Guest Post: 2014 Serve Indiana Award

School on Wheels is proud to announce that on October 1st we accepted the 2014 Serve Indiana Award for Excellence in Volunteer programs at the IUPUI Campus Center. Serve Indiana is a state office that exists to advance service and volunteerism by informing,...

11 of Our Favorite Children’s Books!

Earlier this week was International Literacy Day and it’s also National Literacy Month – one of our favorite months of the year! Reading is something that we are very passionate about here at School on Wheels and we strive to share a love for literacy with our...

It’s a WRAP! on Summer

Last week marked our return to tutoring! We spent all summer preparing to go back to school – engaging partners, recruiting and training new volunteers, updating curriculum and anticipating another hugely successful year. On top of all this preparation for the...

Reflections: Jefferson Award

In 1972, when I was just two years old, First Lady Jackie Kennedy established the Jefferson Awards as a Nobel Prize for public and community service. 42 years later, the Jefferson Awards is celebrated as “the most prestigious prize for public service in America.” In...

School Expansion

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...

It’s Time to Celebrate!

Congratulations School on Wheels Students! Grades are in and there’s so much to celebrate! During the 2013/2014 school year, School on Wheels served 331 students experiencing homelessness through one-on-one tutoring. We also served 192 parents in order to equip...