ACC partners with Global Empowerment Services (GEmS) in Jamaica to help equip immigrant families through educational resources. The families in the neighborhood are mainly from South Asia and many are Muslim.
The center provides after school tutoring for 1st-8th graders on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-6:30PM. There are also beginner through advanced ESL classes for adults during the week (during the day and Weds and Thursday evenings). For both tutoring and ESL classes, curriculum is provided, and volunteers are trained and work alongside staff.
Many of the families in the neighborhood participate in both the adult courses and send their children to tutoring sessions. The center also offers girls’ and boys’ clubs, a beginning exercise class for women, outdoor kids’ clubs in the summer, and helps prepare students for citizenship exams. The girls’ club is a mixture of crafts, games and stories about women who have influenced and helped and the boys' club is playing board games. These all provide ways to holistically support and encourage entire families.
This is a great opportunity to impact families in Queens with the love of Christ!
Contact: info@gemsnewyork.org
Complete Schedule of Services:
Mondays
Math Tutoring 3-6:30PM (3 - 1 hour sessions)
Tuesdays
Beginner Exercise class 10AM-11AM
Intermediate ESL women 11:30AM-12:30PM
Advanced ESL women 11:30AM-12:30PM
Wednesdays
Beginner ESL 11:30AM-12:30PM
English Language Arts tutoring 3-6:30PM (3 - 1 hour sessions)
Men’s ESL 7-8:30PM
Beginner ESL 7-8:30PM
Advanced ESL women 7-8:30PM
Thursdays
Intermediate ESL women 11:15AM-12:15PM
Advanced ESL women 11:15AM-12:15PM
All Levels ESL Women’s Conversation 12:30-1:45PM
Beginner ESL 7-8PM
Fridays
Girls’ club every other week 3:30-5PM
Boys’ club times flexible
Citizenship preparation as need arrises and staff/volunteers available