Category Archives: Press

Heart in the News: Fall 2026

Heart Math Tutoring is grateful to the communities we work in – Charleston, Charlotte, and Winston-Salem – for their assistance with spreading the word and helping Heart connect students with tutors. See below for recent news features from each Heart region. Thank you to The Post & Courier, WSIC News, and Forsyth Family Magazine for their support!

Charleston – 10.19.2026 – The Post & Courier

Charleston-area nonprofits help vulnerable students beyond the classroom. Here’s how.

Charlotte-area – 9.10.2026 – WSIC News

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HMT CEO Talks with CMS Board of Education Member Dr. Charlitta Hatch

Last week, Dr. Charlitta Hatch interviewed Heart Math Tutoring (HMT) CEO Emily Gaffney on her podcast, The Community Classroom. Dr. Hatch is the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education member for District 1 as well as the City of Charlotte’s Deputy CIO & Chief Data & Analytics Officer. In their conversation, Gaffney and Dr. Hatch spoke about how HMT has evolved to support over 1,000 CMS students, the importance of a positive identity in math, and how HMT volunteers impact the development of a student’s … continue reading

Heart Math Tutoring on Winston-Salem’s Fox8 News Channel

A Heart Math Tutoring session was recently featured on Fox8 News Channel in Winston-Salem. The channel shared clips of volunteer tutors smiling with their students and interviewed Heart’s Executive Director of National Partnerships Cydney Clifton and Program Director Freda Robinson.

The segment highlighted the generous support The Winston-Salem Foundation has provided Heart and emphasized the importance of the foundational math skills Heart’s curriculum focuses on. Cydney shared, “…I describe it as like pouring concrete onto the cracks. If we can firm up that foundation, then … continue reading

Heart Charleston in the Media

Looking for some good news? Heart Math Tutoring has been highlighted twice this week by local Charleston media outlets! Thank you to Palmetto Life and Lowcountry Live for featuring Heart’s Executive Director of the Charleston Region, Madison Anderson, and our Program Director, Dave Smith. We’re very grateful for these opportunities to spread the word about tutoring and reach potential volunteers. As you can hear from Dave in the Palmetto Life segment, tutoring is fun, impactful, and it’s easy to get involved; we hope viewers will … continue reading

Charlotte’s QC Life Shares Heart’s Volunteer Recruitment Kickoff

Heart Math Tutoring’s Director of Volunteer Operations, Padgett Vaughn, appeared on Charlotte’s QC Life on Monday to share about volunteering as a tutor! Featured as part of QC Life’s Back to School segment, Padgett and host Jana Angel spoke about the need for student support this year and how Heart Tutors help students with not just math skills, but confidence in their academic abilities by meeting students where they are with an individualized curriculum and being a consistent “cheerleader” in their life.          

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