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Empowering children through education since 2017
Tutoring and mentoring for students across Washington, DC.
We pair high-quality academic tutoring with long-term mentoring relationships to help underserved students navigate challenges both in and out of school.
450 students served in 2025 · Seven program locations · Free for families
Our impact in numbers
Consistent relationships, measured over years.
Every student meets the same volunteer tutor each week for the length of the school year, and often for the years after it.
450
students served in 2025 across our seven Washington, DC program locations.
140
average minutes of tutoring per student, per week, all year long.
100%
Northstar students graduate high school and go on to four-year colleges.
Inside a session
Two sessions a week, the same tutor, the same student.
Sessions open with whatever the student brought home that week. The tutor works the problem alongside them, then hands back the pen: the goal is a student who can explain the step, not a page of answers.
- Assignment review from the current unit
- Deliberate practice on the gap behind it
- Written notes home to the family
Programming
Where families meet us
Programs run at schools, libraries and community centers after the school day.
How it works
One tutor, one student, every week.
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Enroll or volunteer
Families enroll through the school or community site nearest them. Volunteers apply to a location and are interviewed and background-checked.
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Matched for the year
Each volunteer is matched with their own student, and that pair stays together for the school year and beyond if both continue.
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Weekly sessions
Twice-weekly tutoring and mentoring sessions run after school or in the evening, with materials and support provided.
From our families
“The tutors are patient, consistent, and take the time to explain concepts clearly. This has not only improved the boys' academic skills but also created a safe and encouraging environment where they feel supported and motivated to learn.”