Do you want to know who you are?DON'T ASK. ACT!Action will delineate and define you.– Thomas Jefferson
Tutors & Classroom Helpers
Support Colorado Youth for a Change by empowering youth (ages 14-18) through tutoring in core subjects and life skills. All long-term volunteers must be 18 years of age and are required to fill out an application that includes an interview process and background check. Please contact Sharla Williams sharlaw@youthforachange.org or 303-292-2779 if interested in any volunteer opportunities and/or for additional information.
Volunteer tutoring opportunities are available at the following sites: We ask that all volunteers commit to an entire semester of tutoring.
Abraham Lincoln High School
2285 S. Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80219
- Focus:
- Academic Support
- Schedule:
- The tutoring program will resume in September.
- Focus:
- Classroom Support is needed in Algebra and Geometry Courses
- Requirement:
- Must be able volunteer twice week for classroom support.
- Schedule:
- This opportunity will resume in September.
Summer 2013 Colorado Youth Leadership Institute
2931 W. 25th Avenue #201 Denver, CO 80211
- Focus:
- An intensive leadership training and college and career-readiness program once a week for 6 weeks during the summer. Activities will include teambuilding, explorations of personal, community and global leadership, as well as developing skills such as public speaking, self-advocacy, and critical thinking.
- Schedule:
- This program is every Monday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for six weeks beginning June 10, 2013.
North High School
2960 Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80211
- Focus:
- Math Center Support
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
- Focus:
- Academic Support for Credit Recovery
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
West High School
951 Elati St. Denver, 80204
- Focus:
- Support for Credit Recovery in Core Subjects
- Schedule:
- June 6th through July 3rd 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Centaurus High School
10300 South Boulder Road Lafayette, CO 80026
- Focus:
- Chemistry
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
- Focus:
- Algebra
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
Fairview High School
1515 Greenbriar Boulevard Boulder, CO 80305
- Focus:
- Algebra
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
Global Leadership Academy
7480 Conifer Road Denver, CO 80221
- Focus:
- 8th Grade Transitions Math and 9th Grade Algebra
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
- Focus:
- Afterschool Tutoring in Algebra, Geometry, and Transitions Math
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
Mapleton Early College
8980 York Street Thornton, CO 80229
- Focus:
- Chemistry
- Schedule:
- This program will resume in September.
