Eye to Eye Michigan Chapter

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Created at: 2021-09-27 15:16:47

Brief description of the program: This is the first Michigan chapter of Eye to Eye, a national mentoring program aimed to help those who learn differently flourish. Eye to Eye trains college students with learning differences, including dyslexia and ADHD, to mentor similarly-identified middle school students. Sandlin is leading the effort to bring Eye to Eye to Wayne State and a partner middle school in Detroit. Source: https://cphs.wayne.edu/action/initiatives.php

Other: please describe: Mentoring to those with learning differences (ADHD, dyslexia, etc.)

Community needs and community participation in assessing those needs.: According to the National Center for Learning Disabilities, there are 2.4 million American public school students identified with learning disabilities. And only 68% of these students earn high school diplomas versus 91% of their peers, reports the U.S. Department of Education. Eye to Eye aims to give these students a chance to succeed, self-advocate, graduate, feel part of a community – and to have hope for their future. Source: https://cphs.wayne.edu/action/news/heather-sandlin-bringing-national-learning-disability-mentoring-program-to-michigan-37802

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Additional Comments: Sandlin is also raising funds to get the mentoring program rooted at the university. Eye to Eye has pledged $32,000 of the $40,000 needed to run the Wayne State chapter for two years; the remaining $8,000 will come from Sandlin’s fundraising efforts. Af