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Neighbor to Neighbor outlines paid peer‑mentor afterschool model, AI use and transportation needs
Summary
Neighbor to Neighbor told the Wake County Public School System Community Engagement Committee it runs an academically focused, paid peer‑mentor afterschool program serving about 165–185 students, uses diagnostics and AI tools to individualize instruction, and is asking the district for help on transportation and curriculum partnerships.
Neighbor to Neighbor managing director Will Kiley told the Wake County Public School System Community Engagement Committee that his nonprofit runs an academically rigorous, transportation‑dependent afterschool program that pairs younger students with paid high‑school mentors.
“Most of our students are classified by the county as economically disadvantaged and/or English language learners,” Kiley said. “We provide transportation to Neighbor to Neighbor and back home to every single student free of charge.”
Kiley said the organization serves about 165–185 students across two sites (a downtown Raleigh location near Shaw University and a North Raleigh site near Millbrook Elementary School), that students on average gain roughly…
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