Mentors, friends, and role models for under-resourced children.

City Care Whiz Kids was founded in 1996 by Larry and Masie Bross. It is a faith-based, nonprofit, one-on-one tutoring and mentoring program for at-risk students in the Oklahoma City and surrounding districts. The focus is literacy due to our state and city's alarming illiteracy rate. Whiz Kids meet every Thursday that Crutcho School is in session at Meadowood Baptist Church where they learn basic reading skills by being matched with a volunteer tutor/mentor with each child.

Whiz Kids creatively addresses inner-city social and educational crisis by matching volunteer tutor / mentors with at-risk students. Meadowood Baptist Church has partnered with Crutcho Elementary School. Teachers select Whiz Kids because they are reading below their grade level and can benefit from a mentoring relationship. Click here to email Mission Mid-Del, Inc.

Volunteer Tutors are paired with a child and meet weekly during the school year for a one-on-one after school tutoring session. We meet in Fellowship Hall at Meadowood Baptist Church each Thursday from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the school year. Volunteer tutors are greatly needed because if we do not have a tutor, that child in need cannot participate in the program.

Meadowood sends a bus to Crutcho School at 3:00 p.m. to pick up the children and bring them to the tutoring session. Each Whiz Kids session includes one hour of one-on-one tutoring, 10 minutes for snack time, and 20 minutes for Club Time (a group session that addresses character issues from a Biblical perspective and seeks to introduce kids to Jesus). After each session the children are driven home, which allows the tutor the opportunity to meet the child's family or caregiver. This is unique to the Whiz Kids program and gives tutors insight in understanding the child's home life and the obstacles they face.

Most tutors are with their child for one school year, however, some have mentored the same child for as long as five years. Whiz Kids is always in need of volunteer tutors. Please contact Meadowood Baptist Church (405) 737-7684) if you would like to know more about Whiz Kids. To visit the Meadowood Baptist Church website, click here.

You can support the Whiz Kids program through Mission Mid-Del, Inc. by giving online. Click "Online Giving" and select the "Mission Mid-Del General Operating Account." Under "Configure Gift," type "For Whiz Kids" in the "Notes" text field. For more information on donating goods or instructions on how to give online, click here. If you already know how to give online, click here to begin. You can use the "Quick Give" option for one-time donations, or create your own account for regular donations.

If you are interested in volunteering, or would like more information, please contact us.

Mission Mid-Del, Inc.
5751 E. Reno Avenue
Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
Phone: 405-737-2010
Email: Click here to email us.