Tears' mission is to treat, educate, empower, and encourage youth to make sound, healthy decisions

The proposed vista project aligns with the education focus area. The tear vista project's goal is to increase the effectiveness of its existing academic support/tutorial program thereby improving the high school graduation of its target population. The project will benefit midde-school age youth N the phenix city area which may be homeless or from low-income families. The program expects to serve thirty-five unduplicated youth per school semester. The vista members will support the project by performing capacity building activities. Five vista members will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as development of current curricula and lesson plans, recruiting community volunteers to provide academic/parental involvement support, providing training to community volunteers, train tears staff to manage a volunteer database, continue heightening community awareness and project sustainment fhrough fundraising and developing community partnerships over the course of the project period.