Community Education
Students receive support in math, reading and writing, executive functioning, history/global studies, and foreign language.
Boston-based. Community-funded. Community-powered.
Community Education. Community Employment. Community Empowerment.
Community Learning Project is a grassroots tutoring and tutor-training initiative built for community families in Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Hyde Park.
2x
weekly tutoring sessions
3 hrs
of student support each week
12 hrs
paid weekly tutor pathway
The model
For the people. Run by the people. Accessible to the people.
We are building a tutoring model that closes educational gaps while creating paid local work. Students receive consistent academic support, tutors receive paid training and coaching, and families participate through an accessible contribution of $5 per week or $20 per month.
Community Employment
Tutors are recruited locally, paid for their time, and trained through a practical, supportive pathway.
Community Empowerment
Families, tutors, donors, and neighbors help build an educational ecosystem that stays rooted in the community.
For families
Support for students who need more than school can always provide.
We aim to serve children and families in Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, and Hyde Park who need tutoring but may not be able to afford traditional private rates.
Students can receive help in at least two subject areas per week, depending on need, goals, and tutor fit.
Good fit indicators
- Lives in one of the pilot communities
- Needs academic support, enrichment, or executive functioning help
- Can commit to two 1.5-hour sessions weekly
- Family can contribute $5/week or $20/month
Paid tutor pathway
- Month 1: accelerated paid training
- Month 2: mentored tutoring practicum
- Month 3: independent tutoring begins
- Ongoing coaching, modules, and evaluations
For tutors
You do not need to come in perfect. You need to come in committed.
Community Learning Project will train local community members in tutoring practice, professional conduct, lesson planning, child interaction boundaries, behavior support, and multimodal learning.
This is a pathway into paid work, professional growth, and community leadership.
Donate
If a small part of the community gives a small amount, we can run this in abundance.
Donations support tutor pay, training, student devices, outreach, safety systems, and the first 6-month pilot.
$20
helps cover family access support
$60supports one hour of target tutor pay
$250helps fund training, materials, and outreach
Community giving metric
If just 1 in 4 neighbors, supporters, and local community members gave $5–$20 monthly, we could help fund consistent tutoring, paid local jobs, student devices, and professional training.
Donor Interest FormGet involved
Three ways to enter the project.
Families
Tell us about your child, your family, your community, and the support your child needs.
Apply for TutoringTutors
Tell us about your background, community connection, availability, and interest in paid training.
Apply to TutorSupporters
Donate, sponsor a student, sponsor tutor training, or join our local outreach list.
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