Salvation Army tutor program

It's Salvation Army week and in Tulsa, the Salvation Army and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America work together to help children. <br/><br/>News on 6 reporter Emory Bryan has the story of one young

Wednesday, May 11th 2005, 10:07 am

By: News On 6

It's Salvation Army week and in Tulsa, the Salvation Army and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America work together to help children.

News on 6 reporter Emory Bryan has the story of one young boy and a mentor, and how it's paying off for both of them.

"Study hard, that's what I did." EJ Robinson has a right to be proud of what's he done.

"He went from a D to a B, which is really exciting." Liz Hunt is proud too. She's EJ's mentor, through the Salvation Army's Boys & Girls Club. Liz and EJ meet once a week, for a couple of hours. Mostly they work on his math and reading.

When Liz started working with EJ, his reading was poor and his math was even worse. He didn't like school. After just a few months, he's turned around his attitude and his grades. EJ Robinson: "And I worked hard and I brought it up to a C."

It's not all work that forged the relationship. The mentor and student play together too. The success of the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club isn't limited by the number of children; there are plenty here who need a mentor; what they need is adults who are willing to help.

Club director Jerome Smith: "That individual help helps out so much and when we see their grades it's a complete turnaround."

The club has 40 students like EJ in the after school program. They have just one mentor. They only have to look to EJ and Liz to know the program works. They just need more help to make it work for everyone.

If you'd like to help a student like EJ by becoming a mentor, the number for the Salvation Army is 834-2464.