Concordia University student Sarkhan Nabiyev plays basketball with young residents of Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope in Tustin. Concordia students tutor children at the facility every afternoon Mondays through Thursdays during the school year. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Concordia University student Eva Ochoa, far right, makes Valentine’s Day cards with children who live at Village of Hope in Tustin. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Lizzi Hoover, center, a freshman at Concordia University in Irvine, makes Valentine’s Day cards with children who live at Village of Hope in Tustin. Hoover said she signed up to tutor kids at the facility because she’s interested in becoming a special-education teacher. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)
Children who are residents at Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope in Tustin play during a break in their after-school tutoring. (Don Leach / Daily Pilot)