Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion 21st Century Club Tutors

Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion will receive a total of $1.1 million in grant funding over the next five years from 21st Century Community Learning Centers for a partnership with area schools. The Club will work with the Vermillion School District to provide enhanced afterschool tutoring and academic success programming through a program called Club Tutors. Students are referred by their teachers to join this free, afterschool tutoring program, run by Rachel Franks, our full-time Education Director. In October of 2022, the Club Tutors program opened within the Vermillion Middle School and will serve a maximum of 20 students throughout the semester. Club Tutors will expand to the Vermillion High School and Elementary Schools to serve a total of 100 students across the district in the next two years.

“We are so excited to provide this program for families in the Vermillion community,” said Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion Executive Director Savannah Wise. “We are able to give youth in this program more focused academic help and grow the services offered by the Boys & Girls Club.”

As Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion currently operates as a licensed, fee-based site for Austin and Jolley Elementary students, this five-year grant program provides an exciting opportunity to offer extended services to middle and high school students in Vermillion. The Club and Vermillion School District will be in close communication as teachers refer students to the program based on reading and math testing scores, and the tutoring takes place within the school building. Franks, along with additional tutor staff and volunteers, will work with these students to reach grade-level reading and math skills, as well as ensure Vermillion families are closely engaged with their student’s success and are supported with transportation opportunities, mental health services, and healthy food options.

More details about the Boys & Girls Club of Vermillion Club Tutors academic success program will be shared with the schools, teachers, and families the program expands. Stay tuned!