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In-Home Tutor

Volunteer opportunity

Volunteer opportunity posted by: Refugee and Immigrant Community Services, Heartland Human Care Services Inc.

Posted on: November 28, 2012

Volunteer Opportunity description

As an in-home tutor, you commit to…

providing individual tutoring assistance to refugee youth and implementing age-appropriate educational activities in the participant's home, community, or library.

  • Homework should be the main focus of your tutoring, but it should be complemented with fun educational activities.
  • A minimum commitment of one year and a minimum of eight hours per month is necessary to develop a stable relationship. Volunteers are expected to make weekly visits to the child's home or library. Most resettled refugees are located in Rogers Park, AlbanyPark, and Edgewater
  • Monthly hours must be reported to the Volunteer and Literacy Facilitator

How to apply

Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator: Sravenfeather@heartlandalliance.org

Location

4411 North Ravenswood Ave and 5551 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, 60640, United States

Details

Extra details
Training provided
Keywords
tutor, Tutoring (Elementary, Tutoring (High School), mentoring
Owner's areas of focus
Human rights and civil liberties

Time Commitment

Duration
3 months or longer
Time commitment
Occasional (weekly or monthly)
Times of day
Mornings
Afternoons
Evenings
Days of week
Weekdays
Weekends
Schedule
Flexible schedule

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