Supporter Spotlight: BMO Harris Bank

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...

Our Favorite Tutoring Stories: 2015-2016

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!...

Meet the Staff: Erin Brown

Each month, we’ll be introducing you to a new School on Wheels staff member so you can learn more about the people who make our programs run successfully! This month, we’ll highlight Erin Brown, our Program Manager!  She started out at School on Wheels as the...

Supporter Spotlight: DEFENDERS

DEFENDERS has been a true corporate partner and supporter of School on Wheels for the past six years. During that time, the organization has donated gift cards and uniforms, supported our programs with tutoring teams and had staff members serve on our Board of...

Tutor Spotlight: Lori Crantford

Families who are experiencing homelessness tend to move pretty frequently, due to a number of reasons. Homeless students change schools an average of 3 times while homeless. For our volunteers, this means that they may see the students we tutor anywhere from one week...

Reflections on Family Fun Night

When we first began tutoring at our two Washington Township school sites, Greenbriar Elementary and Fox Hill Elementary, as part of our Hidden Homeless Initiative, our goal was to reach more students who are part of the “hidden homeless” population. Families who fall...