Top Five Reasons to be a Volunteer Tutor at Fairfield PAL

1. Tutoring works. One-on-one tutoring, group tutoring, study skills workshops, and other ways of learning make a measurable difference for students. When you show up to help a student—you show them they are worth investing in.

2. You get more than you give. Volunteer tutoring is rewarding. You have the chance to make a real difference in the life of a teen and ultimately, in Fairfield and the greater community. Volunteer tutoring is easy and fun, and you get to experience your student’s positive responses and growth. AND IT LOOKS GREAT TO FUTURE SCHOOLS AND EMPLOYEERS. As a volunteer tutor at the PAL Center, you will gain value references, improve your skills, and create an outstanding work history portfolio that will get you notice.

3. You’re the expert. Volunteers get to share what they know, not only about the subject matter, but how success in school has made a difference in their lives. And, when you do not know the answer, you have a chance to teach a student how to find it out together.

4. It’s flexible, and predictable. Once you complete the short orientation and background paperwork to be a PAL volunteer, you can tutor as your schedule allows. You can come for one hour a week, one day a week, twice a month, or simply when you have free time. You can drop and offer direct tutoring or you can lead engaging workshops and curriculum that fall in your own wheelhouse!

5. All eyes are on you. Everyone loves attention, and tutoring allows you to provide it. The attention can bolster the student’s sense of self-worth and self-confidence. And, students who form good relationships with tutors may feel more positively about relationships with others.

The Fairfield PAL Center Homework Zone program is open Monday-Thursday from 3pm until 5:30pm. Training and resources are available to support tutors. For more information, please call 707 244 6288.

The Fairfield PAL program offers Fairfield, Suisun, and Travis teens a place to grow, learn, and build the skills they need today and in the future. The PAL Center offers teens a safe environment, supports working families and helps students achieve by giving them opportunities right now. The center is open Monday – Thursdays between 3pm and 9pm and Fridays from 3pm until 10:30pm.

For more information about these PAL activities, please call 707-422-6288 or visit the program’s Facebook page at Fairfieldpal1.