1. IT TAKES 12 YEARS TO
CREATE A STUDENT
WHO GRADUATES OR
DROPS OUT.
WITH READER, TUTOR,
MENTOR YOU CAN BE
THE DIFFERENCE.
Head of the Lakes United Way’s focus
on education is about helping children
enter school ready to learn, succeed in
school, and graduate high school prepared
for college, work, and life. If you have
passion and commitment, consider being a
Reader Tutor Mentor. You will be a guiding
force in the life of a young person to
achieve greater academic success!
READER
Volunteer as a Reader to assist pre-K
through 3rd grade children with reading
and literacy skills through weekly reading
and literacy activities.
TUTOR
Volunteer as a Tutor to assist elementary
and middle school students with their
home work in subjects like math and
reading.
MENTOR
Volunteer as a Mentor to lead academic
activities on a weekly basis or provide
career exploration activities to youth for a
one-time event.
HOW TO BECOME A
VOLUNTEER
• Fill out a Reader, Tutor, Mentor
application at
www.volunteerduluth.org
• Your application will be screened
and references will be checked.
• Based on your availability and
preferences, you will be assigned
a volunteer site.
• You’ll be invited to attend a
mandatory Reader, Tutor, Mentor
training.
• Your site will be a support
system for you and provide an
orientation to go over site-specific
information.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Every volunteer will receive a training
on best practices on working with
youth.
After your application has been
submitted you will be asked what
day and time works best, to attend
an hour long training on working with
youth.
The training will be held at United
Way, 424 West Superior Street, in
either conference room A or B/C.
You can go to www.volunteerduluth.org for:
• Site Information/Locations
• Schedule of Site Programming
• Apply online/print off a copy
• Resources for Volunteers
• Current Promotions/Events
