2025

IMPACT REPORT

 

 

Peer Power’s 2025 Impact Report reflects a year of showing up for students
expanding access, strengthening pathways from education to career, and
proving what’s possible when young people are supported every step of the way.

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MISSION

To provide youth with high-quality, life-enhancing tutoring and mentoring services that ensure personal, partner, and provider success.

VISION

A world where all children receive holistic, individualized academic support regardless of their zip code.

SERVICE

We currently have 114 Success Coaches providing tutoring and mentoring support in 57 classrooms across Memphis, TN.
+

10,000

students served daily across 8 schools

Better with Numbers

PEER POWER QUICK FACTS

hours of tutoring and mentoring since 2004

College Students Employed by Peer Power

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5-Year College Graduation Rate

Act Prep Score Average Increase

About Our Organization

Peer Power is a nonprofit organization that recruits and trains high-performing college students, called Success Coaches, to tutor in public school classrooms and mentor high school students to encourage active learning, valuing education, and being personally accountable for their futures.

Our History

A successful entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist, Charles McVean had grown increasingly troubled by the poor performance of Memphis’ public schools and believed that the American free enterprise system held the remedy. Combining a performance-based compensation model with the powerful effects of peer groups, he launched his unique student-to-student tutoring concept at East High School. The program was successful and soon evolved into Peer Power.

Our History

A successful entrepreneur and dedicated philanthropist, Charles McVean had grown increasingly troubled by the poor performance of Memphis’ public schools and believed that the American free enterprise system held the remedy. Combining a performance-based compensation model with the powerful effects of peer groups, he launched his unique student-to-student tutoring concept at East High School. The program was successful and soon evolved into Peer Power.

 

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Posted: Jan 20, 2026

Peer Power Foundation celebrating 21 years of accelerating student achievement

By: Joe Birch
Posted: Feb 3, 2026

Inside the Memphis educational foundation, Peer Power

By: Darcy Thomas
Posted: Jul 28, 2025

Peer Power CEO Cortney Richardson shares where its schools contract stands

By: Kontji Anthony
Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Memphis-based nonprofit aims to help students with ACT

By: localmemphis.com
Posted: February 21, 2023

Peer Power impact and their future with MSCS

By: Action News 5
Posted: Feb. 14, 2025

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