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Volunteering & Training

How to Volunteer

  • In Tennessee, dial 2-1-1 and tell them that you want to be a volunteer reader, mentor, or tutor in your community, or visit the website.
  • Follow this link to the United Way Worldwide page to find your local United Way. Call or go to their website to find a volunteer opportunity that’s right for you.
  • Visit Points of Light or All For Good to find a volunteer opportunity near you.
  • Call Mary Graham at (615) 495-9970 for more information or email mary.graham@uwtn.org.

Resources and Training for Volunteers

Providing volunteers with the training and support they need is essential to ensuring that they feel prepared and have a positive experience – and can best help children and youth.  Below are many training tools communities can utilize for this purpose.

For Training Readers:

  • National Service resources for readers
  • Pencil Foundation Reading Partners  volunteer manual, resource booklet from U.S. Dept. of Education and New Reader Booklet (student use) 
  • Readtennessee.org parent toolkits for reading and early math
  • Additional early learning resources may be found at www.bornlearning.org and HERE

For Training Tutors:

  • National Service resources for tutors
  • Readtennessee.org resources for tutors (wide range of subjects)
  • Math and reading diagnostic tests starting at grade 4

For Training Mentors:

  • Building Relationships:  A Guide for New Mentors
  • Mentor Training Guide (United Way of Northern New Jersey)
  • National Service resources for mentors
  • Ongoing Training for Mentors from U.S. Dept. of Education
  • TN Achieves Handbook

For training young/student volunteers (ages 13-18):

Tennessee Scholars offers a training program for young volunteers throughout the state.  For more information, or to arrange a training, please contact Ruth Woodall at 615-256-5141 or ruth.woodall@tnchamber.org

Raise Your Hand Tennessee is generously funded by grants from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the United Ways of Tennessee

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