Gaining Ground Educational Service, a 501c3 non profit agency, provides free after-school tutoring, homework help, and academic skills enrichment to students in grades 3 through 8. Gaining Ground is housed in John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church's fellowship hall at 28001 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI. This free after-school program operates on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. during the school year. Applications for enrollment will be available by September 12, 2017 and can be picked up at McIntyre Elementary School, Birney K-8 school, and John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church.