How you can be a volunteer tutor during COVID-19 

Many NYC families are experiencing extreme hardships such as job loss and housing uncertainty, and the closing of New York City public schools means that students—who are already at risk of falling behind—will suffer deep learning loss. You can help. FYT volunteer community is essential to building virtual academic support to capacity. Please consider one of the following opportunities to help students continue to learn in their new home schools:

Currently Seeking (NOTE: All volunteer positions are remote and you can do as little as 1 hr a week and up to 8 hrs. Whatever your capacity is, is how we would like to work with you):

Educational Tutors in the following subjects & grades

NOTE: We encourage BIPOC & LGBTQ+ Educators & Education Students to apply at this time:

• MATH

• SCIENCE

• GEOGRAPHY

• COLLEGE PREP

• EXAMS & STUDY PREP

Voluntary admin in the following positions:

• Social Media & Marketing Management

• Fiscal Sponsorship & Crowdfunding Assistant Manager

• Crisis Resource Manager Voluntary admin

Monthly Non -Traditional Educational Workshop Instructors in the following areas:

• Wellness (Emotional, Social, Physical, Self-Care for Teens)

• Sex Ed

• Food Ed

• US History as part of the “What’s not in the History Books” Series (Looking for Latin American History, Asian and East Asian American History, & Native American History.

• Tech Basics & Tech Security Basics

• Arts Ed

• If there is a unique educational workshop as an educator that you think fits this platform that you would like to pitch send it on over and if it works we can talk.

Virtual Tutoring

Provide direct 1:1 tutoring support for students in grades 6- 12th via video conference and phone.

You will be matched with one student and assist with accessing and understanding the work assigned by their public school teacher. Individual Sessions will occur once or twice weekly, with the average session lasting approximately 30 – 40 minutes. You can schedule up to 8 sessions between Mon - Friday.

Requires access to a computer with video conference capacity. Student matches will be random and range of subjects will vary unless you request a particular grade level and/or subject.

A parent or guardian will be present during the sessions to offer you support as well as to help them with their child’s learning after the session has concluded; please note on the application form if you are fluent in Spanish, Mandarin, or Cantonese. You must be 16 years of age or older; all volunteers will require a background check. If you already work with an educational company that has done that please let us know so we can contact them directly to speed this process up.

A 40-minute training session will be provided by FYT staff to make sure you know what you’re doing before logging on with our students! FYT will also provide support as your tutoring sessions progress.

Sign up to be a Virtual FYT Volunteer here: Remote Volunteer Form

FYT does not tolerate racism, sexism, xenophobia, or homophobia of any kind. If you have experienced that on this platform please notify freeyouthturotringnyc@gmail.com immediately with all details. If you feel unsafe in your home you can find resources for safety here.

This is a safe digital space for all communities to support education and provide resources to communities who need it the most.