RICH is dedicated to providing professional educational resources, free of charge, to inner city high school students in Washington, D.C. RICH operates from a pedagogical foundation that the greater a student’s academic need, the more important the experience of the teacher. RICH hires only experienced professionals who work with special-needs students and who mentor young teachers.


 
 
 
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RICH ACCEPTS GRADUATION DIPLOMA FROM FAIR CHANCE.

Fair Chance Graduation

RICH Director Paul Penniman accepts a plaque in recognition of RICH’s growth and development in 2008. RICH has more than doubled its services to inner city schools since partnering with Fair Chance. Fair Chance partners with D.C.-area nonprofits that serve children, youth and families to help them increase capacity and strengthen their organizations.

 

What if I told you that Washington, D.C., is known as a dropout factory, with just 58% of our youth graduating from high school and fully half of these dropouts ending up in jail?

Resources for Inner City Children wants every student to achieve academic success, graduate from high school, become a productive adult and live up to his or her potential.

This year, RICH's seventeen education professionals will provide over 2,000 hours of instruction and mentoring, free of charge, to the students and teachers of the Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools and the César Chávez Public Charter School for Public Policy. Encouraged by the positive results in these inner city school communities, RICH is committed to expanding these services in the coming years.

RICH is also a source of information for all Washington-area residents, professionals and non-professionals alike, who want to advance the educational development of inner city children. RICH also coordinates with organizations that provide tutoring services, psychoeducational testing, college counseling, advocacy, occupational therapy and other educational resources.

 

© RICH 2008 • Resources for Inner City Children (RICH) • 3522 Davenport Street NW • Washington, DC 20008 • (202) 966-4814

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RICH WELCOMES NEW MASTER INSTRUCTORS
Christopher Reid, who taught math for over 35 years in England, has recently moved to the Washington, D.C., area, and has been a splendid addition to RICH’s remedial tutoring program as well as the Saturday Academy at the César Chávez School. Welcome, Chris!

Bill Long, also recently moved to D.C., taught and tutored all subjects for 14 years in central Pennsylvania. Bill has also helped with tutoring at Chávez and will become our SAT program manager at the Maya Angelou Schools. Bill is also helping our development efforts.

LUCAS-SPINDLETOP FOUNDATION AWARDS RICH GRANT
The Anthony F. Lucas-Spindletop Foundation recently awarded RICH a grant for the first time.

RICH DIRECTOR ON THE RADIO
RICH Director Paul Penniman recently taped a half hour radio interview for Parents' Perspective, a nationally syndicated, weekly radio show. Read more.