The Voyager Program was founded by Dr. Bill Gerber, a local Pastor in Michigan City, IN to address the growing drop-out statistics in then two local high schools -- Elstong & Rogers. The program targeted those most vulnerable and initially started with ten students from each school. Mentoring & tutoring were the primary tools that began as an after-school effort. Summers were spent in the wilderness environment of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota and southern Ontario, Canada. Students were pulled out of class to receive tutoring and mentoring - to include their home environment. A "cash for grades' program rewarded students with savings bonds donated by local businesses. The bonds were held in the student's name until graduation. At years ten & twenty of the program it consistently graduated 93% of those enrolled.
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- EIN 35-1730886
- PO Box 122 Michigan City IN 46361 USA
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