Assist youth to rise to their full potential in learning and life. Become a Summer Literacy Tutor!

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If children’s literacy skills fall behind then they will have a harder time completing school. 63% of Minnesota’s fourth graders are NOT proficient at reading and students not proficient at reading by the beginning of third grade have only a 25% chance of catching up over their entire public school experience(1). Also, sixth graders who fail math and/or English have only a 10-20% chance of graduating high school on time (2).

What you will do: Assist Club Leaders during academic time as well as group activities for youth clubs (ages 5-12 years old) in affordable housing communities.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work with a diverse group of youth
• 18 or Older
• Background Check (provided by Camp Fire)
• Committed to volunteering one day a week for the summer - possibly into the fall

Time frame:

• Clubs meet 3 days a week, Monday through Friday. Volunteers can commit as little as 1 hour per week or as much as 6 hours per week.
• Summer Clubs run from Mid-June to Mid-August
• Consistency is extremely important for you youth so we are looking for volunteers to commit to at least 3 months of service.

Site:

• At this time, we are recruiting for 18 of our club sites located in St. Paul, North St. Paul, Mahtomedi, Minnetonka, Oakdale, Edina, and Minneapolis.

Supervision and Support:

• A training session will be available for volunteers before their session begins.
• The Volunteer & Literacy AmeriCorps*VISTA will be in direct contact with volunteers and available to them at all times.
• Volunteers will also be supervised by the Club Leader’s on site, who will report to the VISTA.

There are also plenty of benefits for volunteers including but not limited to:

• Helping kids rise to their full potential in literacy, learning and life
• Resume Builder!
• Letters of Recommendation to long term volunteers!
• Working with youth in your area!
• Upward mobility with Campfire Minnesota!

Here is a better look at what Camp Fire does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju4xf8QQ9M8

Sources:

1. MN NAEP scores for fourth grade http://nces.edu/gov/nationsreportcard/pdf/stt2007/2007497MN4.pdf

2.Balfanz, R. (2009). Putting Middle Grade Students on the Graduation Path: A Policy and Practice Brief. Everyone Graduates Center, John Hopkins University.