HOUSTON: On Tuesday, April 29, Sewa International was recognized by Alief Independent School District at their annual Business Partners Appreciation Breakfast. Sewa Houston president, Saroj Gupta, and Sewa AmeriCorps VISTAs, Alexis Angelo and Laura Frye, accepted a plaque in honor of “creating a bright future for Alief students” presented by AISD superintendent, H.D. Chambers.
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Sewa currently offers after-school tutorials to students in the Language Institute for Newcomers program (LINC) in Alief ISD. The LINC program is geared specifically towards high school students who have been in the United States for less than two years. Sewa partnered with AISD and LINC to provide further instruction in English development after school. The students Sewa serves in the LINC program come from a variety of backgrounds ranging from refugees to immigrants from all over the world. Many LINC students have received minimal formal education upon arriving in the US so in addition to learning a new language and culture they must also learn the education system and expectations.
In addition to offering after-school tutorials in Alief, Sewa also offers college readiness and future planning programs, summer academic support to students attending the Summer Language Institute, and summer immunization drives in partnership with the Texas Children’s Mobile Clinic. In the Fall of 2014 Sewa will launch a mentorship program aimed to further assist LINC students to better develop life skills.
Sewa’s goal in AISD is to assist newly immigrated students in their academic pursuits, instill self-motivational skills, emphasize the importance of high school and higher education, and establish English fluency. To get involved with Sewa and programs impacting recent refugee and immigrant students contact vista@sewausa.org