Volunteer Opportunities
Do you have a passion for helping those in need? Would you like to make a difference in the lives of a refugee/immigrant family?
Volunteer with us! Most of the positions involve a weekly commitment. All of these volunteer opportunities will allow you to have direct contact with refugee/immigrant families in Nashville and see the difference you’re making in our clients’ lives.
We are seeking the following volunteers:
- After-School Tutors (August - May) to help school-aged children in grades 7-12. In providing after-school tutoring to our clients, you will empower students and greatly enhance their comprehension levels in academically challenging content areas.
- Citizenship Class Teachers to teach refugees/immigrants (with intermediate to advanced English skills) American civics, government, and the reading/writing portion of the citizenship test. Use your materials or ours to help someone realize the dream of becoming a U.S. Citizen!
- One-on-One Tutor to tutor a refugee or immigrant in ESL or in preparing for the Citizenship Test.
- Computer Teachers to teach beginning computer literacy skills (windows, MS Office, email) to refugees/immigrants in our computer lab. Give someone the gift of computer skills!
- Mock Interviewer to conduct a practice interview for job seekers. Interviewing is a very important skill for newly arrived refugees and immigrants to practice because many have never experienced the formal interview process.
- Grant Writing Assistant to conduct research, collect data, and assist in the varying needs of the grant writing process .
- ESL Data Support to administer tests, record progress, and file ESL data and test scores in the database.
- Youth Mentors to work with refugee/immigrant youth per the youth's needs, including encouraging them to explore college opportunities. Guide refugee/immigrant youth so that they can access a college education and achieve success!
- Finally, we encourage People with Special Skills to contact us to see how your skills could be utilized to help our clients.
For more information, please fill out this form, call us at (615) 366-6868, or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .