Program Name: Truancy Diversion

The goal of these programs is to improve school attendance by addressing the underlying difficulties within families that lead to truancy. Improving attendance at the earliest possible age helps children succeed throughout their academic careers. Statistics show patterns of truancy in third-graders indicate a higher risk for those children dropping out of school. Long-range outcomes for these at-risk children also include a reduction in the number of youth entering juvenile court system and an increase in school success.

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Program Name: Summer Enrichment

The Off & Running Academic Enrichment Program is an eight-week, skill building course designed for students entering first through sixth grade. Small class size provides a wonderful opportunity to reinforce and enhance reading, writing, and math skills. The day will be spent in an encouraging environment where students participate in a variety of daily activities to improve academic and social skills, problem solving and self-management skills in small groups and in individualized instruction. The afternoons are full of sports and other camp activities to provide students with a refreshing break from studies.

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Program Name: After-school Tutorial

The after-school tutorial program consists of activities and functions designed primarily to provide academic and/or social assistance after regular school operating hours. The program targets elementary school students that exhibit unsatisfactory benchmark progress and/or students who are falling below grade level indicators administered by the Hillsborough County School Systems.

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Program Name: School Readiness

Project LINK's school readiness programs promote conditions and behaviors that enhance students' readiness to learn by promoting parental involvement, community interaction, obtainment of school supplies, and to ensure health requirements are met to attend schools in Hillsborough County.

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