Organization and Contact
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Website Address
Headquarter Location (City, State)
Providence, RI
Contact Name
Melissa Emidy
Contact Email
memidy@inspiringmindsri.org
Program Overview
Mission
Inspiring Minds empowers students to succeed in school and life by providing them with trusted relationships, tutoring and mentoring by inspired community members.
Program Description
Volunteers are matched with students in small groups to develop a trusting, relationship and to engage in structured activities, often around classroom or homework-related topic. Inspiring Minds views tutoring as the direct and clearly defined work to support the student's academic skill development and mentoring as the more indirect work aimed at cultivating caring, positive relationships which will boost student confidence and promote academic achievement.
Type of service
Tutoring Program
States of Operation
Rhode Island
Operation Locations
Providence
Students and Offerings
Number of Students Served in the Most Recent School Year
1047
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading
Languages of Instruction
English, Spanish
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
In-Person,
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School
Tutor-Student Ratio
1:1 up to 4:1
Number of Weeks Per Program
24-28
Number of Sessions Per Week
Varies by student needs
Number of Minutes Per Session
60
Type of Tutor
Volunteer
Percentage of tutors who can speak a language other than English
20% are Spanish speaking
Race/Ethnicity breakdown of tutors
Hispanic or Latino- 72%, American Indian or Alaska Native-5%, Asian- 8%, Black or African American 17%, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <5%, White <5%%
Does your program engage with parents?
No
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
District, School
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No