HELPING EVERY
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SUCCEED
Root 2 Rise makes it possible for high school students to help in neighborhood elementary schools. The experience encurages them to become avid learners and confident leaders, eager to pursue new goals and plan for rewarding careers. About a third express interest in a career in education.
All (more than 400) of our academic tutors and behavioral mentors (Tutor-Mentors) have graduated. Many had previously doubted their ability to succeed.
Earn credit toward graduation
Receive monetary stipend
Gain employment skills
Become a respected role model
Enjoy helping younger students.
A Commitment to Help.
Joseph Thigpen Jr. said Root 2 Rise “held me to a high standard” and led him to pursue a career in education. After five years as a Special Education Assistant, he now attends college while employed as a Greatness Coach at an elementary school and is a program coordinator for Root 2 Rise. His goal: To “pay it forward” to help other high school students achieve their potential.
‘An Amazing Experience’
Tutor-Mentor Antonio Jackson and Partner Teacher Jahnobie Bora.
Teachers welcome help from our students .“Their help surpassed my expectations in every regard. It’s like having another adult in the classroom, someone who keeps everyone involved,” said Jahnobie Bora, who has taught for almost three decades and has worked with three Tutor-Mentors.
“Teachers are begging to participate in Root 2 Rise. It’s an amazing experience. If it were up to me, I would have several Tutor-Mentors in every classroom,” said Rich Peters, a principal with the Marshall (Wisconsin) School District.
New Possibilities
Parents notice the positive changes. Amy Cassiday said the experience was “amazing,” bolstering the confidence of her son. Andrew. by providing the opportunity to provide assistance instead of being viewed as someone who needed help. Andrew is now considering becoming a teacher. ”This is a possibility neither of us expected,” said Amy.
Inspiring Younger Students
Tutor-Mentors inspire younger students (more than 8,000 so far) — and vice versa. For many younger students, it’s the first time they have had a “teacher” who looks like them; research shows these role models can markedly improve academic outcomes.
New Aspirations
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Root 2 Rise Thrive supports the career and educational goals of graduates .Martina Gabrielli, who once felt “disconnected” from school and uncertain about her future before Root 2 Rise, now wants to be a teacher and receives financial support from Thrive to attend college. “Growing up, I always wished I could have had teachers who looked like me. I want to give students the help I wish I had received,” she said.
Strengthening Communities
tely love what Root 2 Rise is all about and the impact it is having on the community,” said the president and CEO of a community bank. A principal said Root 2 Rise is ”an integral part of who we are” and “a partnership with the community.”
“Root 2 Rise is a great program,” said Steve Stocker, the mayor of Sun Prairie, Wis., who encourages other school districts to implement it. (I am replacing this photo.)
Root 2 Rise is committed to racial and social justice.
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Root 2 Rise utilizes practices recommended by the National Gang Center to discourage youth gang involvement.
“I’ve struggled with addiction and made some poor choices in the past. Fortunately, I found help and advice from Root 2 Rise Thrive and elsewhere when I needed it.”
Luis Rodriguez
“Root 2 Rise held me to a high standard. Many of my friends just went with the crowd, and many of them are now dead, in jail, or homeless.”
Joseph Thigpen, Jr.
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Make a real difference in students’ lives.
A donation of $750 provides a stipend for a semester.
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You may send donations to P.O. Box 5044, Madison WI 53705 or
630 N. Killingsworth St. No. 11804 , Portland, OR 97211
Root 2 Rise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN 84-4475752 All donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of U.S. law.
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