Mission & Vision
Mission
To promote student success, and college and career readiness through advocacy, strategic alignments and collaborative partnerships with the Winter Haven area schools.
Vision
All Winter Haven students will have access to a quality public education system that challenges, inspires, and nurtures learning to cultivate a strong talent pipeline and informed citizenry.
What We Do
After School & Summer programs at the PEP Education Center in Florence Villa.
Ready, Set, Read! – an in school tutoring program to help first grade students catch up and track with their peers.
Advocacy – advocating and helping to fund academies and advanced curriculum programs and a host of other needs in our schools
Meet us better
PEP’s Yearly Impact
1000+
students served
1500+
volunteer hours donated
17
schools supported
100%
community driven
Why You’ll Love Us
The need is great and the impact is greater. If just one student we serve breaks the familial cycle of generational poverty, the cost to run our programs for a year will be more than paid for in that student’s lifetime.
Read the quotes below from a student, tutor, and teacher about the impact PEP’s programs have imparted and know that there are hundreds more. Please join us on this rewarding journey.
“Student”
“I like coming here. I didn’t know how to read and now I do!” – Alonzo
“Teacher”
Ready Set Read has really helped support students to get them the extra support they need to push them to the next level. This one-on-one tutoring helps them focus and provides the much-needed differentiated instruction. Mrs. Smith – First Grade Teacher Garden Grove
“Tutor”
“When students come to me knowing just a few letters and sounds it is magical to assist them in putting those two things together to read words. I tell my student that once they learn the alphabet, I can teach them the “secret code” to reading! They feel like they have a secret power that enables them to do anything!” Merari- Garner Elementary tutor
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