BONNER CENTER COMMUNITY SITE
Mission
Offer a tutoring and mentoring service that affords students, both young and college age, an environment that promotes active learning, community engagement, and the pursuit of success. Our program also hopes to foster community enrichment by addressing neighborhood concerns and by connecting the Latino population of Oakwood to the greater Greensboro community to deal with local issues.
Description
Guilford College community scholars, Bonner students, and volunteers participate in an after school tutoring program that supports the positive growth of elementary and middle school aged children physically and educationally through exercise and homework assistance.
The site is also operated in partnership with the Center for New North Carolinians, which coordinates ESOL classes and health services for the resident population.
Activities
Dia de Muertos Celebration
Mobile Market visits Oakwood for the first time
Winter Holiday Celebration
2015-2016 Goals
Project Coordinator, 2015-2016
Marimar Mantuano mantuanom@guilford.edu
Isabel Gutierrez gutierrezim@guilford.edu
Schedule
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays . We meet in the midsts rocks at 2:15 outside of the grill, leave Guilford at 2:30 and return at 5:30.
Oakwood Forest Community Center
Mission
Offer a tutoring and mentoring service that affords students, both young and college age, an environment that promotes active learning, community engagement, and the pursuit of success. Our program also hopes to foster community enrichment by addressing neighborhood concerns and by connecting the Latino population of Oakwood to the greater Greensboro community to deal with local issues.
Description
Guilford College community scholars, Bonner students, and volunteers participate in an after school tutoring program that supports the positive growth of elementary and middle school aged children physically and educationally through exercise and homework assistance.
The site is also operated in partnership with the Center for New North Carolinians, which coordinates ESOL classes and health services for the resident population.
Activities
Dia de Muertos Celebration
Mobile Market visits Oakwood for the first time
Winter Holiday Celebration
2015-2016 Goals
- Establish the tutoring program as a consistent source of healthful snacks for participating children.
- Create a community food pantry.
- Utilize report cards to track individual progress and target problem subjects.
Project Coordinator, 2015-2016
Marimar Mantuano mantuanom@guilford.edu
Isabel Gutierrez gutierrezim@guilford.edu
Schedule
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays . We meet in the midsts rocks at 2:15 outside of the grill, leave Guilford at 2:30 and return at 5:30.
1. Head south on George White Rd W toward W Friendly Ave -135 ft
2. Take the 1st left onto W Friendly Ave- 3.5 mi
3. Turn right onto N Lindell Rd- 259 ft
4. Take the ramp onto Wendover Ave W E- 1.0 mi
3. Turn right onto N Lindell Rd- 259 ft
4. Take the ramp onto Wendover Ave W E- 1.0 mi
5. Continue straight to stay on Wendover Ave W E- 0.4 mi
6. Slight left to stay on Wendover Ave W E- 1.9 mi
7. Take the Summit Ave exit- 0.1 mi
8. Turn left onto Summit Ave- 0.9 mi
9. Take the US-29 N/Phillips Ave ramp- 0.1 mi
10. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Reidsville and merge onto US-29 N/N O Henry Blvd- 3.0 mi
11. Turn right onto Oakwood Dr, we're the first trailer on the left
6. Slight left to stay on Wendover Ave W E- 1.9 mi
7. Take the Summit Ave exit- 0.1 mi
8. Turn left onto Summit Ave- 0.9 mi
9. Take the US-29 N/Phillips Ave ramp- 0.1 mi
10. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for Reidsville and merge onto US-29 N/N O Henry Blvd- 3.0 mi
11. Turn right onto Oakwood Dr, we're the first trailer on the left
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Week of Feb. 17th, 2014
Oakwood opens the community food pantry for at risk community members. To request donations speak with community center staff. It is also open for outside donations moving forward.________________________________________
CAMPUS SUPPORTER
Club, team, etc
ACADEMIC SUPPORTER
Faculty member
COMMUNITY SUPPORTER Neighborhood, grassroots organization
ADVOCACY CHAMPION Issues-based nonprofit
BUSINESS SUPPORTER
Support from a business owner
Support from a business owner
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2014-2015 Important Texts and Resources
Content guidelines, style and format page
• Welcoming Greensboro Initiative
Slideshow from American Friends Service Committee, Uniting NC, Bonner Center et al
• Welcoming Greensboro Initiative, Full Report to the City
• Social Equity in the Triad
from Piedmont Together
Bonner Center Facebook
Look at links we’ve posted on poverty, social injustice, food insecurity, etc and see where they lead
High Impact 101
Understand what High Impact Practices mean
Visual Images
• Welcoming Greensboro Initiative
Slideshow from American Friends Service Committee, Uniting NC, Bonner Center et al
• Welcoming Greensboro Initiative, Full Report to the City
• Social Equity in the Triad
from Piedmont Together
Bonner Center Facebook
Look at links we’ve posted on poverty, social injustice, food insecurity, etc and see where they lead
High Impact 101
Understand what High Impact Practices mean
Visual Images
Concept Map of Guanajuato-Greensboro
