Volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. Nearly 200 community members give their time every year, serving as tutors, joining our board and committees, and offering their skills in a variety of other ways.

Many people think that tutoring requires teaching experience or the ability to speak another language. But it requires neither. All you need is the desire to help someone.

Our main need is for tutors. We pair tutors with students, based on their needs and areas of interest. Then a tutor works one-on-one, helping a student reach their goals. 

If you’re interested in becoming a tutor, you’ll complete the Volunteer Application and take roughly 10 hours of training before being paired with a student whose needs align with your abilities and interests. We do our best to create learning matches that will thrive.

Tutoring requires about 1-2 hours a week. You will meet with your student one-on-one, either in-person or remotely using a virtual meeting platform like Zoom and help them work towards their goals. Examples of goals might be receiving a high school diploma, obtaining a driver’s license, securing a better job, voting for the first time, reading to children, or becoming a U.S citizen. Click here for the Tutor Certification Schedule.