Partner Feature: Life Pieces to Masterpieces
few years ago, Ben Lasso was looking for a job. He didn’t have a set vision for his future and didn’t see any real direction in his life. That is […]
Neighborhood Field Day is step forward for DCTMI
We had a pretty good turn out June 24th at our DCTMI Neighborhood Field Day at Meridian Hill Park. We gathered around 30 people to our event and signed up 10 […]
The Power of Mentoring
The Power of Mentoring: From D.C.’s Dunbar High School to Georgetown’s Business School Emma Brown recently wrote an article in The Washington Post about a student who rose from poverty […]
My Cinderella Night: Reflections on College Nights and the Future of DCTMI
DCTMI and Student Education and Leadership Fund (SELF) hosted two College Nights, at Washington Leadership Academy on May 4th and Dunbar High School on May 5th. College Nights were formed […]
Just Call Me Paul
“A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believe it can be obtained” – Shawn Hitchcock If it wasn’t for Paul, I wouldn’t have had the opportunities […]
Let’s Walk to Lower Blood Pressure and Build Bridges
The DC Tutoring & Mentoring Initiative is making steady progress in recruiting new volunteers and creating a public campaign to get a tutor or mentor for each of the 60,000+ […]
Spotlight: Jan’s Tutoring House
Jan’s Tutoring House www.janstutoringhouse.org Fueled by the belief that education is a shared responsibility and that students should be challenged to meet their full potential, Jan’s Tutoring House has been […]
Thanksgiving 2016
Thank you to our organizational partners and to the people who have volunteered with us. Thank you for trusting us. Thank you for sharing your time, your imagination and vision. […]
David Brooks: Can People Change (and get more involved in their communities) after Middle Age?
We at DCTMI spend a good deal of time thinking about how to engage different demographic groups in our work to get a tutor or mentor for the 60,000+ students […]