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Pi Day Recipes

In honor of Pi Day, Heart staff members are sharing their favorite pie recipes!

Alexandra Blackwood

Alexandra is the Program Coordinator at Myers Park Traditional School and Westerly Hills Academy. She has been with Heart Tutoring for two years!

Click here to see Alexandra’s pie crust recipe, and here to see her Coffee Chess Pie recipe.

Joan Herbert

Joan is the Program Coordinator at Sterling Elementary and has been with Heart Math Tutoring for five years! 

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Hear from Heart Tutors

Heart Math Tutoring is now supporting ~500 students who receive math tutoring twice per week by ~1,000 volunteers! We are grateful for all of our volunteers; whether you have been tutoring for months, years, or are just beginning – thank you for supporting Charlotte elementary students!

It is not too late to sign up to be a tutor for the 2020/21 school year – more students are waiting to be matched with tutors. Hear from volunteers Ubong, Michael, and Daphne below, and sign up to … continue reading

21-Day Racial Equity Challenge with United Way of the Central Carolinas

Join Heart Tutoring and thousands of people across the Charlotte region in the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge with The United Way of Central Carolinas! This is a powerful opportunity for shared learning and growth that invites people in the Charlotte region to develop a deeper understanding of how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community.

 About the Challenge

•  FREE to participate!
• Receive an email every weekday January 18–February 15 highlighting a different topic with links to recommended articles, videos, podcasts and more.
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Tutor Testimonials and Call for Volunteers

Students are waiting!
Spread the word: 250 more virtual tutors are needed.

With virtual tutoring, it’s never been easier to make a difference for our community’s students who need practice with basic math concepts like counting or addition/subtraction: it only requires one hour per week and no prior experience. You don’t even have to live in Charlotte! This 7 minute video shows you just how easy and impactful it can be.

Ready to…
help someone | give your time | nurture our youth | make new … continue reading

Tutor Spotlight: Jalen Gilmore

Jalen has been a Heart tutor for 3 years, most recently at Bruns Academy. He spoke with us about his tutoring experience!

Q: How did you get involved with Heart Tutoring?

Jalen: At the time I was working at US Bank, and there was a United Way-sponsored event where local nonprofits were trying to find volunteers. The one that appealed to me most was Heart Tutoring. I’ve always liked working with kids; I was an AAU basketball coach in the past and really enjoyed that. … continue reading