TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)- A summer program from low-income students in Leon and Gadsden Counties is asking for your help to provide the program for free to 100 students this summer.
They now have support for all but 20 students. They still need $10,000 to accommodate the rest of the campers for the six-week program.
The programs will take place at FAMU DRS and Shanks Middle School.
Students will get free meals, a personal library, and literacy instruction along with lessons in math, writing, art, music and more.
College students and recent graduates will help run the program day-to-day. One FSU doctoral student says the program is a win-win for both the kids and the college students donating their time.
"Doing these kinds of things like reading and being actively involved in these kinds of processes is really huge for them, and it also gives me as a researcher a chance to actually be hands on with the kids and to see what kinds of treatments are helpful to them in the actual classroom," said Michael Mesa.
Organizers say they need to raise the money for the remaining students by June 13. You can donate by clicking this link.
