Tutoring

Tutors Needed in San Diego! Tutors are needed at a variety of programs in San Diego. Work with children, adults and families on literacy, math, general school work and preparation for citizenship. No experience is necessary, but most programs require a background check and provide an orientation session. Please contact the organization directly for more information.

Monarch School
Work with homeless and at-risk children between the ages of 4 and 19 at their school downtown. Contact Monarch’s volunteer coordinator Tara Barrows at (619) 685-8242 ext. 235, email tbarrows@monarchschools.org, or visit their website, www.monarchschools.org.

READ San Diego Adult Literacy
Tutors for READ San Diego assist adults with help learning to read. This is a program administered by the San Diego Public Library. For more information, call (619) 527-5475, or see the library website at www.sandiego.gov/public-library.

International Rescue Committee
Tutors at the IRC work with all ages as well as family literacy. High school students as well as adults are encouraged to apply as tutors in this program. Contact volunteer coordinator Gabriel Davis at (619) 641-7510 ext. 272, or gabriel.davis@theirc.org. For more information on their programs, visit their website, www.theIRC.org/sandiego.

San Diego Council on Literacy
This umbrella agency works with 24 affiliated literacy programs in San Diego to help children and adults, and also provides ESL (English as a Second Language) learning. Call their literacy hotline at (888) 850-7323, their local office at (619) 574-1641, or visit their website, www.literacysandiego.org.

SPIN Scholarship Team
(Supportive Parents Information Network)
Tutoring sessions are held at First United Methodist Church in Mission Valley biweekly during the school year and once a month in the summer on Saturday mornings. Tutors are needed for both children and adults, for help with reading, school assignments and preparation for citizenship exams. Teenagers are welcome to act as tutors for younger children. For more information, contact tutoring chair John Stevenson at (619) 286-5689 or email johnmstevenson@cox.net. For more information on the SPIN programs, visit their website, www.spinsandiego.org and see the section on “opportunities for learning.”

Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring Program
Oasis matches adult tutors with children in grades K–4 for tutoring. Contact Roxanne Prine, Tutoring Coordinator, at (619) 296-2594 or visit their website, www.oasisnet.org.

SAY San Diego
(Social Advocates for Youth)
SAY tutors work with elementary and middle school students on reading, writing, math and other subjects. Contact them at (858) 565-4148 ext. 261, or visit their website, www.saysandiego.org.