Presenting: Summer Art Kits

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...

Celebrating 15 Years!

How can it be that we’re celebrating 15 years of School on Wheels this year?  Over the past 15 years, an amazing number of homeless children have benefited from the academic support we provided. In fact, last we week enrolled our 5,000th child in our tutoring program....

5 Reasons Why We Love School on Wheels Volunteers

This week is National Volunteer Appreciation week. Every organization around the country is singing the praises of their volunteers, and here at School on Wheels, we are no different. Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. They carry out our...

It’s Annual Report Time!

Since our founding in 2001, we’ve watched our community’s investment in our organization grow. Our volunteer tutors provide over 7,700 hours of one-on-one tutoring and individuals, corporations and foundations contribute the necessary monetary support and in kind...

Our Staff is Thankful for…

Each day we’re lucky to work with kids who tell us how thankful they are – whether thankful for their families, friends or their School on Wheels tutors! Today our staff wanted to share the things we are most thankful for – and many of the things we are thankful for...

It’s a WRAP!: Summer 2015

This year marked the second year for the It’s a WRAP! (Writing, Reading, Art and Performance) summer program at School on Wheels’ partner, Salvation Army Barton Center downtown. This year the program’s theme was My Life, My History and used poetry to engage 22 kids,...