THIS YEAR VUOTS CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF SERVICE
Education & Community
We Are More Than Tutoring
Education. Opportunity. Community,Voice
ACCESS
Education should not depend on ZIP code.
SUPPORT
Students thrive when they have consistent people and resources around them.
VOICE
Young people should be heard in conversations that shape their lives.
COMMUNITY
Stronger relationships create stronger opportunities.
Founded Through Lived Experience: Leadership shaped by education, resilience, and community.
Dr. Victoria Best M.Ed founded VUOTS with a commitment to creating the kind of educational access, guidance, and community support that can change a young person’s trajectory. Her lived experiences across foster care, justice involvement, education, and community leadership continue to shape VUOTS’s approach to service, advocacy, and opportunity.
Our Board
Leadership rooted in service, accountability, and community.
VUOTS is supported by a board committed to strengthening the organization’s governance, sustainability, and long-term impact while keeping our work grounded in community needs and lived experience.
Our Mission
To expand access to education, support, and opportunity.
VUOTS provides free, community-based academic support, educational programming, youth development opportunities, and advocacy designed to help individuals build confidence, strengthen skills, and access meaningful pathways forward.
Our Vision
Stronger students. Stronger families. Stronger communities.
We envision a Philadelphia where education and opportunity are accessible, young people are supported and heard, families are connected to resources, and communities have the tools and relationships needed to thrive.
Our Approach
Education is where we begin—not where our work ends. VUOTS combines academic support with youth voice, community engagement, lived experience, advocacy, and partnerships to address the broader conditions that shape learning and opportunity.
