IRCO's African Social Support Services for Education Success (SSSES) Program is seeking volunteer academic tutors to work with high school-aged African students.

IRCO's SSSES provide a variety of culturally specific youth, family and community programming. Youth are provided with school linked services and activities such as homework assistance, mentoring, case management, service learning opportunities, and field trips to educational institutions.  Additionally, IRCO's bilingual/ bicultural staff also work closely with parents to enhance their knowledge of the US educational system and to facilitate ways for parents to support their children's educational goals. Parent and community services include: adult education, family engagement, group and family support.

Tutors for the African SSSES program would volunteer at David Douglas High School on Wednesdays from 2:30pm-5pm weekly. 

 Volunteers must be willing to commit for at least 3 months and a background check is required.

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) is seeking dedicated volunteers with experience or an interest in tutoring/teaching high-school aged-youth to help students in our WIA program.

As part of the federal Workforce Investment Act and through WORKSUCCESS Inc., IRCO's Youth Workforce Department runs the WIA program for African and Slavic youth ages 14 to 23.  This programs seek to assist young people in making successful decisions about their futures through skill building, academic support and career guidance. IRCO's bi-lingual/bi-cultural Career Counselors and Instructors work with youth and their families to provide educational, pre-vocational, and occupational training services that lead to employment, post-secondary education and further career development.

Volunteers would help to ensure the academic success of these young being, by working one-on-one with students for 2 hours/week on wide range of subjects, from Geometry to US History and everything in between.  Flexible schedules and locations across Portland for tutoring are available. 

ESL Tutors work one-on-one with adult refugees to teach survival and vocational English. This is an excellent opportunity to improve teaching skills, practice cross-cultural communication, and be exposed to Portland's refugee communities. Tutors are provided with an orientation, observation classes, a teaching manual, and ongoing support. Tutors are provided with general teaching materials, but also expected to plan lessons specific to their students' needs.

Volunteers commit to at least 3 ½ hours per week (two hours of tutoring, an hour of lesson planning, plus transportation) for 4 months. Program hours are flexible and locations are available throughout the community. Having access to flexible transportation may be necessary from some locations.
 

IRCO’s African Immigrant Mentoring program (AIM) is a multicultural, one-on-one mentoring project that focuses on building a positive relationship between a youth and an adult volunteer mentor. Youth (African immigrants or refugees) between 13 and 17 years old will participate in this program for a 12-month duration or longer. 

AIM is a community-based mentoring program, which means that meetings between mentors and mentees will be taking place at one of the apartment complexes where the youth live:  Kateri Park, Lincoln Woods or Ankeny Woods.   Meetings will typically take place in the late afternoon on weekdays.

AIM is currently in search of volunteers to serve as mentors in the program.  Mentors must have experience working with youth and must be able to commit for a 12 month period and undergo a criminal background check.