Minds Matter Cleveland featured in the Plain Dealer!
Minds Matter volunteers give students a boost toward college with tutoring, mentoring
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- By Edith Starzyk, The Plain Dealer
"Picture what a Saturday means for a teenager or person in their 20s. A chance to sleep in, chill, maybe hang out with friends. Now picture the teen giving that up for an extra day of school, and the 20-something exchanging it to serve as a tutor and mentor. That's what happens every Saturday during the school year with the high school students and young professionals who are part of Minds Matter. The Cleveland nonprofit, now in its second year, has already earned recognition for the thousands of hours volunteered so far. Fifteen members received Presidential Service Awards from President Obama last year..."




