Helping Link / Một Dấu Nối

Mission Statement

To empower Vietnamese-Americans’ social adjustment, family stability, and self-sufficiency while nurturing community service and young professional leaders.

Description

Helping Link has been serving the Vietnamese-American immigrant community for twenty-five years. We provide English language, citizenship, and computer education classes for adults and seniors; job-site language training; information and referral services for our most vulnerable; and cultural events for the community. Our programs are offered in a bilingual context and in a supportive, family-friendly atmosphere.

Directly apply on our website here: https://www.helpinglink.org/volunteer-application-form/

Services Offered:

Educational

• Conversational “English as Second Language”
• Computer Literacy
• Vietnamese as A Second Language
• U.S. Citizenship
• Tutoring program for elementary, junior high, and high school students
• --Social
• Information & Referral services
• Public School Liasons
• --Cultural
• Tet (Lunar New Year) Celebrations
• Cultural Events and Outings
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Volunteer and Internship Opportunities:

1. Program Support
2. E.S.L. Instructor
3. Computer Instructor
4. After-School Tutor
5. Public Relations
6. Graphic Designer
7. Website Designer
8. Project Manager
9. Grant Writer
10. Board of Directors
11. Event Coordinator

• You do not have to speak Vietnamese to volunteer with us! We take pride in the diversity of our volunteers!