Engaging Volunteer Youth Mentor - Mi CASA After School Program

LTSC's Mi CASA After School Program is currently looking for fun & dedicated volunteers to mentor the youth through academic assistance, arts & crafts, sports, and other developmental activities and build authentic relationships & community!

Mi CASA in Little Tokyo is a free after-school program for youth ages 6 to 18 years old, supporting the physical, emotional, and social health of youth in Little Tokyo and neighboring communities through our four program areas: Community, Academics, Sports, and Art (CASA).

The program will run in-person Mondays through Fridays from 2:30pm to 5:30pm, beginning September 2, 2025 through May 29, 2026 for the 2025-2026 school year.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to:

- Build meaningful, authentic relationships with program participants from the Little Tokyo and surrounding communities

- Gain experience in supporting and leading activities (including sports, games, arts & crafts, and other workshops) for students

- Learn and build relationships with the community of Little Tokyo & its deep culture / history

Volunteers are required to commit to at least one day per week for an entire semester, otherwise volunteer hours can be flexible for scheduling, Monday-Friday from 2:00-6:00pm. All volunteers will also need to complete an onboarding orientation and a Live Scan background check (Live Scan completion is required for those 18 years old and up).

Daily responsibilities include:

- Active engagement in activities, sports, and/or free play with program participants

- Provide academic support & tutoring

- Planning & leading activities

- Youth participant check-in & check-out

- Helping ensure the safety of program participants at all times

- Passing out snacks/food to program participants

- Other responsibilities as needed

Volunteers are expected to:

- Take initiative to support students with correctly completing homework, engage in activities (sports, arts and crafts, etc.), check in with all students, and other tasks as they arise

- Be open-minded to new experiences with our team & student participants, and having honest conversations

- Uphold Mi CASA guidelines to ensure students, volunteers, and staff are safe and welcomed in our space

- Be a mentor and model to Mi CASA students that they can look up to

Our health & safety guidelines are as follows:

- Wearing a mask is optional

- Sharing your COVID-19 vaccination is strongly encouraged

- Daily sanitization of tables/chairs

- Students, volunteers, and staff must stay home if they are sick and/or test positive for COVID-19 or any other communicable disease