About Peer Power

The Peer Power Foundation

For more than two decades, Peer Power has been at the forefront of educational innovation and youth development in Memphis, transforming lives through peer-to-peer mentoring and tutoring. The organization was born from a vision to provide enhanced academic and social-emotional support to socioeconomically challenged students in Memphis, helping them excel, graduate, and build promising futures.

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

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

To learn more about Peer Power Foundation, visit: https://peerpowerfoundation.org

The Peer Power Institute

Centrally housed on the University of Memphis campus in the Honors Hall, the Peer Power Institute serves as a hub of innovation, research, and program development. This strategic location facilitates direct access to student recruitment for Success Coach positions and enables seamless collaboration across university departments and colleges.

The Institute drives our training, research initiatives, program evaluation, and data analysis efforts while creating valuable internship opportunities for Success Coaches in areas such as data science, educational research, grant writing, training and development, and social work. Through partnerships with prestigious institutions, including Stanford's National Student Support Accelerator, Johns Hopkins University's Everyone Graduates Center, and the Partnership for Student Success (NPSS), the Institute has emerged as a national model for innovative educational support.

To learn more about Peer Power Institute, visit: https://peerpowerfoundation.org/ppi/