“It’s helped me do my homework so I can read a book at home. All of my friends are here. I like cooking on Tuesday – they made my country’s fry cake! It helps me raise my grades. My dad always tells me ‘You can do it,’ so I think about that: ‘I can do it, I can do it.'”- 4th Grade Boy
“I saw my brother coming and I wanted to come. I like to learn and I want to go to college! Learning English was hard. This program helped me to speak better English.” – 3rd Grade Boy
“Sometimes homework is too hard, and my tutors help me. My tutors have helped me learn English! I was scared for one month when I came to Chicago but this program helped me – I met new friends.” – 4th Grade Girl
“I was excited to start program because I like to meet new people. I have met a lot of tutors over the years, and they are all nice and help me with my homework. I am improving my reading class – I went from a ‘C’ to an ‘A’. I have improved in Math and I use the tools I have learned here. We also get to do cooking and art, we did dancing and we learn things from other cultures.” – 6th Grade Girl
“I love this program. There are a lot of nice tutors and I love prize day! I get straight ‘A’s!” – 5th Grade Boy