Tiffany Greene, Your Kids

Reading, writing, arithmetic is the cornerstone of education.  For some kids, learning the basics is difficult and some Rollins College students are addressing the need with kids in their own back yard.

Every day, students come from Rollins College to the Winter Park Community Center for Power Hour.  In that time, they help the younger students in different subjects.

"They help us with our homework, math, social studies -- that's what I like," said Xylon Chatman, a second-grader.

Reading is one of the many subjects Rollins students help kids with. In just about two years, about 100 volunteers have helped raise their letter grade, at least by half a grade.

"We've actually seen increases in their grades on their report card, which has been really fulfilling to me knowing that and our mentoring and tutoring has helped them to succeed in school," said Evyn Garner, of Unity in the Community/

Even the kids say these college mentors are huge help.

"If I don't remember the words, they can help me spell it," Chatman said.

Garner is the brainchild behind the mentoring group.  She said what started as a class project turned into an organization called Unity In The Community.

"It so exciting to see this kind of program go from an idea in a couple students' head, to an actual reality and see all the community we've built," Garner said.

The Rollins students have also built a long-lasting relationship with these kids.

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