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NAPLES, Fla. - Floridant -- Immokalee High School graduate and Guadalupe Center's Tutor Corps alumna Islande Victorin has returned to the nonprofit as the coordinator of a new program tailored specifically to support middle school students.
The new program, known as RISE, focuses on character development and academic achievement as a means to success: RISE stands for Resilience, Inspiration, Support and Empowerment. The program will serve an estimated 30 sixth and eighth graders in Immokalee this year before expanding to seventh grade in 2025.
Victorin is among more than 250 graduates of Guadalupe Center's Tutor Corps Program, which provides Immokalee High School students with college and career readiness programs, ACT and SAT test prep, mentorships, financial literacy and scholarship assistance, as well as wages for tutoring younger students.
Since 2004, every Tutor Corps student has completed high school and been accepted to college, with 94% ultimately earning a college degree.
In high school, Victorin was honored as the 2019 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County. After graduation, she enrolled at Arcadia University in Pennsylvania, one of Guadalupe Center's partner institutions, as a Blankley Scholar and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in healthcare administration.
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Before joining Guadalupe Center, Victorin worked as an educator in Pennsylvania while in college. Her commitment to the community and passion for education make her an ideal fit for this new role.
About Guadalupe Center
Established in 1984, Guadalupe Center provides high-quality, life-changing educational programs to more than 2,000 students annually. Recognized nationally as a model for nonprofits serving students from low-income, rural communities, Guadalupe Center is creating a cycle of prosperity through education for students and families in Immokalee. The organization offers highly successful educational programs: the nationally accredited Early Childhood Education Program, After-school Tutoring & Summer Enrichment Program, the Tutor Corps middle school success program RISE and the college-preparatory Tutor Corps Program. Each program is designed to foster personal and academic success, guiding students toward economic independence. Platinum-rated by GuideStar, Guadalupe Center is generously supported by private donors, philanthropic organizations and community partners. For more information, please visit GuadalupeCenter.org (http://www.guadalupecenter.org/) or call 239-657-7711.
The new program, known as RISE, focuses on character development and academic achievement as a means to success: RISE stands for Resilience, Inspiration, Support and Empowerment. The program will serve an estimated 30 sixth and eighth graders in Immokalee this year before expanding to seventh grade in 2025.
Victorin is among more than 250 graduates of Guadalupe Center's Tutor Corps Program, which provides Immokalee High School students with college and career readiness programs, ACT and SAT test prep, mentorships, financial literacy and scholarship assistance, as well as wages for tutoring younger students.
Since 2004, every Tutor Corps student has completed high school and been accepted to college, with 94% ultimately earning a college degree.
In high school, Victorin was honored as the 2019 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Collier County. After graduation, she enrolled at Arcadia University in Pennsylvania, one of Guadalupe Center's partner institutions, as a Blankley Scholar and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in healthcare administration.
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Before joining Guadalupe Center, Victorin worked as an educator in Pennsylvania while in college. Her commitment to the community and passion for education make her an ideal fit for this new role.
About Guadalupe Center
Established in 1984, Guadalupe Center provides high-quality, life-changing educational programs to more than 2,000 students annually. Recognized nationally as a model for nonprofits serving students from low-income, rural communities, Guadalupe Center is creating a cycle of prosperity through education for students and families in Immokalee. The organization offers highly successful educational programs: the nationally accredited Early Childhood Education Program, After-school Tutoring & Summer Enrichment Program, the Tutor Corps middle school success program RISE and the college-preparatory Tutor Corps Program. Each program is designed to foster personal and academic success, guiding students toward economic independence. Platinum-rated by GuideStar, Guadalupe Center is generously supported by private donors, philanthropic organizations and community partners. For more information, please visit GuadalupeCenter.org (http://www.guadalupecenter.org/) or call 239-657-7711.
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