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13 people are interested
CITIZENSHIP VOLUNTEERS
ORGANIZATION: Asian Pacific Development Center
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13 people are interested
CITIZENSHIP TUTOR:
Must be 18+ to apply
**Please directly email Heather Morgan to inquire about this position at heathermorgan@auroramhr.org. Email address is updated in this section of the posting. We do not regularly check VolunteerMatch for inquiries, so email connection with Heather Morgan is the best next step.**
This opportunity is only suited to individuals with capacity to assist long term. It is not suitable for groups to do on a one-time basis.
WHAT WE DO: APDC offers ESL, GED prep, and Citizenship classes to adult students from around the world. Students who have met residency requirements to apply for citizenship are highly advised to study to prepare for this intense and important interview that affords them the opportunities intrinsic to citizenship. The interview is conducted one-on-one in an office setting and is mostly conversational. Because of this, students benefit enormously from lots of practice with a tutor one-on-one to become accustomed to this format and the questions asked in this unique setting.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU: Citizenship tutors would be asked to offer a minimum of one hour weekly to Zoom or in person sessions with one student. Tutors would attend a training before they were in contact with a student due to the complex nature of this application. Once trained, tutors will put their availability on a volunteer schedule and make appointments with students referred to our tutoring program. During your tutoring session, you would help the student work on the aspects of the application they most want help on, acting as the "agent." In person or on Zoom would be determined based on your interest and capacity for either venue matched with student needs.
Citizenship tutors MUST be sympathetic to supporting refugee and immigrant students in this vulnerable move toward a challenging goal. Emotional intelligence, a clear, encouraging manner of engaging with students, and ideally, some understanding of trauma informed care, is essential to this position.
CONTACT: Heather Morgan, heathermorgan@apdc.org. Do not apply on this website: please email Heather Morgan directly.
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About Asian Pacific Development Center
Location:
1537 Alton St., Aurora, CO 80010, US
Mission Statement
The Asian Pacific Development Center is a community-based, nonprofit, 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1980 to serve the needs of a growing population of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AA/PI) residents throughout Colorado. APDC operates a licensed Community Mental Health Clinic designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, innovative Health Promotion and Youth Programs , and a multicultural Interpreters Bank . A trained professional staff provides Culturally Competent services that include: assessment and evaluation, individual and group counseling; case management services; victim assistance services; mentorship, after school, and youth leadership programs; health promotion; interpretation/translation services; as well as cultural competency training and consultation. Services provided are linguistically and culturally appropriate.
Description
Our programs are organized through three major facets of APDC: Health and Wellness, Education and Advocacy. APDC provides culturally-proficient behavioral healthcare services, innovative community education and health promotion to those in need. APDC is the only multi-human service, multi-ethnic agency in Colorado that serves the Asian American/Pacific Islander population. APDC strives to bridge the needs of the community with resources in the various human service systems by providing mental health services (Colorado licensed mental health clinic), victim assistance services, youth programs (after-school, mentorship, leadership), health outreach and education (breast and cervical cancer outreach and prevention, tobacco use prevention, hepatitis B education and screening), health research, ESL/Citizenship classes, and a variety of other programs targeted at the Asian American/Pacific Islander community of Colorado.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1537 Alton StreetAURORAAURORA, CO 80010
DATE POSTED
January 22, 2024
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- Adult Education
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum one hour a week for 13 weeks. You are welcome to offer more time than this as well!
- Must attend a training with us before tutoring. Must be sympathetic to the journey of refugees and immigrants seeking citizenship.