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6 people are interested
Make a difference: mentor a student living in low-income housing in Columbia City!
ORGANIZATION: Youth Tutoring Program
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6 people are interested
Do you want to make a difference in the life of a young person? Do you care about educational equity in your community? Are you available at least 1 hr/week? The Youth Tutoring Program needs caring and dedicated volunteers like you to be mentors and tutors for students living in Columbia City’s low and mixed-income housing community, Rainier Vista.
We accept tutor applications all year long!
YTP serves a diverse group of students, 99% of whom are children of color and many who come from 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 can catch-up and get ahead in school.
Not only do we train our volunteers to be effective tutors, we provide our volunteers with tools (such as individualized tutor plans and skill-building activities) so that you have what you need to make a difference!
To hear about our program firsthand from one of our YTP families, check out this short video!
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
The Rainier Vista tutoring center is open the following times:
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.
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About Youth Tutoring Program
Location:
100 23rd Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98144, US
Mission Statement
The Youth Tutoring Program's mission is to tutor, guide, and inspire at-risk youth living in low-income and public housing to achieve academic success.
Description
VOLUNTEER NOW
The Youth Tutoring Program (YTP) is an after-school educational enrichment program for vulnerable first through twelfth-grade students who live in six low- and mixed-income housing communities in Seattle. Started as a partnership with the Seattle Housing Authority in 1991, the tutoring centers provide youth with a safe, positive, and stimulating environment to explore learning and experience academic and personal success.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
4520 Martin Luther King Jr. Way SSeattle, WA 98108
DATE POSTED
April 11, 2018
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Math / Science Instruction
- General Education
- Youth Services
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 14
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hr/wk on an ongoing basis
- brief online application and 3 reference forms