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Tutor Spotlight: LaShurn Purnell
03.06.2025This month, Heart Math Tutoring is proud to feature volunteer LaShurn Purnell! LaShurn began tutoring in the 2019/20 school year and since then, she has supported 9 individual students across 5 different Charlotte schools! Heart Program Coordinators know her as a “strong and consistent tutor,” and are grateful for her dedication to her students. LaShurn’s employer, Brighthouse Financial, has also been a long-time supporter of Heart Math Tutoring and is committed to positively impacting the lives of youth in the Charlotte community.
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Speaker at The Charlotte Justice Conference
10.09.2019Heart Executive Director Emily Gaffney led the “Education and Childhood Trauma” session at the Charlotte Justice Conference on 10/5/19. The second annual conference was organized by Christine ...
Heart Math Tutoring Featured on University City Connect!
09.27.2019University City Connect recently shared Heart's mission and need on their website. "Heart Tutoring provides training, volunteer-friendly lesson plans, and on-site staff support. Most importan...
Smarty Interview: Meet Emily Gaffney and Heart Math Tutoring
09.26.2019Check out our latest feature in the Charlotte Smarty Pants magazine: "CSP Team Note: We recently chatted with Emily Gaffney, Executive director of Heart Math Tutoring. If you don’t...
Charlotte Parent Magazine Feature: Register to Tutor CMS Students Through Heart Math Tutoring Starting Sept. 30
09.18.2019"With kids back in school, now is a great time to give back and help an economically disadvantaged Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools student struggling in math. Heart Math Tutoring is a l...
WCCB Rising Features a Heart Math Tutor
09.17.20195-year tutor Ashley Kaiser shares her experience with Heart Tutoring and how both volunteers and students benefit from the program. "To see the growth and excitement on students' faces when they m...