Carolyn Rudinsky's Comments

Hi Carolyn. Thanks for joining this forum.  In some of the blog articles and sub groups you'll see examples of how maps can be used to show locations of existing non-school tutoring, mentoring and learning programs and where more are needed.  People who lead specific learning activities, like your writing centers, could use the maps to identify and reach out to existing programs, to offer your support or services to youth in that program. Working with leaders of other writing programs your goal would be that every non-school program in the city would include a writing component, led by skilled tutors/facilitators.  One of the writing activities, could be for youth to write about the need for tutor/mentor programs in different neighborhoods; the need for extra learning within those programs, such as writing activities, and the need for donors to provide the money, or talent, to make this happen.