RISE Tutoring is an Arizona State University student organization, sponsored by the American Muslim Women’s Association, which helps refugee youth achieve academic and personal success through tutoring and mentorship.
Our Mission
Refugee children who move to the U.S. often fall behind in school due to linguistic and socioeconomic barriers. RISE Tutoring seeks to change that—one student at a time.
We provide individualized tutoring to our students designed for their unique educational needs. Paired with guidance and mentorship, RISE aims to help its students achieve academic and personal success.
In spring 2017, we began working at Papago Elementary School. Over the past few years, we've watched a group of bright, energetic kids grow, and we couldn't be more proud of them. However, most arrived in the United States without English, and struggled to catch up to their peers in basic spelling, reading, and math. We made it our mission to change that.
The students we tutor at Mesa, formerly at AMWA’s office, were our very first. We met these kids in 2013 before we were an organization, and since then, our students and tutors have become family. For a while, we moved from place to place to continue tutoring; currently, we tutor at the Islamic Community Center in Tempe. Today, we continue to provide tutoring and homework help.
In October 2018, we began working with Valencia Newcomer school, a one-year immersion program for refugee and migrant youth. We aim to ease the transition of newly arrived refugees into the Arizona school system through the classroom support we provide Valencia. We’re so grateful for this opportunity to broaden our impact on the refugee community.
We are a program of the American Muslim Women's Association. In addition, we have built partnerships with the Alhambra School District, specifically through Valencia Newcomer School as of 2018.
We hold recruitment cycles twice per year, toward the beginning of each academic semester. If you are a current or former ASU student, you can apply to join our team!
All donations go directly toward bringing new resources and opportunities to our students! We accept monetary donations, as well as school supplies and books.
Apply by September 15th!
