Rosie's Garage
Rosie’s Garage is a nationally recognized after-school tutoring program of La Habra Neighborhood Housing Services started in 1990 by Rosie Espinoza because of her concern for the growing gang activity and low educational attainment of children in her neighborhood. Rosie’s Garage has helped to:
- Improve grade averages of participating students.
- Improve students’ attitude towards school and themselves.
- Involve parents in their children’s education and schools.
- Build a sense of community and decrease crime and gang
activity in the local neighborhoods.
Program evaluations show that students tutored at
Rosie’s Garage on average increased
their abilities in writing by 2.1 grade levels and 2.9 grade levels
in math. The program has been so successful that it has earned
national recognition from CBS Evening News and the Presidents Points
of Light Volunteer Award.