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A Brigade of Civic Volunteers- Provide Citizenship Training to Latino Immigrants

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ORGANIZATION: Make the Road New York

  • 39 people are interested

We are in immediate need to form a small brigade of volunteers to practice "mock interviews" with adult students who will take the citizenship exam in the coming months: July - September 2017.

About the opportunity: Volunteer Citizenship Coaches provide one-on-one practice and support for Spanish-speaking immigrants seeking to pass their naturalization exams. Volunteers conduct "mock interviews" with students which simulate the actual naturalization interview, and provide feedback to students following each "mock interview" to help reinforce students' progress.

Students who passed the exams, have constantly reported that the volunteer's feedback was crucial to passing their citizenship exams and obtaining U.S. Citizenship.

Shifts: Volunteers can take one shift or more per week that lasts approximately 2.5 hours every Saturday. We are looking for dedicated volunteers who can start volunteering from the third Saturday of July through the end of September with the possibility of continuing on for our late Fall class cycle. Wherever fitting, volunteers may also continue volunteering for the following cycle of classes.

Location: Jackson Heights, Queens

About the MRNY Environment: Make the Road New York offers a dynamic and supportive environment where community members connect with each other, with staff and volunteers to find support about issues affecting the immigrant community.

MRNY's Mission: Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services.

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About Make the Road New York

Location:

9210 ROOSEVELT AVE, JACKSON HTS, NY 11372, US

Mission Statement

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services.

Description

Make the Road New York forges alliances between New York communities that face shared hardships and injustices. All of the communities in which we work are predominantly populated by poor and working class Latinos, immigrants and African Americans. MRNY ' s 10,000+ members come from over 25 different countries and have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.

MRNY has centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn ; Jackson Heights, Queens ; Port Richmond, Staten Island ; and Brentwood, Long Island , a nd our membership also draws from the surrounding neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, Ridgewood, Woodside, Elmhurst, Corona, Central Islip, and Patchogue. Our advocacy and litigation work affect millions of other low-income and immigrant New Yorkers on the citywide level and increasingly at the state level.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Education & Literacy
Immigrants & Refugees
Advocacy & Human Rights, Education & Literacy, Immigrants & Refugees

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

92-10 Roosevelt AvenueJACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372

(40.751,-73.8838)
 

SKILLS

  • Tutoring
  • Adult Education
  • General Education
  • History
  • Mentoring
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • One 2.5 to 3 hour shift per week every Saturday

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