The Augustine Project was founded at Church of the Holy Family in 1994 to provide free tutoring in reading, writing and spelling to low-income learning disabled children and teens in Durham and Orange Counties. Upon satisfactory completion of the Augustine training, each tutor is assigned a low-income child and commits to work with him or her for a minimum of 60 sessions.
Tutors usually meet with their students at the child s school two or three times a week.
Reading, writing and spelling difficulties can cause school problems and low self esteem. It is no coincidence that prison populations have a heavy percentage of nonreaders. The Augustine Project is committed to providing caring, professionally trained tutors for those whose families cannot afford to pay. Tutor training courses are offered every year. After the initial training, tutors are provided materials, ongoing support and continuing education opportunities.