Volunteers

Change your life and the life of an adult forever – teach them to read and write, by volunteering to be a literacy tutor.

"I surf big waves, travel to strange places, sail oceans in small boats...don't live a boring life...but teaching Dante is the most exciting thing I've done in a long, long time." Pete, READ/San Diego Tutor

READ/San Diego offers services in all communities throughout the City of San Diego. We train volunteer tutors to teach adults basic literacy skills in reading, writing and math to English-speaking adults.

To qualify, a volunteer:

• must be 18 years of age or older
• must have good reading and writing skills
• must have three to five hours of time each week to volunteer (includes time for travel, lesson preparation, and tutoring)
  
• must make a minimum six month commitment to your assigned adult learner

As a volunteer you will:

• be provided a 15 hour training
• be provided tutoring materials and books
• tutor an adult learner twice a week, for an hour and a half each session
• meet at a public library or one of our learning centers
• have on-going support from the literacy professionals on staff at READ/San Diego

Watch short video interviews of real adult learners at: http://www.libraryliteracy.org/
Click on the video links at the top right of the web page.

Make a difference in an adult's life!

Click here to complete the online volunteer application.

For other volunteer opportunities with READ/San Diego, click on the Volunteer Opportunities tab in menu bar at the left.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, call READ/San Diego at (619) 527-5475.