BALTIMORE — Teens in the Pen Lucy neighborhood of East Baltimore are giving back, sitting down with younger kids who might be struggling with reading or math.
“Teaching reading is really fun, at least I’d like to say especially with kids cause they think the story is really really interesting,” Deaira Boykin, a tutor, said.
The tutoring is the newest program from the nonprofit my father’s plan.
Born in the East Baltimore neighborhood, the nonprofit usually gets kids involved in community cleanups, now they’re branching out to tutoring and mental health services.
“It’s good, it’s good because most neighborhoods don’t have this. Most neighborhoods don’t actually come together they just go other places but their neighborhoods so it’s good to have a neighborhood or community that does this,” Ziy’aira Boykin, a tutor said.
Deaira and Ziy’aira are sisters who live in the neighborhood.
On this day, Ziy’ara is helping out …