The President said that could make up 10 percent of the one million volunteer tutors he has called for.
To help children and teen-agers stay in school, thousands have enrolled as volunteer tutors.
In his retirement, he was a volunteer tutor in the city schools.
The Settlement currently serves approximately 35 students ages 5 to 16 with the help of 25 volunteer tutors and teachers.
Begun last April, the program has served 37 participants, who attend two-hour weekly classes led by volunteer tutors for 13 weeks.
Her mother is a volunteer tutor for elementary school children in Bethesda.
He called for a "citizen army of 1 million volunteer tutors" to make sure every child can read by the third grade.
But with only 4,386 volunteer tutors, the total waiting list of those seeking help stood at 1,410 in late June.
We have 17 affiliates with close to 4,000 volunteer tutors.
Hundreds of volunteer tutors work with over 150 elementary students every year on a one-on-one basis.