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Brightlane Learning Tutoring and Academic Support Programs offers personalized tutoring and personalized academic support for students. The program includes academic enrichment opportunities, hands-on calming activities, performance experiences, art experiences, and a summer arts enrichment program.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Volunteer-supported programming is offered in daytime, afternoon, late afternoon, early evening, and evening time slots on weekdays, with specific one-hour blocks such as 3:00–4:00PM, 3:30–4:30PM, 4:30–5:30PM, 5:00–6:00PM, and 6:00–7:00PM on various Mondays through Thursdays.
Brightlane Learning Tutoring and Academic Support Programs is part of Brightlane Learning, which was founded in 2001 and launched its flagship “Tutors in Action” program at two locations that same year. Over time, Brightlane Learning launched the “Ignite Learning” parent advocacy program in 2008, piloted a summer arts enrichment program in 2010, expanded into Washington Township in 2014, piloted post-program support for families in 2017, added its first high school partner in 2020, expanded programming to include community centers in 2022, and rebranded to Brightlane Learning in 2022. The organization states that it has 20+ years of fighting homelessness with educational support and serves 750+ students each year.
The mission of Brightlane Learning is to transform the lives of students impacted by homelessness and housing instability with personalized tutoring and academic support while advocating for their families as they navigate the educational system. The organization reports that students experiencing homelessness are stated to be 87 percent more likely to drop out of school than their housed peers, that nearly 25% of the 19,000 unhoused students across Indiana are enrolled in Marion County, and that the average amount of pandemic-related learning loss for unhoused students was double that of their housed peers.
Brightlane Learning reports that it works in partnership with schools to provide structured, personalized academic support in small groups to K–12 students experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. It also works in places like shelters and community centers through community-based programs, connects families to social service providers, community partners, and educational services, and notes that it has 30+ community partners, including schools, shelters, and community centers. The organization states that it integrates academic enrichment and social emotional learning, with engaging experiences such as hands-on calming activities, performance, and art experiences woven throughout programming all year round, and that it helps families experiencing homelessness overcome access barriers such as transportation support or enrollment assistance.
Brightlane Learning has received the Indiana Achievement Award in 2004 and the CHIP Blueprint Champion Award in 2009. Leadership and staff roles include Kelly Coker as Chief Executive Officer, Jim Elias as Chief Financial Officer, Amber Ewing Kostoff as Chief Philanthropy Officer, and Sally Bindley, MSW, as Founder & Executive Advisor, along with multiple Education Directors, Education Support Coordinators, Learning Assistants, and other administrative and development staff. The board includes roles such as Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, along with members who hold positions in education, finance, marketing, and community volunteer roles.
Last updated May 15, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Volunteer-supported programming is offered in daytime, afternoon, late afternoon, early evening, and evening time slots on weekdays, with specific one-hour blocks such as 3:00–4:00PM, 3:30–4:30PM, 4:30–5:30PM, 5:00–6:00PM, and 6:00–7:00PM on various Mondays through Thursdays.
Brightlane Learning Tutoring and Academic Support Programs is part of Brightlane Learning, which was founded in 2001 and launched its flagship “Tutors in Action” program at two locations that same year. Over time, Brightlane Learning launched the “Ignite Learning” parent advocacy program in 2008, piloted a summer arts enrichment program in 2010, expanded into Washington Township in 2014, piloted post-program support for families in 2017, added its first high school partner in 2020, expanded programming to include community centers in 2022, and rebranded to Brightlane Learning in 2022. The organization states that it has 20+ years of fighting homelessness with educational support and serves 750+ students each year.
The mission of Brightlane Learning is to transform the lives of students impacted by homelessness and housing instability with personalized tutoring and academic support while advocating for their families as they navigate the educational system. The organization reports that students experiencing homelessness are stated to be 87 percent more likely to drop out of school than their housed peers, that nearly 25% of the 19,000 unhoused students across Indiana are enrolled in Marion County, and that the average amount of pandemic-related learning loss for unhoused students was double that of their housed peers.
Brightlane Learning reports that it works in partnership with schools to provide structured, personalized academic support in small groups to K–12 students experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. It also works in places like shelters and community centers through community-based programs, connects families to social service providers, community partners, and educational services, and notes that it has 30+ community partners, including schools, shelters, and community centers. The organization states that it integrates academic enrichment and social emotional learning, with engaging experiences such as hands-on calming activities, performance, and art experiences woven throughout programming all year round, and that it helps families experiencing homelessness overcome access barriers such as transportation support or enrollment assistance.
Brightlane Learning has received the Indiana Achievement Award in 2004 and the CHIP Blueprint Champion Award in 2009. Leadership and staff roles include Kelly Coker as Chief Executive Officer, Jim Elias as Chief Financial Officer, Amber Ewing Kostoff as Chief Philanthropy Officer, and Sally Bindley, MSW, as Founder & Executive Advisor, along with multiple Education Directors, Education Support Coordinators, Learning Assistants, and other administrative and development staff. The board includes roles such as Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary, along with members who hold positions in education, finance, marketing, and community volunteer roles.
Last updated May 15, 2026.
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