After a year of hard working with our Isla Vista kids in our Tutoring Center – IVTC , this is the time when the SBCDC Board members, and IVTC staff, and children want to say ‘THANK YOU TUTORS’ for all your love, patience, and commitment to mentor all our Isla Vista kids. As every year, [...]

Over the last few months, the Isla Vista Tutoring Center has been adjusting through some transitions. As some of you know, the previous tutoring center coordinator, Laura Otaola, took an amazing job with Young Life. Two young ladies who have been volunteering at IVTC have stepped in to fill the position. They are Alexandra Flores [...]

On Monday, January 4th, Laura Otaola announced to the students that she would be leaving IVTC for a position with Young Life, a ministry that reaches out to adolescents. The children and parents prepared food and spoiled the tutors with a wonderful meal in celebration of the many contributions Laura has made to the tutoring [...]

The new UCSB school year brings new and former students back to the campus. After a SBCDC presentation that the IVTC Director Laura Otaola, and a current IVTC Tutor Hannh Johnson did for UCSB Intervarsity, we have thirteen new volunteers that got moved to help our IVTC kids. We are very thankful to UCBS Intervarsity [...]

The IVTC students and the IVTC coordinator have been working hard preparing for this “IVTC Tutors Thank You Event”. But they were not alone in the planning. All students’ parents joined them to have a nice dinner for the IVTC Tutors

I am so excited to share with all of you about this recent donation from the Community Covenant Church – Elderberries Group. This is the second year in the row that this group help deliver healthy snack for our kids.
Thank you, CCC Elderberries!

It’s that time of the year again when kids rush to school and then they rush to the Isla Vista Tutoring Center (IVTC). Much is the same as last year, but there is also a lot that is new and exciting for the IVTC program. The IVTC is currently averaging 20 kids per day with [...]

Hello Everyone!
I am so excited to be able to have this blog spot to update everyone on how the IVTC is doing.
We have a great group of kids this year! I will be keeping you updated with the themes that we are learning about and also about how the children are doing! Stay tuned!