VOLUNTEER
Every year, over 150 volunteers support Orange Literacy by providing office support and vital tutoring services to adults throughout Orange County. Without volunteer power, we would need almost twice as much income to reach the number of adults we serve each year. Read about all of our volunteer opportunities below.
Tutors should commit 4-6 hours per week to tutoring and preparation for at least 6 months.
ADULT
BASIC EDUCATION
ABE tutors provide one-on-one instruction in reading and writing, math, and GED preparation. Many of our ABE students are non-native English speakers who have graduated from our ESOL program. We require that ABE tutors meet with their student twice a week for about 1.5 hours at a time. ABE tutors should commit 4-6 hours per week to tutoring and preparation for at least 6 months.
PRE-GED
AND GED INSTRUCTION
We tutor all four subjects of the GED. We also help improve test-taking skills. Students meet with their tutors twice a week.
We also offer preparation for the HiSET, an alternative high school equivalency exam. Tutors should commit 4-6 hours per week to tutoring and preparation for at least 6 months.
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
ESOL tutors provide English language instruction to small groups (3-12 students) who are all at a similar level of English proficiency. These students come to us from all over the world and speak many different first (and often second and third) languages. Our classes are therefore full-English immersion, and we do not expect our tutors to be fluent in any language other than English. ESOL classes meet twice a week, typically Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday, for 2 hours at a time. ESOL tutors should commit 4-6 hours per week to tutoring and preparation for at least 6 months.
DIGITAL
LITERACY
Digital Literacy tutors teach the basics of using computers, smartphones and the Internet. This includes skills such as Microsoft Office, browsing the web, shopping online and more. Volunteers should expect to commit 2-4 hours per week to working with students. This volunteer opportunity is currently offered online only.