AUBURNDALE, Fla. — These days, hiring a tutor can be an expensive endeavor for many families.
But in Polk County, AmeriCorps Polk Reads is helping take that cost off their shoulders by providing free tutoring to students across the district.
Volunteer Michele Moken, who is in her second year with the group, said she initially felt nervous about volunteering at a school because she didn’t have any experience as a teacher. But she says that all changed after seeing the impact she made on the children in the tutoring program…