Now recruiting for fall 2023 volunteer opportunities!
Broadview seeks volunteer tutors to provide one-to-one and group support to youth!
About Broadview Shelter & Transitional Housing
Broadview provides secure, confidential housing for parents with kids who’ve survived domestic violence (DV) and are moving out of homelessness. Using a trauma-informed care model, we help families address the issues that led to their housing loss, develop a strong community support system, and find and secure permanent housing. Volunteers play an important role at Broadview!
Youth Tutor
Provide after school one-on-one tutoring to youth ages 5 through 17. Students need assistance with homework, reading and writing skills, basic math skills, and/or other academic subjects. You might also spend time together reading, researching topics, or just talking! Tutoring sessions are held during the 2023-24 school year, from mid-September through mid-June (exact schedule to be determined).
Qualifications
- Must be at least 18 years of age and not in high school.
- Experience with children appreciated but not required.
- Sensitivity to the concerns of parents and children living on low incomes who are in crisis or transition.
- Willingness and ability to work with people from a variety of racial, cultural and economic backgrounds, with various lifestyles, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities, and of all ages.
- Ability to be nonjudgmental, resourceful, creative, consistent and flexible.
- Willingness to work as part of a team and independently.
