Parentis Foundation

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Children & Youth

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24012 Calle De La Plata Ste 400LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653 United States

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http://parentisfoundation.org

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Reading Tutor - Empowering Readers Orange County

Flexible Schedule | Laguna Hills, CA 92653

PLEASE NOTE: This volunteer opportunity is for the 2025-2026 school year. We will start onboarding new volunteers beginning in June 2025. Share the gift of reading and help change a child's future! Childhood illiteracy is a predictor of adult poverty. If a child is not reading proficiently by the fourth grade, they are four times less likely to graduate high school. Students we serve are reading one to two years below grade level and benefit greatly from an older adult tutor engaging with them one-on-one to develop their reading fluency and confidence. Parentis Foundation's Empowering Readers Orange County program seeks volunteer tutors (ages 50+) for the 2025-2026 school year. The desire to help young struggling readers achieve reading level proficiencies, and beyond, is all that is required. We will provide all the training and on-going support to help tutors thrive. Tutors typically work with 2-3 children, grades first through fifth, meeting with them individually twice each week for a 30-minute session. EMPOWERING READERS OC (EROC) partners with many local schools and afterschool programs. Tutoring is both in-person (at various sites throughout Orange County) and virtual (via Zoom) where tutoring opportunities are available. Partners include: Boys and Girls Club of Fullerton Boys and Girls Club of Tustin Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley Boys and Girls Club of San Clemente Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Beach Santa Ana Unified School District, Heroes Elementary Capistrano Unified School District, Kinoshita Elementary Templo Calvario, Empowered Scholars (Expanded Learning Opportunity Program), Edward B. Cole Sr. Academy For additional information, please visit: https://www.parentisfoundation.org Headquarters: 24012 Calle De La Plata, Suite 400, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Help guide the next generation of readers and mentor future leaders.

Date Posted: Apr 24, 2025

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Our mission is to support academic success and social development in children by leveraging the talent and wisdom of older adults through one-on-one tutoring and mentoring. Our vision is a community where every child has the literacy skills and confidence to break the cycle of poverty.

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Our flagship program EMPOWERING READERS Orange County (EROC) is a community-based volunteer program that engages highly trained people over the age of 50, as tutors to help students become better readers by the end of third grade. It is a proven "triple win," helping students to succeed, older adults to thrive, and communities to grow stronger. Parentis Foundation changes lives by positively and significantly impacting both our older adult volunteers and the future generation of young readers.

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