Through the generous support and amazing vision of Karen and Gary Winnick, our young people are experiencing a win-win situation in their schooling, both academically and socially.
Students achieve marked, significant improvements in their oral, reading and writing skills.
The program currently serves 260 second grade students and 155 high school students in the greater Los Angeles area. The program unveiled at 4th Street Elementary, pairing students with Garfield High students, is also ongoing at 42nd Street Elementary with Crenshaw High, Dyer Elementary with Sylmar High, and Tarzana Elementary with Reseda High. Rosalie Zalis, director of the Foundation, was on-hand to meet the young students, their tutors and some of the parents. The future of our country rests in the hands of our young people, and the Winnick Family Foundation is committed to ensuring that they possess all the skills needed to succeed. We appreciate that these students are not only teaching and being taught, but are also being mentored to enhance self-confidence.