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Students, Families and Tutors Celebrate Holiday and Progress

Over the next week, families, tutors, and students will gather to celebrate students’ progress in Heart with food and fun. Families will learn math games to play at home over winter break, and students will receive goodie bags that include a deck of cards and game directions that are on their level. All will celebrate students’ progress and growth in Heart so far!

See photos of each celebration with our 17 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partners on our facebook page!

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HeartThrob 2018

Join us Friday, February 9th for Heart’s annual event for young professional volunteers and friends! Tickets include drinks and live music at Flight Beer Garden & Music Hall. Thanks to our generous event sponsors, 100% of ticket proceeds will directly benefit Heart Math Tutoring. Tickets are on sale now!

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Heart Math Tutoring Featured on Spectrum News for Giving Tuesday

Emily Elliott from Heart Math Tutoring was featured on Spectrum News Charlotte to discuss how community members can give back on Giving Tuesday by signing up to tutor students in high-poverty schools. 

“Our program solely runs on volunteer time. We’ve been so fortunate that 950 people have signed up to be volunteer tutors but there are 45 more students who need volunteer tutors. That one hour a week means so much to students who just need an adult to give them one on one attention … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring 2017 Annual Report

Last year, 98% of Heart students met growth goals on pre- and post-assessments. Read Heart Tutoring’s 2017 Annual Report to see how Heart Math Tutoring volunteers, donors, and school partners are making a difference for Charlotte students!

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Support for Heart Tutoring Surpasses Record and Brings Program to 17 CMS School Partners

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Sept. 26, 2017 – Heart Math Tutoring (Heart) – a Charlotte nonprofit dedicated to helping students in high-poverty elementary schools develop math skills and academic confidence – wrapped up its Spring Funding Initiative with the largest amount raised to date: $840,342. This enables Heart to grow from 12 to 17 school sites during the 2017/18 school year.

Funds raised were from grants, corporate donations, and community support. In the fourth quarter, grants were awarded by Skeebo Foundation ($147,302), The Dickson Foundation ($25,000), … continue reading