Now is the time to act: support educational equity in our community as a one-to-one tutor!

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Do you support educational equity but aren't sure how you can help? The Youth Tutoring Program needs caring and dedicated volunteers like you to be mentors and tutors for students living in six low-income housing communities around Seattle. This is your chance to make a difference this year!

YTP serves a diverse group of students, 99% of whom are children of color and many who come from East African immigrant and refugee families. We match tutors and students 1:1 to foster the best mentoring and tutoring relationships. We focus on skill building so our students to catch-up and get ahead in school.

Not only do we train our volunteers to be effective tutors, we provide our volunteers with the tools they need (such as individualized tutor plans and skill-building activities) to make a difference!

Why Volunteer?

-Make a difference in your community

-Earn service hours

-Have an impact on populations in need

-Build job skills

-It's fun!

Our ideal volunteer is:

-Compassionate

-Flexible

-Consistent

Details

We have six tutoring centers throughout Seattle:

High Point in West Seattle: [M - Th]

Jackson Park in Lake City: [M - Th]

Lake Washington Apartments in Rainier Beach: [M & W]

NewHolly in South Beacon Hill: [M - Th]

Rainier Vista in Rainier Valley/Columbia City: [M - Th]

Yesler Terrace* in First Hill: [M - Th]

*Currently no available volunteer positions at this location. Applicants who can only volunteer at the Yesler Terrace location will be placed on a waiting list.

The six tutoring centers are open the following times, with a few exceptions:

Mondays and Wednesdays for three sessions each: 4:20-5:20, 5:30-6:30, and 6:40-7:40.

Tuesdays and Thursdays for two sessions each: 5:30-6:30 and 6:40-7:40pm.

Volunteers sign up for at least one hour per week, and are asked to commit to volunteering for six months.

The minimum age for volunteering is 14 and High School students are encouraged to volunteer!

To learn more about our program or to get started as a volunteer, please visit http://www.ccsww.org/ytp and click on "Volunteer Now."

For questions, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at VolunteerYTP@ccsww.org or 206-328-5659.