School on Wheels’ one-on-one tutoring to three new...
by kmelin | Jul 10, 2013 | Get Involved
I started tutoring in January 2010 after being referred to School on Wheels by a friend. I saw tutoring as a great way for me to give back to the community in a way I hadn’t before – by giving my time. What I didn’t expect was that I would get as much...
by Alex | Feb 27, 2012 | Get Involved
[onethird][/onethird] Over the past couple of years, Matt Tully has helped spark serious discussions around education in our city. In his columns for the Indy Star, as well as his own blog posts, Matt has covered topics ranging from problems and inconsistencies in...
by SOW_Admin | Dec 21, 2011 | Get Involved
I have good and bad news for you. We’ll start with the good. We know that our tutoring programs are working because most of our kids (74%) are maintaining or improving their grades despite being homeless. This is well above the standard for homeless children...
