Paid Tutoring Opportunity with East African Refugee Students

Description

The organization: East African Community Services (EACS) was established in 2000 to provide culturally specific advocacy, information, referral and direct social services to Somali, Oromo, Ethiopian and other East African refugees living in King County. When civil war erupted in Somalia in 1991, many people fled away from the violence. Today, nearly 30,000 East African refugees have made the King County their home. In 2000, four Somali refugees built collaborative relationships with community agencies and government programs throughout King County. They incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 2001. This new organization?the Refugee Social Development Resource Center?later changed its name to East African Community Services (EACS) to reflect its core mission of helping all communities from East Africa.

The program: SES (Supplementary Education Services) is a tutoring service that is open to public school children in the Seattle area who meet certain requirements. This program entitles them to 3 hours/week of private tutoring with a qualified tutor. Generally, tutoring will take place in students' homes, but may also take place in space that is available in schools in the area. Tutoring will focus on math and reading from the K-12 level.

Requirements:
**We are looking for tutors to serve SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, TUKWILA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.**

Requirements: Tutors should be at least juniors in high school, with a strong academic standing. We will give priority to college students/graduates and applicants with advanced degrees.

Volunteers must have their own transportation. Please be felony free.

Requirements

Language

English