Volunteer Opportunities From: United Way of the Blue Mountains

The Adult Literacy Program helps adults to reach personal goals in improving their education, such as:

Reading Writing English language GED testing preparation Citizenship testing preparation Computer skills CNA exam preparation and more!

Students are paired one-on-one with a tutor.  We ask students and tutors to commit to meeting twice each week for 60-minute sessions.  Tutoring must take place in a public location.  Meeting days, times and location are determined by mutual agreement of student and tutor.  

All tutors participate in a 3-hour general training with the program director.  Our English literacy curriculum (Essentials) and our ESL curriculum (Intercambio) provide online self-paced training modules we ask tutors to complete prior to using the materials. 

You can find more information on the Adult Literacy program at https://www.bmacww.org/programs/adult-literacy You may also complete an online Adult Literacy volunteer application at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/132725574.

The Adult Literacy Program works with adults who want to learn to speak conversational English. Student skill levels range from little to no comprehension/speaking of English to students who simply need assistance practicing their English with a conversation partner.  

Tutors working with students who have little to no English comprehesion/speaking skills, need to be conversational in Spanish.  Tutors who serve as conversation partners do not need to speak Spanish.  

Typically, students are paired one-on-one with a tutor, however, we may pair two students with a tutor if the students are at a similar level and the tutor agrees to work with two students.  We ask students and tutors to commit to meeting twice each week for 60-minute sessions.  Tutoring must take place in a public location.  Meeting days, times and location are determined by mutual agreement of student(s) and tutor.  

All tutors participate in a 3-hour general training with the program director.  In additon, completing the online self-paced training modules for our ESL curriculum, Intercambio, is required of tutors using this curriculm.  Tutors who volunteer as conversation partners are not required to complete the online training, but are welcome to do so if interested.   

You can find more information at https://www.bmacww.org/programs/adult-literacy You may also complete an online Adult Literacy volunteer application at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/132725574.

 

 

The Adult Literacy Program frequently receives requests from adults who are seeking assistance with digital literacy.  This could range from understanding how to use a smartphone, to uploading documents on an application to using Microsoft Word and Excel.  

Typically, students are paired one-on-one with a tutor, however, we may pair two students with a tutor if the students are at a similar level and the tutor agrees to work with two students.  We ask students and tutors to commit to meeting twice each week for 60-minute sessions.  Tutoring must take place in a public location.  Meeting days, times and location are determined by mutual agreement of student(s) and tutor.  

While there is no requirement to be bilingual in English/Spanish to provide digital literacy tutoring, we currently lack digital literacy tutors who speak Spanish and would like to add this service to our tutoring program. 

Digital literacy tutors participate in a 3-hour general training with the program director.  You can find more information at https://www.bmacww.org/programs/adult-literacy. You may also complete an online Adult Literacy volunteer application at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/132725574.

 

BMAC is once again the host of a new regional office for the Washington State Long-Term Care Ombuds Program (LTCOP). This program provides effective, visible advocacy for residents in long-term care facilities. A certified ombuds is a volunteer, observer, listener, detective, communicator, and problem-solver who advocates for residents in long-term care facilities. Each volunteer receives extensive free training and support. Our volunteers find that they enjoy knowing that their volunteer work makes a critical difference in the lives of vulnerable people. Volunteer Ombuds work to protect residents’ rights and dignity, ensure quality care, and prevent neglect, abuse, and other issues.

Contact Elizabeth Claridge to request a volunteer application.