August 22, 2014

Group to tutor homeless kids

by Christian Schiavone, originally published in The Patriot Ledger

A cramped motel room with multiple family members isn’t the ideal place to learn to spell, tackle algebra homework or study for that big history test. But the Super 8 motel on Route 53 is where 62 children between the ages of 5 and 18 have been coming home to after school as part of a state program that houses thousands of homeless families in hotels and motels because traditional shelter beds aren’t available. Now a Brockton-based non-profit wants to help make getting through school a little easier for kids facing the instability of not having a permanent home.

School on Wheels of Massachusetts, started by Easton resident Cheryl Opper in 2004, will begin tutoring kids at the motel two days a week starting this fall. It’s also rolling out a tutoring and mentoring program for homeless kids in the Randolph schools that will be incorporated into the school day. The Randolph program is being underwritten by Randolph Savings Bank and will be housed at the Randolph Community Middle School.

Robin Gilbert, the organization’s operations director, said School on Wheels had been aware of the families at the Super 8 through its work with Friends of the Homeless, which operates shelters in Weymouth and Norwell.

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