Our Team
Executive Director - Kathy Mitchell
Community Engagement Coordinator - Meredith Freeman
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Our Story
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HOPE began in September of 1996 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church because the congregation wanted to help the children in the neighborhood. HOPE soon became a non-profit agency and a community-wide organization. Since then, we have served thousands of economically disadvantaged students in the Arlington area.
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We currently offer virtual and in-person tutoring in Arlington. We strive to help students improve their grades, their attitudes and their behavior. The services provided by HOPE Tutoring Center, Inc. are made possible in part through a Community Development Block Grant from the City of Arlington through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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With gratitude to our sponsors
City of Arlington (HUD Grant)
Arlington Public Libraries
Arlington ISD
​Trinity Community Foundation
First Rate Investment Systems
GM Financial
Pantego Lion’s Club
Epworth United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Good Shepherd United Methodist Church
Greater Community Missionary Baptist Church
Encore Club of Arlington
Neisha & George Morey
2023 Board of Directors
Rev. Charles Powell
President
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April Pettitt
Vice President
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Melina Pena
Treasurer
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Devin Dowling
Secretary
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Manuel LeBlanc
Member
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Kevin Walters
Member (Past-President)
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Kathryn Thilman
Member
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TaShunda Scott
Member
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Pallavi Kapilavaih
Member
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