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Red Jackets Helping Students
Full-time Red Jackets were recently highlighted by NBC4 for their service at schools in Southeast DC.
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City Year members, known by their red jackets, who served full-time during the school year as tutors, mentors and role models to the students at Winston Education Campus were recognized for the difference the program makes in schools.
City Year has about 140 members in DC public schools. According to the NBC news briefing, Members get a scholarship for their service after a full year with the organization. The goal of the organization is to serve in the five high schools with the highest student drop out rates and proceed with the elementary and middle schools that feed into them.
“We are trying to help with that extra support and making them feel confident enough that they can continue on,” said 22 year-old Tyrone Lofton, a former student at Winston Education Campus.
According to the organization’s website, City Year, Washington, DC, unites young people, ages 17 to 24, for a year of full-time service, giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world. As tutors, mentors and role models, these young leaders make a difference in the lives of children and transform schools and neighborhoods across DC.
Members work in DC schools, after-school programs and neighborhoods to be a positive influence on youth and address the issues in their communities.
Join the City Year Corps and make a difference in the DC community!
