Mentors are volunteers who build a relationship of unconditional caring and friendship to help refugee teens learn independent living and social skills. As positive role models, mentors share their knowledge and experience to help the youth adjust to differences they experience in the United States. Mentors also help them explore educational and career choices.
Tutors help youth succeed in a new educational system and develop positive study habits. Tutors must have a bachelor’s degree in any field of study and may work with one youth or several.
Interpreters facilitate effective communication for limited English proficient refugee youth. They bridge the gap between language barriers and help the youth adjust to their new home. Interpreters are responsible for listening to, understanding, and translating spoken or written statements from one language to another. Interpreters are paid for providing this service and must be fluent…
A program curriculum and pre post-test utilized to measure program effectiveness and impact. Each workshop is 45 minutes to 1 hour. 15 – 25 young males per workshop.
Two school grades (example: 4th & 5th graders, 9th & 10th graders) will receive an interactive workshop on school centered topics such as: “How to Improve School Culture”, “Respecting Authority”, “How NOT to Bully”
Half of the program is dedicated to Life Skills session, the other half is basketball skills session. Each session is 1.5 hours. 15 – 25 young males per session.
Students need mentors now more than ever. COVID-19 shut down schools this past spring and is forcing significant changes to the upcoming schoolyear. Students need support from caring mentors who can help them navigate these unprecedented challenges. We have modified our programmatic model so that we can continue engaging our students through safe, fun, and…
Help us choose scholarship recipients by interviewing applicants or judging their application essays. We routinely award up to $25,000 in annual scholarships and will use your feedback to help choose recipients. This one-time commitment typically happens for two to three hours in February or March.
We provide tutoring lessons one-on-one via online teleconferencing. Sessions are Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00PM – 5:15PM Eastern Standard Time. Volunteers normally contribute 1-hr 15 min. per week to assist youth in a particular subject.
We offer youth academic support in English, Math, Reading, and Science. I-ASSIST YOUTH is an extension of The Lawn Academy to increase the academic competency of youth.