Why G.E.M. Learning Center?

37% of 4th graders cannot read at the basic level. (National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Among students regularly attending a Community Learning Center- More than 2 in 3 improved homework completion and class participation. (U.S. Department of Education (2020). 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) analytic support for evaluation and program monitoring: An overview of the 21st CCLC performance data: 2018-2019 (15th report))
Based on the 2020 America After 3 pm household survey, parents in Pennsylvania agree that afterschool programs:
- Build positive relationships between children and adults 76%
- Keep kids safe and out of trouble 71%
- Help working parents keep their jobs 81%
- Provide working parents peace of mind 83%

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