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Featured after-school and in-school volunteer opportunities. No experience needed - just a desire to help kids thrive.

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
Kandelia
Madrona

Kandelia summer academy helps recent-arrival students from diverse countries increase their skills in math and English, while understanding and appreciating theirs and each other's cultures.

  • 1700 East Union Street, 98122
  • July 14-August 14th 2025
  • Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00am - 12:00pm
Literacy & Math tutors needed
Rising Star Elementary School
Beacon Hill

Join Rising Star Elementary, School Connect WA, and AYLC in Seattle’s largest academic afterschool program—serving over 130 students with high-impact literacy and math instruction.

Volunteer tutors and mentors needed—high schoolers, retirees, college students, neighbors. Flexible schedules. Be part of closing opportunity gaps and changing lives.

  • 8311 Beacon Ave S, 98118
  • Serving students grades 1-5
  • M, Tu, Th | 2:45 PM - 5:00 PM

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Literacy & Math tutors needed
School Connect WA
Beacon Hill

School Connect WA is proud to serve Dearborn Park International Elementary with a five-week, academic program focused on closing literacy and math gaps for multilingual learners.

  • 2820 S Orcas Street, 98108
  • Serving students grades 1-5
  • Starts September 29th
  • M-F | 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

We invite all community members—retirees, high schoolers, and college students—to serve as tutors and mentors, playing a vital role in helping students reverse the summer slide and build momentum for fall.

Literacy & Math tutors needed
School Connect WA
Green Lake

This afterschool program, hosted at Bethany Community Church serves 30 Daniel Bagley Elementary students—primarily McKinney-Vento and multilingual learners—with daily, high-dosage tutoring in literacy and math. Powered by staff leadership and 40+ community volunteers, the Bethany site offers stability, belonging, and academic acceleration for students furthest from educational justice.

  • 1147 N 81st Street, 98103
  • Starts September 29, 2025
  • M-F | 2:30 pm - 5 pm

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
EYFO
Rainier Beach

At EYFO, we equip students to become their own best advocates—owning their learning, choices, and future. Through a strengths-based approach rooted in positive character development, resiliency-building, and self-efficacy, our afterschool program creates a nurturing environment where youth gain the confidence, skills, and support to thrive in school and in life.

  • 4308 S Othello St, 98118
  • Serving students K-5
  • Program Costs: $475/month
  • Program Hours: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
Atlantic Street Center
Rainier Beach

Youth & Family Center

5150 S Cloverdale Pl, Seattle WA 98118

Summer Academy July 7 - Aug 8, 10 am - 3 pm

Serving grades 3 - 8

August 6th: College and career fair

Friday field trips

Literacy & Math tutors needed
Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle (Fall Schedule)
North Beacon Hill

Wednesday's: 2 PM - 5:30 PM. Flexible schedules.

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
Holgate Street Church of Christ (Fall Schedule)
2600 S Holgate St, Seattle, WA 98144

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Literacy & Math tutors needed
Adult & Youth Learning Center (Fall Schedule)
Rising Star Elementary

The Adult & Youth Learning Center (AYLC) partners with Seattle Public Schools to deliver engaging afterschool learning and enrichment at Rising Star Elementary. Serving K–5 students, our program blends academic support, mentorship, and social-emotional learning in a creative, relationship-rich environment—ensuring students thrive well beyond the school day.

  • 8311 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
  • Starts October 13
  • M, Tu, Th | 2:45 PM to 5 PM
Literacy & Math tutors needed
School Connect WA
Green Lake

This afterschool program, hosted at Bethany Community Church serves 30 Daniel Bagley Elementary students—primarily McKinney-Vento and multilingual learners—with daily, high-dosage tutoring in literacy and math. Powered by staff leadership and 40+ community volunteers, the Bethany site offers stability, belonging, and academic acceleration for students furthest from educational justice.

  • 1147 N 81st Street, 98103
  • Starts September 29, 2025
  • M-F | 2:30 pm - 5 pm

Literacy & Math tutors needed
Rising Star Elementary School
Beacon Hill

Join Rising Star Elementary, School Connect WA, and AYLC in Seattle’s largest academic afterschool program—serving over 130 students with high-impact literacy and math instruction.

Volunteer tutors and mentors needed—high schoolers, retirees, college students, neighbors. Flexible schedules. Be part of closing opportunity gaps and changing lives.

  • 8311 Beacon Ave S, 98118
  • Serving students grades 1-5
  • M, Tu, Th | 2:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Sign up today

Literacy & Math tutors needed
School Connect WA
Beacon Hill

School Connect WA is proud to serve Dearborn Park International Elementary with a five-week, academic program focused on closing literacy and math gaps for multilingual learners.

  • 2820 S Orcas Street, 98108
  • Serving students grades 1-5
  • Starts September 29th
  • M-F | 3:45 PM - 5:30 PM

We invite all community members—retirees, high schoolers, and college students—to serve as tutors and mentors, playing a vital role in helping students reverse the summer slide and build momentum for fall.

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
EYFO
Rainier Beach

At EYFO, we equip students to become their own best advocates—owning their learning, choices, and future. Through a strengths-based approach rooted in positive character development, resiliency-building, and self-efficacy, our afterschool program creates a nurturing environment where youth gain the confidence, skills, and support to thrive in school and in life.

  • 4308 S Othello St, 98118
  • Serving students K-5
  • Program Costs: $475/month
  • Program Hours: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
Atlantic Street Center
Rainier Beach

Youth & Family Center

5150 S Cloverdale Pl, Seattle WA 98118

Summer Academy July 7 - Aug 8, 10 am - 3 pm

Serving grades 3 - 8

August 6th: College and career fair

Friday field trips

Literacy & Math Tutors Needed
Holgate Street Church of Christ (Fall Schedule)
2600 S Holgate St, Seattle, WA 98144

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Literacy & Math tutors needed
Adult & Youth Learning Center (Fall Schedule)
Rising Star Elementary

The Adult & Youth Learning Center (AYLC) partners with Seattle Public Schools to deliver engaging afterschool learning and enrichment at Rising Star Elementary. Serving K–5 students, our program blends academic support, mentorship, and social-emotional learning in a creative, relationship-rich environment—ensuring students thrive well beyond the school day.

  • 8311 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
  • Starts October 13
  • M, Tu, Th | 2:45 PM to 5 PM

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