The stats are finally out. We knew it was coming. L.A. Latino, Black students suffered deep disparities in  online learning, records show https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-07-19/l-a-unifieds-new-challenge-getting-students-to-show-up-for-online-classes?_amp=true

We are gearing up for our free afterschool program at the Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center, kicking off online on August 24. The program is open to students in grades 3-12 in the South LA area. Students can receive free private tutoring, 1:1 with college students and other tutors helping our kids complete their homework and receive the tutoring they need to excel. We also have STEM, SAT-prep, Teen Talk, performing and visual arts, and more. See info and registration at www.wootencenter.org.

Hello everyone. My name is Naomi, executive director of the Al Wooten Jr. Youth Center at 91st and Western. Named after my cousin, killed in a drive-by shooting in 1990, the Wooten Center is a nonprofit agency providing free afterschool and summer programs for more than 300 students in grades 3-12 in the South Los Angeles area. We closed our center in March and went fully online with tutoring and more for grades 3-12. See www.wootencenter.org. Our successes and challenges reengaging kids in their schoolwork and our tutorial activities since our temporary closure has motivated me to want to do more to help as many students as we can get back on track as soon as possible. As a result, I am serving as co-chair of the CRSSLA Education Committee. The committee is currently working on a series of case management trainings to help equip as many people as possible in the art of reaching out to youth and families. See Events above to RSVP for the trainings and our biweekly Education Committee meetings. Hope to meet you soon.