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Volunteer tutors are needed in Dublin on Monday-Thursday from 3 pm-5 pm.

Help to ensure youth in our after-school program are positively engaged and invested in their learning and enrichment activities, as well as to have positive relations with adults, and improve their math and reading skills.

Duties:

Commit to a weekly volunteer shift
Help elementary/middle school youth with homework
Support staff with enrichment activities
Be a positive example and role model to the young people in our program
Act as a resource and guide, help the youth learn how to find resources and information
Work closely with Eden staff and report on any issues or get support when needed
Skills needed:

Excellent elementary/middle school level reading and math skills
Previous teaching or tutoring experience is preferred but not required
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a positive personality and demeanor
Benefit:

Volunteer Tutors will gain insight into the life of a young person, an increase in their own skills and training, as well as the reward and satisfaction that comes from helping a young person excel academically and gain more confidence.

Time commitment:

Tutors will work within Eden’s after-school programs and must commit to one shift per week for at least four months. This program meets Monday-Thursday from 3 pm-5 pm.

All volunteers must show proof of vaccination to volunteer.

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Calling all developers working on improving mobile performance! Learning Equality’s Android App for its open source Kolibri Learning Platform is in need of improved user experience, especially for devices found in low resource contexts globally where Learning Equality works. Learning Equality has conducted user testing, and filed issues on GitHub related to mobile performance and user experience for mobile form factors, but are looking for support. If you are interested in fixing some of these issues on Learning Equality’s public GitHub repository, and have skills in Javascript, HTML, CSS, you would be helping to support learners around the globe without Internet.

https://tinyurl.com/klp-ux-mobile

Photo Credit: Elimu (Teachers in Kenya being trained on Kolibri)

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Help to ensure youth in our after-school program are positively engaged and invested in their learning and homework, have positive relations with adults, and improve their math and reading skills.

Eden Palms and Ohlone Chynoweth in San Jose, CA are searching for After-School Program Volunteers. Programs run Monday-Thursday, 2:00pm-4:30pm.

Duties:
Commit to a weekly tutoring shift
Help youth complete homework assignments
Be a positive example and role model to the young people in our program
Act as a resource and guide, help the youth learn how to find resources and information
Work closely with Eden staff and report on any issues or get support when needed
Respect that the youth may not share your lifestyles, values, or goals
Skills needed:

Excellent reading and math skills
Previous teaching or tutoring experience is preferred but not required
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a positive personality and demeanor
Benefit:

Volunteer Tutors will gain insight into the life of a young person, an increase in their own skills and training, as well as the reward and satisfaction that comes from helping a young person excel academically and gain more confidence.

Time commitment:

Tutors will work within Eden’s after-school programs and must commit to at least ONE shift per week for at least four months. Eden Palms and Ohlone Chynoweth in San Jose, CA are searching for After-School Program Volunteers. Programs run Monday-Thursday, 2:00pm-4:30pm.

All volunteers must show proof of vaccination to volunteer.

Opportunity Details

Help to ensure youth in our after-school program are positively engaged and invested in their learning and homework, have positive relations with adults, and improve their math and reading skills.

Seacliff Apartments in Aptos, CA is searching for After-School Program Volunteers.

Duties:

Commit to a weekly tutoring shift
Help youth complete homework assignments
Be a positive example and role model to the young people in our program
Act as a resource and guide, help the youth learn how to find resources and information
Work closely with Eden staff and report on any issues or get support when needed
Respect that the youth may not share your lifestyles, values, or goals
Skills needed:

Excellent reading and math skills
Previous teaching or tutoring experience is preferred but not required
Must have excellent interpersonal skills and a positive personality and demeanor
Benefit:

Volunteer Tutors will gain insight into the life of a young person, an increase in their own skills and training, as well as the reward and satisfaction that comes from helping a young person excel academically and gain more confidence.

Time commitment:

Tutors will work within Eden’s after-school programs and must commit to at least ONE shift per week for at least four months. Seacliff Apartments in Aptos, CA is searching for After-School Program Volunteers.

All volunteers must show proof of vaccination to volunteer.

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Overview
UPchieve is a free, online platform that connects low-income students in the US with live, volunteer coaches (that’s you!) any time they need it. Our volunteer experience was designed to be ultra-flexible because we believe it should be easy for awesome people like you to help students succeed. Our text-based chat allows you to help students from anywhere with an internet connection: whether that be from your desk at work or from the comfort of your couch!

How You Can Help
As an academic coach, you’ll work directly with motivated students, 13+ who can’t afford private tutoring or admissions consulting and often don’t have anyone else they can turn to for help. All of our students attend Title 1 schools or live in low-income zip codes.

Steps:
1. Create a volunteer account at upchieve.org/volunteer
2. Complete UPchieve 101. This 30-60 minute training will help you feel confident when working with students.
3. Pass at least one quiz in any of our subjects! We provide review materials & encourage using Google.
4. Select when you want to be notified of student requests. UPchieve will text you when a student needs your help! No worries if you can't pick up every request! UPchieve notifies multiple volunteers when a student needs help.
5. Begin making an impact! Many students will go from confused to confident in the course of just one tutoring session. Those “aha” moments feel great!

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Arts for All Nevada hosts 3 free family art festival every year. The July 16 Family Art Festival, taking place as part of Artown, features multi art making stations, an up close look at the historic Lake Mansion and a free book for every child. It is important the art be available to everyone, regardless of economic or social status.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	15	n/a	n/a

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Join us as we celebrate Diversity Through Literacy and distribute over 1,000 diverse books, including 500 copies of the NY Times best-seller, The ABCs of Black History across all five boroughs of NYC.

Books hold tremendous power. Diversity in children’s literature is so important because it enables children to learn about themselves, develop a strong sense of identity, and understand that they have a valid place in society. In addition to seeing themselves represented in literature, books are a wonderful way for children to learn about people, communities, and cultures that are different from their own. LINC works at the intersection of education and community development to empower parents, caregivers and community members to create literacy-rich environments throughout their neighborhoods. Providing books that are reflective of each unique community, and relevant and meaningful to the children that live there, is one aspect of this holistic approach.

These distribution events will be held throughout the city in partnership with Fidelis Care.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Join us as we celebrate Diversity Through Literacy and distribute over 1,000 diverse books, including 500 copies of the NY Times best-seller, The ABCs of Black History across all five boroughs of NYC.

Books hold tremendous power. Diversity in children’s literature is so important because it enables children to learn about themselves, develop a strong sense of identity, and understand that they have a valid place in society. In addition to seeing themselves represented in literature, books are a wonderful way for children to learn about people, communities, and cultures that are different from their own. LINC works at the intersection of education and community development to empower parents, caregivers and community members to create literacy-rich environments throughout their neighborhoods. Providing books that are reflective of each unique community, and relevant and meaningful to the children that live there, is one aspect of this holistic approach.

These distribution events will be held throughout the city in partnership with Fidelis Care.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Diversity Through Literacy - Poe Park	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

The lack of quality learning experiences can limit a child’s future potential, especially those who are most vulnerable — the children of ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) and poverty-level families already struggling to afford the basics. By providing early literacy opportunities, we can help promote academic readiness. And when children show up ready to learn, it sets up a solid foundation for future success in both school and life.

By volunteering with United Way of Northern New Jersey as a Book Buddy, you can share your love of books and reading while making an impact in the lives of children throughout our region.

As a Book Buddy, you will record yourself reading a children's book. Recordings will then be made available to our nonprofit partners, local preschools, Head Start programs, family care providers, child care centers and ALICE families. Volunteers of all ages can participate.

For information, contact Lisa.Galonardo@UnitedWayNNJ.org.