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5 people are interested
Tutor a Refugee Youth in Tukwila!
ORGANIZATION: Refugees Northwest Foster Care / Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Please visit the new page to apply.
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5 people are interested
The Refugee & Immigrant Children's Program is seeking volunteer tutors in the Tukwila area! Please contact msaetern@lcsnw.org if you're interested in volunteering! Volunteers must be 21 and older. More information below:
The Refugee and Immigrant Children's Program serves refugee and immigrant youth who are resettling alone in the United States. They have left behind war, persecution or instability that separated them from their families. Through our program, children are welcomed by foster families who have made a long-term commitment to their care. We serve children, primarily teenagers, from countries throughout Asia, Africa and Central America.
We are seeking tutors in Tukwila to help a refugee youth with science, math, SAT prep, and general study skills.
- Help youth with high school homework in various subjects
- Help youth practice reading, writing, and speaking English
- Assist with Senior Projects, essay writing, and college or scholarship applications
We ask tutors to commit to at least one year of service meeting weekly with youth. Tutors also must be at least 21 or over.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please send an email to refugeesNWfostercare@lcsnw.org.
-Volunteers must be 21 or over
-Meet with Volunteer Coordinator for an Interview
-Attend Mandatory Orientation
-Pass Background Check
-Commit to at least one year of service meeting weekly with youth
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About Refugees Northwest Foster Care / Lutheran Community Services Northwest
Location:
115 NE 100th St, Ste 200, Seattle, WA 98125, US
Mission Statement
Lutheran Community Services Northwest partners with individuals, families and communities for health, justice and hope.
Description
Since 1980, Refugees Northwest Foster Care (a program of Lutheran Community Services Northwest) has served children, primarily teenagers, from all over the world through our unaccompanied minor foster care program (known today as Refugees Northwest Foster Care). These children have come to the United States without families as 'unaccompanied minor’ refugees or asylum seekers. They have left behind war, persecution or instability that separated them from their families.
The United States is the only country with a specialized program that provides homes and services to unaccompanied refugee and immigrant minors. Here in Seattle we are one of the longest-running such programs and our decades of experience and expertise are reflected in the quality of services we provide.
The program continues to support dozens of children and their foster families each year. The need has never been greater. In recent years we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of refugee and immigrant children in need of families to call their own.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4242 S 144th StSeattle, WA 98168
DATE POSTED
April 25, 2018
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- People Skills
- Cross-cultural Communication
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Meetings 1x/week with youth for at least one year
- Must be 21 or older, pass a background check, complete volunteer orientation