“Children living in poverty are at greater risk for violent crime….Children in poor families are still six times as likely as those in wealthier families to drop out.”
(Time Magazine, July 26, 2004)

When kids drop out of school, it affects all of society because they end up getting government assistance in some form: medical, food stamps, or general relief funds. Or they turn to a life of crime, which ends up costing even more. The Oasis offers:

• Opportunity for kids to use computers with specialized tutoring software
• Staff and volunteers who encourage academic achievement while providing help with homework, reading, and math skills (since many parents do not speak English and are unable to help with homework and now schools are doing away with ESL classes.)
• Opportunity for teen volunteering to develop good work ethics and job skills while inspiring younger children and teens

“The education of youth is an employment of more consequence than making laws and preaching the gospel, because it lays the foundation on which both law and gospel rest for success.” Noah Webster (American Magazine, March 1788)

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