​Become a Helper - Volunteer with Los Ayudantes!
You can volunteer at Fair Oaks School, Kennedy, and McKinley Middle School - all in Redwood City. See below for dates and times. We ask that before signing up, you check to ensure you can make a school-year long commitment. You can become an important, trusted adult in the kids’ lives when you make this commitment to tutor them throughout the year.
Tutoring Requirements: No special foreign language skills are needed. Proficiency in English is required. Tutor training and orientation will be provided. ​ Background check and clean TB test required. Once the volunteer form is filled out, the Program Director will contact you for instructions on this process.
Ready to volunteer? Click here or click the VOLUNTEER button above to get started.
Have questions? Contact Program Director, jenni.farrell@losayudantes.org for more information.
Barrie shares what she enjoys about tutoring middle schoolers.
Under direction of the classroom teacher, Los Ayudantes tutors will be working one on one or with small groups of students in grades 6-8 on literacy. Volunteers will be supporting students with reading comprehension and will be directed by the classroom teacher to work with students to read out loud and complete their Newsela articles and their daily expected reading.
7th-8th Graders Literacy Hour - Tutors are needed for the 7-8th grade literacy hour during the times shown below.
6th Graders Literacy Hour - Tutors are needed for the 6th grade literacy hour during the times shown below.
​Tutors are needed to help in the 6-8th grade English Learners classes during 1st through 7th periods, M, T, W, Th and F. Please note the schedule below with staggered periods on W and Th.
Have another way you'd like to contribute to our mission?
Contact our Program Director, Jennifer Farrell at jenni.farrell@losayudantes.org to find out whether there's a fit between your skills and availability and our needs. We always need help with fundraising, development, grant writing and research, and web support.