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Maze of Life Resource Center - Joliet

210 North Hammes Avenue, Joliet, IL 60432

Provides programs and training for youth, including:

- Life skills training

- Peer mentorship

- Career readiness

- Tutoring and after school programs

- Dance and step programs

- Sports camp

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United Way of the Midlands

Oakridge Neighborhood Services

1401 Center Street, Des Moines, IA 50314

Offers a program focusing on developing literacy skills, social/emotional learning, and the important academic and life transitions middle school students experience as they transition to high school. Designed for middle school students ages 13-16. Also creates opportunities for parent and student engagement.

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United Way of the Midlands

Bloomington Public Library

205 East Olive Street, Bloomington, IL 61701

The online resource Brainfuse provides online tutoring and resources to those in grades K-12 with additional offerings such as GED test prep and resume feedback available to adults. Brainfuse HelpNow makes bilingual tutors available for learners of all ages. Aside from offering live online tutoring in the areas of Language Arts, Math (including algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus), Science (including biology, chemistry, and physics), Social Studies, and Writing, Brainfuse also offers test prep in the following areas: SAT, ACT, AP, and GED.

Help with Spanish classes is available in Brainfuse's "Language Lab"

  • Chat with a live tutor using a virtual classroom
  • Complete assignments using a virtual whiteboard
  • Share and mark up lessons and files
  • Save, archive, and replay every one of your tutoring sessions
For those working on larger projects, Brainfuse HelpNow offers a "Writing Lab" where you can submit reports, papers, and resumes, and get feedback within 24 hours.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Lincoln/Lancaster County - North Star High School Club

5801 North 33rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68504
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.
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Mi Raza Community Center

113 Collins Street, Arcola, IL 61910

Offers a family-oriented center that provides tutoring and homework help. 

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Western Nebraska Community College - Alliance

1750 Sweetwater Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301

Community college.

GED preparation and testing.

ESL - English as a Second language classes.

Adult basic education, including literacy, job seeking, and life skills education.

Citizenship preparation.

Tutors available in various locations in the Panhandle.

Single parent / displaced homemaker program provides career counseling, dependent care, non-traditional training, skills training, technology training, books and tuition, personal counseling, support groups, and transportation. Contact a student services advisor for information.

Veterans Upward Bound programs offer intensive basic skills development and short-term remedial courses for military veterans to help them successfully transition to post-secondary education.

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Hope Center for Kids

2200 North 20th Street, Omaha, NE 68110
Education support, with the goal that youth and children will graduate from high school with the expectation of pursuing learning opportunities after high school. Employability skills, so youth will be prepared to develop the skills needed to be gainfully employed; goal is that youth will be ready to get and keep a job at completion of their time at Hope. Faith-based programming so that youth and children will have the opportunity to hear about and grow in the knowledge of God’s love.
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Western Nebraska Community College - Alliance

1750 Sweetwater Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301

Offers the following free services to eligible students: professional tutoring, supplemental instruction (peer tutoring), advising, lunch workshops (topics include study skills, time management, and financial literacy), scholarship assistance, cultural events such as museum and theater visits, and a student parent support group.

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Alive Center - Aurora

406 West Galena Blvd, Aurora, IL 60506

Offers after-school and summer drop-in hours for teens in grades 5-12, providing a supervised environment for learning, socializing, and personal growth.

Programs include teen-led tutoring/mentoring, clubs, and life skills classes on topics such as leadership, career development, art/dance, nutrition/healthy cooking, stress management, open music venues, creative writing, girl empowerment, and media. Activities foster meaningful connections with peers and caring adults, encourage exploration of passions, and develop valuable leadership skills. The service incorporates elements of day camp experiences, offering structured recreational and educational activities in a group setting during daytime hours.

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Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Frontier Community College

2 Frontier Drive, Fairfield, IL 62837

Offers free educational services to individuals aged 16 and older, including GED/HSE preparation classes, online GED/HSE preparation, reading readiness, job skills, math readiness, healthcare, manufacturing, ESL (English as a Second Language), and transition skills classes. Citizenship education is available to help individuals understand U.S. history, government, and culture, and prepare for the responsibilities of citizenship. Literacy services and tutoring are provided to eligible individuals. Additionally, the program serves as a test site for high school equivalency exams such as the GED, HiSET, and TASC, enabling participants to obtain a high school equivalency certificate.

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Illinois Eastern Community Colleges - Lincoln Trail College

11220 State Highway 1, Robinson, IL 62454

Offers free educational services to individuals aged 16 and older, including GED/HSE preparation classes, online GED/HSE preparation, reading readiness, job skills, math readiness, healthcare, manufacturing, ESL (English as a Second Language), and transition skills classes. Citizenship education is available to help individuals understand U.S. history, government, and culture, and prepare for the responsibilities of citizenship. Literacy services and tutoring are provided to eligible individuals. Additionally, the program serves as a test site for high school equivalency exams such as the GED, HiSET, and TASC, enabling participants to obtain a high school equivalency certificate.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands - North Club

2610 Hamilton Street, Omaha, NE 68131

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands - Council Bluffs Club

815 North 16th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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United Way of the Midlands

Siouxland Youth for Christ - Le Mars

1055 3rd Avenue SE, Le Mars, IA 51031

Faith based, after school youth program offering tutoring and recreational activities for middle and high school students. Open to 11-19 year olds. Provides a relational, holistic, community-based ministry in which City Life teams raise up indigenous leaders from the young people living in the community.

Students meet weekly after school on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for a family-style meal, games, activities, and discussion at The Underground City Life Teen Center.

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International Rescue Committee - Des Moines

1111 9th Street, Suite 226, Des Moines, IA 50314

Provides opportunities for refugees, asylees, victims of human trafficking, survivors of torture, and other immigrants to thrive in America. Services include:

Reception and Placement: Meeting critical needs in the early months after arriving in the United States. IRC staff and community partners ensure newly arrived refugees are greeted at the airport, have a furnished home, receive time-limited rental assistance, have access to nutritious food, healthcare and education, and are given appropriate social services referrals.

Employment Services: Early self-sufficiency through employment is the foundation of the US Refugee Program. IRC staff and volunteers provide job readiness training, vocational counseling, resume preparation, job search and placement services, and financial assistance for basic needs with the goal of helping refugees find their first job in America. Employment services are provided to refugees for up to five years from their date of arrival.

Intensive Case Management: Some refugees face barriers that make rapid employment difficult. Others face cultural barriers that require additional training and orientation support to learn to navigate American systems independently. Still others face crisis after an initial period of stability. For those refugees, IRC provides intensive case management services for up to five years after arrival.

Financial Coaching: Financial Coaching at IRC offers new Americans and other vulnerable populations an opportunity to build their financial knowledge, skills, and assets. Through a combination of one-on-one coaching and financial education classes, IRC delivers innovative, effective programs by combining evidence-based strategies with an unparalleled ability to deliver culturally and linguistically accessible programs. As a result of these programs, people are able to build their family income and assets, contributing to the economic vibrancy of communities across America.

Can also offer youth tutoring and mentoring for those in the community that need a little extra help.

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Educational Talent Search

220 Canfield Admin Building, 501 North 14th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588

Identifies disadvantaged youth in grades 6-12 who have potential for post-secondary education, and encourages them to graduate from secondary schools and enroll in post-secondary education.

Services may include after school and tutorial homework assistance, career exploration activities, providing and assisting in completion of the ACT, college campus tours, and academic advising.

Staff encourages high school dropouts to return to school.

Participating schools:

- Middle Schools: Culler, Dawes, Lefler, Mickle, Park.

- High Schools: Northeast, Northstar, Lincoln High.

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Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands - South Club

5051 South 22nd Street, Omaha, NE 68107

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Girls Inc. of Omaha - Katherine Fletcher Center

2811 North 45th Street, Omaha, NE 68104
Social development, social recreation, art, dance, drama, and physical education.   Education support (grades K-12) including tutoring and computer training.  STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Career development (7-18 years), including non-traditional careers. Family counseling USDA Meal Program, nutrition education, gardening Adolescent pregnancy 4-component prevention program for girls 9-18 years old. Pathfinders Mentoring Program matches girls, ages 5-16, with professional women in the Omaha business community to work on academic and personal goals.  Scholarships may be awarded at the end of the successful completion of high school and the Pathfinders program. Transportation to programs.
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Parkland College Adult Education

2400 West Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821

Provides free tutoring for adults seeking to improve their reading, math, or fundamental English. Tutors work with students in public locations, such as churches, libraries, and adult basic education classrooms. Students need to be enrolled in adult basic education classes to receive tutoring services. Students are provided with all books and learning materials. 

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Elkhorn Public Schools

20650 Glenn Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022

Suburban K-12 school district located on the west edge of the Omaha Metro area.  Offers comprehensive educational services, including tutoring programs to support students who need additional help.

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Garden of Prayer Youth Center - Momence

16424 East Route 114, Momence, IL 60954

Offers a before and after school program. Services provide children individual and group tutoring, as well as mentoring services to decrease school suspensions and to address the mental health and academic needs. Children are given a snack and provided with homework assistance, life skills, and recreational activities.

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Monmouth Resource Center

1120A South Main Street, Monmouth, IL 61462

Provides tutoring to students in reading, writing, and math who are between 6 months and 2 years behind grade level in math or reading will qualify for the program. The focus is to work on fundamentals, providing opportunity for academic success, while growing self-esteem. Consistent attendance is mandatory. Students and parents are both required to sign a contract, ensuring that all individuals involved understand their responsibilities and expectations.

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Eddie Davis Community Center

1312 Maple Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Educational enrichment programs are available year around. Computer Lab and Library on site.
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Oakridge Neighborhood Services

1401 Center Street, Des Moines, IA 50314

Provides an educationally based after-school/out-of-school programs for students grades K-12 focused on increasing math and reading proficiency, increasing school attendance, as well as decreasing suspensions (in and out of school) and system involvement. This is accomplished through literacy/reading and math classes, individualized homework assistance, career exploration and planning, plus one-to-one and group tutoring sessions. Students are provided instruction by certified teachers, as well as enrichment activities and other social and emotional supports by academic intervention specialists.

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Family 4ward - Scottsbluff

1603 2nd Avenue, Scottsbluff, NE 69361

Assists youth in learning and completing schoolwork as needed, with help provided by licensed school teachers.

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United Way of the Midlands