Honoring and congratulating the Champion of the Week, educator Victoria Best, the founder and Executive Director of Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services, a youth education and mentorship program in the city of Philadelphia.

WHEREAS, Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services is a community focused nonprofit tutoring and educational organization serving Philadelphia’s students and families; and

WHEREAS, Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services works towards promoting and providing a responsive educational environment for all disadvantaged and underprivileged youth and adults in urban areas; and

WHEREAS, The organization is designed to meet the needs of students of all ages in Philadelphia, with a special consideration for “education as a fundamental right to everyone regardless of financial barriers”; and

WHEREAS, Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services’ collaboration with the local community provides for distribution of free resources for students, including supplies, civic education, and recreational activities; and

WHEREAS, Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services’ after school and annual summer programs provides for valuable out-of-school time for students, allowing them to foster relationships with peers and mentors; and

WHEREAS, The work of Victoria Best and Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services is setting a solid foundation for educating all generations in Philadelphia; and

RESOLVED, That we honor and congratulate the Champion of the Week, educator Victoria Best, the founder and Executive Director of Victoria Urban Outreach Tutoring Services, a youth education and mentorship program in the city of Philadelphia.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed resolution be provided to Victoria Best, further evidencing the sincere admiration and respect of this legislative body.

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