Mentor and Tutor

I’m Ready for Math! Virtual Tutoring

Mill Creek Elementary

Help Mill Creek Elementary, a Title I school, and their 3rd graders rock their new math program, virtually! Don’t remember 3rd-grade math? Don’t worry! Students and tutors will go through lesson plans together via a digital platform. (We're looking for Spanish speakers too!)

Time Commitment: Volunteers are asked to tutor two times weekly on Mon and Wed OR Tues and Thurs; 8:45-9:30 am

Location: Millcreek, UT

Qualifications: Agree to a background check, and attend a virtual training

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Kearns High Latinos in Action

Adopt-a-Classroom

*Please note that this opportunity is for companies and groups*

Is your company or work team interested in getting more involved in the community? Sign up to "adopt" one of seven Latinos in Action classes at Kearns High School for the 20-21 school year. Latinos In Action (LIA) offers an asset-based approach to bridging the graduation and opportunity gap for Latino students, working from within the educational system to create positive change.

Volunteers will virtually meet with the same classroom and provide interactive lessons on career and college readiness. An outline of topics and curriculum is provided, but groups are welcome to play to their strengths and adjust the lessons. Some potential lesson topics include resume building, mock interviews, financial literacy, career exploration, and networking.

Time Commitment: 1-2 times per month for 2 hours

Location: Virtual/Kearns High school

To sign your company up to adopt-a-classroom, email courtney.dean@uw.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Mentor 2.0

Mentor 2.0 is a technology-enhanced mentoring program focused on supporting Cottonwood High School students in preparing for college and/or career.

Students at Cottonwood High experience many barriers in school due to inequitable systems within and external to their education. Mentors provide an additional positive adult role model and work with their Mentees on goal setting, being resilient, staying on-track in high school, and preparing for college or life after graduation.

Time Commitment: Weekly electronic communications and monthly in-person or virtual meetings (all events are virtual through 2020). Mentors are asked to commit to a minimum of 12 months, but with the majority of matches lasting 3 to 4 years to see your mentee through graduation.

Location: Cottonwood High School & Virtual iMentor platform

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Volunteers of America

Amplifying Youth Connections through Mentoring

Join the Volunteers of America as a mentor for their community-based youth mentoring program to help youth experiencing a variety of risk factors. Mentors and youth do activities such as hiking, visiting museums, learning a new skill together, joining a rec league, etc.

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours a week for 9 months

Qualifications: Must be 21+ years of age and pass a background check

Location: Salt Lake County

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah

Community-Based Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters needs dozens of adults to mentor kids of all ages from the community, providing them with an additional role model. The volunteer "Big" and youth "Little" meet together 2-4 times monthly for at least one year to spend quality one-on-one time with one another. Matches decide where they will meet and what they will do with guidance and ideas from BBBSU staff along the way.

Time Commitment: 2-3 times a month for 1 year

Location: Statewide

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Catholic Community Services

Refugee Youth Tutoring and Mentoring

Catholic Community Services needs volunteers for both online tutoring and mentoring with refugee youth. Join the tutoring program to work one-on-one with a student when it is convenient for both of you. Join the mentoring program to work with a student between the ages of 9-17 to provide recently arrived refugee youth with additional support as they begin to navigate life in a new place. (Options for in-person mentoring exist if all parties are comfortable).

Time Commitment: 2-5 hours a week for at least a semester (tutoring) or 3 hours a month for a year (mentoring)

Qualifications: Mentors must be 21+ & complete a training; both mentors & tutors must pass a background check

Location: Salt Lake County

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One Refugee

Professional Mentorship

One Refugee needs volunteers for its virtual professional mentorship program, which helps college students connect with professionals in the field for a one-time or monthly video call. The mentorship is an extended informational interview, providing an opportunity for students to ask questions about professional experience, as well as receive advice on industry-specific skills, preparing for a professional environment, job searching, utilizing LinkedIn, or networking. Most importantly, students are open to any professional advice mentors want to share!

Time Commitment: Flexible, one-time opportunities or monthly calls

Location: Salt Lake County

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International Rescue Committee

Learning Labs Volunteer

Volunteer to help empower refugee students in the SLC area by providing one-on-one academic support in a socially-distanced outdoor setting. As students go back to school, they are having to navigate a new way of learning and often times increased barriers due to the vast impact of the pandemic on families' incomes and well-being. IRC is committed to supporting refugee students in a safe way. This opportunity is in-person, so we ask you think about your personal risk level and sign up only if you are comfortable with in-person, socially-distanced activities.

Time Commitment: The program runs Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 8 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Volunteers are asked to commit to one 3-hour shift per week through October.

Location: Glendale

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Virtual Reading Tutors 

West Kearns Elementary

Sign up to be an ongoing tutor for an elementary student at West Kearns Elementary. Making sure students have a strong foundation in reading and comprehension is imperative to their long-term success in school. Tutors will meet virtually with the same students twice a week for 30 minutes. All training will be provided.

Time Commitment: 2-30 minute sessions a week for the semester. Sessions take place Monday - Thursday between 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Location: Kearns, UT

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Other Ways to Get Involved

Check out these other ways to get involved and support the education of kids in our community!

• • Learning Stash
• • Pre-K Canvasing