Homework Club
Students connect with community role models, build leadership skills, receive extra education, explore their culture, and access post-secondary and case management support.
The First Generation College Bound Homework Club has been operating since 1992. The program serves 30 students living in Kimberly Gardens, a low-income residential housing complex in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
The program is staffed by certified teachers who provide homework assistance and other academic support.
There are two tracks: Homework Club I, designed for first through sixth graders, and Homework Club II, designed for seventh through twelfth graders.
The program has three objectives:Â
Increase behaviors so that students master the rigors of meeting educational standards and progress to post-secondary education
Support the County school system’s priority to reduce absenteeism and ensure that students achieve high academic standards in the core curricular areas and will graduate from high school
Decrease the large gaps that persist for at-risk students’ access and success in higher education
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Youth receive two hours of learning weekly with a ratio of one instructor to 10 or 15 youth for 30 weeks during the school year. The students are exposed to positive role models from their community, participate in age-appropriate leadership development, receive supplemental education, engage in cultural activities, and have access to post-secondary education and case management services.
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