How We Serve College Students

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How We Serve College Students

“I think Heads Up was genuinely the single most memorable and life-changing thing I’ve ever done. It has contributed enormously to who I am today.” – former Heads Up tutor

Heads Up gives local college students the opportunity to serve as tutors and role models to children from low-income neighborhoods.

By partnering children with college students, the kids learn about college at an early age. In the wealthiest area in D.C., 8 in 10 adults have a college degree. In the poorest area, fewer than 1 in 10 have finished college.

Each year, Heads Up recruits over 300 college students tutors from the following universities:

American University
Catholic University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Howard University
Trinity University

> Learn more about becoming a tutor >
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> Former Heads Up tutors: where are they now? >