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Nearly 75% of DC students perform below grade level in reading and math. YOU can change that! There are many ways that you can make a significant difference in the lives of DC children.

NTP Tutor

Every volunteer means one more student who can be served, so FLOC welcomes new tutors year-round.

As a tutor in the Neighborhood Tutoring Program, you’ll work one-on-one with a specific student each week.  You’ll use research-proven curricula to help your student gain grade-level equivalency in reading or math.  NTP takes a foundational approach to tutoring, which means that instead of helping a student on their current homework, we identify their actual skill level and help them to fill their knowledge gap.  Because students have to demonstrate concept mastery before they can move on to the next step in the curriculum, you and your student can easily see the progress that s/he is making.

You don’t need any experience to be a tutor.  You will be trained in the appropriate reading or math curricula, which will walk you step-by-step through what you need to do with your student each week.  However, in order for us to be effective in helping students reach their own potential, we are looking for a few particular qualities from our tutors:

• Able and willing to commit for the full school year
• Patience
• Creativity and flexibility
• A sense of humor!
• Fluency in the English language.  (Volunteers who are not native English speakers may be asked to tutor only in our math curriculum.)

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Are you a current volunteer tutor at FLOC? Visit our Tutor Forum to participate in conversations to enhance and support your work in our programs.  Get announcements and tips, share feedback and stories, and interact with your fellow volunteers.  Click here to get started…

NTP Tester/Substitute Tutor

In this role, you will serve either as a tester or as a substitute tutor, filling in for regular tutors who are absent.  For more details about what a substitute tutor might do, please read the description of an NTP tutor above. NTP Testers have the opportunity to work with a large number of students and their tutors.  In all of our NTP curricula, students are assessed at structured points in order to ensure that they have mastered the appropriate concepts and are ready to progress.  To facilitate this, we need volunteers to help with the testing process. This is the perfect opportunity for a person who enjoys helping to guide a student’s education, as you will be the person who communicates with student and tutor teams about student assessments, areas of strength, and areas where the student needs to continue to improve.

Volunteers who select this role will be trained in the curriculum of their selected program and also complete an additional training in administering assessment tests.  Tester/Substitute Tutors can commit to either a full-time or part-time schedule.

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Scholars Expert Workshop Facilitator

As an expert workshop facilitator with FLOC’s Scholars Program, you’d draw from your own experience or training to develop and present workshops for middle- and/or high-school students. These  workshops are an essential component of the Scholars Program’s mission to equip students with the skills they’ll need for college and career success.  Each workshop should culminate in some kind of goal or project—if possible, a service-learning project.

You need to have an expertise in your content area, but FLOC staff will train you in facilitation and will be present to manage behavior. Workshop blocks are available in January, March, and May. At least 2-3 theme-based workshop blocks will be offered at any one time, so students can choose the area they’re most interested in.

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Scholars Program Assistant

As a program assistant with the Scholars Program, you will work with FLOC staff to ensure quality workshop experiences for groups of middle-school and high-school Scholars.  While FLOC staff or expert workshop facilitators (see above) teach workshops, you’ll help maintain a productive workshop environment by assisting with student management and reinforcing activities. The commitment is once or twice a week for a full semester.  

You can help FLOC expand our network of supporters and volunteers, and serve as our voice in the community.  As a FLOC Ambassador, you might:

• Represent FLOC at community events
• Host a “FLOC 101” session in your workplace, church, or community group
• Refer friends and colleagues to be FLOC volunteers
• Distribute flyers in your building or neighborhood
• Offer other creative ways to connect FLOC to new resources and networks

Interested in volunteering at FLOC, but not able to make a regular commitment? Contact Elizabeth Metz, Recruitment and Outreach Manager, at emetz@floc.org or 202-349-3512 to discuss possibilities.

Interested in volunteering at FLOC’s Outdoor Education Center in West Virginia? Contact Todd McKinney, Director of the Outdoor Education Center (tmckinney@floc.org).

There are several ways to volunteer your time at the Outdoor Education Center. We need people who have a love for the outdoors to assist our staff in trail maintenance, building maintenance, and program activities.  The ideal candidate is physically fit, knowledgeable about the environment, and willing to spend several days preparing for and working with youth and adults in a challenging outdoor setting.