NGF seeks to empower new leaders of tomorrow through literacy achievement, teen leadership, and enrichment and educational programs that will make a positive impact on their lives. SmarterMe® SmarterMe® is the main program at NGF. We provide low-cost, high-quality tutoring to children in grades K - 5. Our SmarterMe® Programs are as follows:
FOCUS Aid provides financial assistance to students so they may participate in school related enrichment activities. Enrichment activities include school-sponsored academic, sports, music, and arts programs as well as class field trips. NGF partners with schools to identify eligible students. These students are nominated by schools’ social workers, counselors, and teachers. We support up to $100 per student per year. As part of Focus Aid, we encourage participating parents and children to engage in volunteer activities. In the past, we sent care packages to soldiers in Iraq, we played Wii Sports with the energetic seniors at the senior center, sang songs for the wonderful residents of the nursing center, collected teddy bears for the Forsyth County DFCS and fire department, and participated in the Keep Forsyth County Beautiful program. NGF Teens Program NGF Teens currently serves over 30 teens from Forsyth County. This program provides high school students an opportunity to give back to the community by volunteering as tutors and mentors to children in the SmarterMe® programs. It also gives them access to an enrichment program specifically designed for teens. High school volunteers are supervised by our adult mentors, many of whom are professional educators also volunteering their time. Teens are given progressively increasing amounts of responsibility to develop their leadership and organizational skills. The teens have an open forum for any ideas that may help SmarterMe®, including suggestions to improve the program, raise funds, and spread awareness. College Application Essay Assistance College Application Essay Assistance provides college applicants help with their college application essays. NGF will not write it for them, but we will proofread and provide feedback. Please Contact Us for more information. |
NewsSmarterMe® Saturday tutoring Winter session has started. Please see our Calendar for our complete schedule.
The Winter Session of SmarterMe® Club at Whitlow has begun. Only a few open spots left! Please click here for more information.
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