Cluster Tutoring

Reading is at the heart
of everything we do.
Cluster helps students
learn in a digital world.
Tutors and students
know that learning can be
FUN.
Homework help is
always a top priority.
The key to a lasting tutor-student
relationship is one-to-one learning.
Our libraries offer books
and other educational
materials.

Tutoring Times

Cluster News

Donate to Improve the Life of a Child

All funds help us provide one-to-one tutoring and mentoring for 115 kids from the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's west side. Your donations are greatly appreciated and 100% tax deductible.

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Tutoring Updates

Many Cluster students have been exposed to situations such as gun violence or loss of family members. Tutors are invited to a seminar on trauma informed learning at 9:30 Saturday, Nov. 16, at First United Church.

TUTOR RESOURCE DRIVE

Students & Families

A caring, committed volunteer can make a lasting difference in the life of a child, regardless of the child's current level of academic ability.  Cluster accepts new students in grades K-8, with priority enrollment going to students in K-3. Students may remain in the program through grade 12. MORE >>

Tutors

You don’t need special training to be a tutor - just patience, a desire to help, and 90 minutes one night a week during the school year. The atmosphere is relaxed and supportive, and tutors find they get as much out of the program as their students. MORE >>

Read to Succeed

Because reading is the key to academic success, Cluster has a focus on literacy. Our Structured Reading project, which is overseen by a certified reading specialist, has produced great results. MORE >>