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Tutor Spotlights: Alyson and Michael Fotia

There’s only one thing better than volunteering with Heart to support your local students- volunteering along with your friends and family! We recently caught up with Alyson and Michael Fotia, a husband and wife tutoring pair who have a long history of supporting Heart students together! Alyson first began tutoring after learning about Heart at her training orientation at Bank of America 9 years ago, and she invited Michael to join her! Read more about their tutoring experiences, favorite moments, and advice below!

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Heart Featured on Winston-Salem’s WXII 12 News

Heart’s Winston-Salem program was featured on WXII 12 News to highlight the beginning of our second year of partnership with Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools! The news segment celebrates the growth students made last year and encourages community members to volunteer as tutors at Bolton and Easton Elementary. WXII 12 News Reporter Jackie Pascale is a second year Heart tutor and shares that “working with the students is a bright spot in my week, every week!” Watch or read the full segment to hear more from Jackie … continue reading

Volunteer with Heart!

Heart Math Tutoring is looking for 1,600 volunteers to partner with 1,500 students in the 2024/25 school year in Charlotte, NC, Charleston, SC, and Winston-Salem, NC! Heart tutors will support students at 29 Carolina schools with building foundational math skills and gaining the confidence needed for long-term academic success.

With just 1 hour per week from October to April, you can make an impact! Heart provides everything you need – tutor training, a fun, hands-on curriculum, and an on-site Program Coordinator for support. If you … continue reading

2023/24 Program Results – Charlotte

Thank you to all community members that played a role in making HMT’s 10^th year a success! Heart’s tutors, donors and funding partners provided their time and resources to provide 1,190 students at 26 schools with high quality, individualized tutoring at no cost to their families.

We are excited to announce 2023/24 program results:

• 96% of students grew in two or more concepts, meeting program growth goals.
• 93% of teachers believe their Heart students showed increased confidence and enthusiasm for math.
• 95% of families gave

Heart Math Tutoring CEO Featured on Francene Marie Show

Heart’s Chief Executive Officer, Emily Elliott Gaffney, was recently interviewed on the Francene Marie Show, a radio show that airs weekly on six stations in Charlotte!

During the interview, Francene Marie asked about Heart’s program model of using volunteers as tutors, the impact tutors have in schools, and the philanthropy that supports the delivery of tutoring at 26 schools across Charlotte.

Gaffney also shared a few recent anecdotes from tutoring, including: “[a] student said to her tutor a couple of weeks ago, ‘I don’t know … continue reading