Our Purpose
The Learning and Tutoring Center of East Austin (LTCEA) is a non-profit 501c3 organization which opened in February, 2009, for the purpose of providing tutorial services to help children in academic subjects such as reading and mathematics. One of the most important contributions we can make to our society is to educate our children.
The LTCEA is a proud member of the Texas Association of Non-Profit Organizations (TANO)
Mission Statement
Our mission is to help eliminate illiteracy in our community and to enhance our children's abilities to obtain the academic, social and life skills needed for their future success. Program services are free, and are offered when schools are not in session: Saturdays, after school and during summer recess.
Our Goals
Although our summer program has been successful for the past three years, we still feel that we haven't done enough for the children of our community to enhance their learning abilities. One of our main goals is to reach out to at-risk youth who are on the verge of dropping out of school. We would like to expand our services to year-round, such as evenings, after school and Saturday tutoring, however without funding for operating expenses it's not possible to keep our doors open all year. The LTCEA will continue its fundraising projects and solicit financial support from the community to help make this happen.
What We've Done
In 2009 The LTCEA started out with Reading Fun Day on Saturdays where volunteers were on hand to assist students with homework as well as tutoring in reading. For the past three summers the LTCEA has hosted its Summer Tutoring Enrichment Program (STEP). The 2011 summer session was held on July 5 - 29 with an enrollment of twenty-four students ranging from Pre-K to 9th grade. A ceremony was held the last day to celebrate a job well done for the students and volunteers. Visit the STEP 2011 page for pictures and more information on the program.
Our Newest Service!
On February 18 and 25, 2012 the LTCEA hosted the Summer Youth Employment Program in collaboration with the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services where twenty-one youth ages 14 - 17 from various parts of Austin and Travis County attended the Job Readiness Training which provided them with the opportunity to earn valuable work experience while earning financial independence during the summer. We plan to continue the free training once-a-year during the month of February. Registration begins during the first week of January. For more information please call the Austin Travis County at
512-854-4590.
