13-30 Broadway
Astoria, New York 11106
Agency Contact
Yvette Morgan / Shannah
Jewsberry
St. John’s Hall B-13
Phone Number: (718) 990-2532 / 2531
morgany@stjohns.edu
http://www.stjohns.edu/gearup
Nature and Purpose of Agency
The Gear-Up program is a discretionary grant program designed to
increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to
enter and succeed in postsecondary education. Gear-Up is federally
funded and is designed to provide support to students through
mentoring, counseling, and tutoring.
Tasks Available for Students
- Volunteer will assist students (grade 9-11) with academic
assignment in high school content area and provide a positive role
models to Gear-Up participants
- Homework help/ Tutoring
- Workshops for students
- Learning Styles Assessment
- Saturday Science programs
- Community service opportunities
- Gear-Up Clubs
Time Requirements
Minimum 15 hours
Student Awareness/Special
Instructions
Partnership schools they work with are: Long Island City High
School, I.S. 145 Joseph Pulitzer Intermediate (Jackson Heights),
and I.S. 126 Albert Shanker School of Visual and Performances Arts
(L.I.C.)
Agency Directions
Campus program