Spend the Summer Tutoring Refugee Youth!

Join our mission to restore justice through literacy!

Dates: June 17- August 16

Time slots: Mon-Fri 9:15am-11:15am, 11:30am-1:30pm Central Time

Opportunity: In-Person Tutoring

Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America (FORA) serves 104 refugee students living in the Chicago West Ridge neighborhood by providing one-on-one tutoring in foundational literacy and crucial numeracy skills.

Students range from K-12 with limited or interrupted previous education opportunities. Tutors will be paired one-on-one with a student and follow an individualized curriculum for the duration of the two hour tutoring session. Individualized curricula consist of various online apps and workbooks to guide the content of each tutoring session, while the tutor is tasked with re-explaining concepts within the apps/ workbooks and encouraging the student.

Concepts covered vary by student, but common material consists of: reading a text out loud with the student and asking comprehension questions, practicing English-Language writing, assisting in basic grammar instruction, counting, addition/subtraction/multiplication/division and more.

Volunteers must commit to at least two tutoring sessions per week (4 hours of tutoring) during our regular time slots listed above.

Application: Please visit this link to apply through our organizational portal! After you complete an application, please expect an email within 4 business days.

Link: https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/f07e91bc-2d56-4b3a-84db-ca9522bdc96a/1

Volunteers must undergo our on-boarding and training process. In-person orientations will be held in June.

No experience required! We value tutors who are dedicated advocates of education and human rights with patience and compassion towards students, volunteers and staff.