linda prieto is with the agency called alearn. and also with us is ruben bejinez, who is a student with the program. welcome to the show. welcome back, dr. prieto. both: thank you. damian: tell us about alearn again, and who benefits, and what you're all doing out there. linda prieto: absolutely. so, we are a nonprofit, and we've been around now for 10 years. we're celebrating our 10-year anniversary. we've served over 11,000 students, primarily in santa clara county, but also in san mateo county. we offer programs after school, but really in the summer is when we're the busiest. and so, we get to serve students like ruben, who are either going into their fifth grade year all the way

linda prieto is with the agency called alearn. and also with us is ruben bejinez, who is a student with the program. welcome to the show. welcome back, dr. prieto. both: thank you. damian: tell us about alearn again, and who benefits, and what you're all doing out there. linda prieto: absolutely. so, we are a nonprofit, and we've been around now for 10 years. we're celebrating our 10-year anniversary. we've served over 11,000 students, primarily in santa clara county, but also in san mateo county. we offer programs after school, but really in the summer is when we're the busiest. and so, we get to serve students like ruben, who are either going into their fifth grade year all the way into their senior year of high school. and we focus on offering them a strong mathematics program, as well as a college readiness program, and a focusing on building a positive growth mindset. damian: is it during the summer--i'm sorry, is it during the summer only, or is it during the school year as well? linda: so, the program that ruben participate