Youth Development
THRIVE Youth Development, serving 110 youth K-8, provides out-of-school time programming, including academic tutoring, social and life planning skills, as well as transitional coaching between middle school and high school. They also get to have fun.
Reading Achievement Program (RAP) is MOBC’s afterschool tutoring program, a force of 71 trained educators currently serving 325 students at 9 community and school sites. In 2010, 91% of the youth participants increased their reading scores by an average of 1½ grade levels.
“Top Floor” @ Stratford High School opened in Nov. 2010, serving nearly 225 high school students. Prior to this on-site location, MOBC served 25 high school students. 98.6% of participants raised their grades in a core academic class, ACT scores increased 2.8 points on average, 100% of seniors graduated, and 64 of 66 graduates are now in college.
