Volunteer
Youth On Their Own (YOTO) truly values the time, expertise, and talents of our volunteers. Following are opportunities currently available to assist Youth On Their Own students and staff. Opportunities vary in scope, frequency, and time commitment – there is a role for everyone! The following volunteer positions are for individuals 18 years of age or older. If you are interested in group volunteer options, please call our office.
If you have questions about volunteering or need more details on a specific position, please call our office at (520) 293-1136.
If you would like to be considered for a volunteer position, please fill out the Volunteer Application. Once we have received the completed application, we will be in touch with you to schedule an interview. Thank you!
Shifts are available 9-5 Monday – Thursday. Due to the training involved, we ask that you commit to at least 8 hours per week on an ongoing basis.
Responsibilities: Answer phone and greet visitors; provide basic information; forward incoming calls to staff; receive donations for the “Mini-Mall”; perform administrative support tasks as needed
Skills Required: Good verbal communication skills, basic computer skills and physical capabilities
Responsibilities: Receive and sort incoming donations and organize them in the YOTO “Mini-Mall”, an on-site store where YOTO students receive food, clothing, school supplies and much more at no cost!
Skills Required: Good organizational skills, basic knowledge of teen clothing trends and physical capabilities
Responsibilities: Write a message of encouragement to students on their monthly stipend checks each month August – May.
Skills Required: Good written communication skills and handwriting
Responsibilities: Tutor YOTO students in math, science, reading or writing at YOTO school sites throughout metropolitan Tucson. Help YOTO students graduate from high school and pass the state AIMS exams!
A Road 2 Learning, in collaboration with Youth On Their Own, will provide training and placement.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please call the YOTO office at 520-293-1136.
Responsibilities: Mentor YOTO students through the Goodwill GoodGuides program. Commit 4-6 hours per month for one year to mentor a young person.
Qualifications: good listener, encouraging, supportive, flexible, patient, tolerant, respectful
If you are interested in this opportunity, please call the YOTO office at 520-293-1136.
The Leadership Council is an exciting and collective group of diverse people from various business sectors within Tucson, who are interested in sharing their time and talents in building and supporting the mission of Youth On Their Own. The council’s focus is to help develop community awareness of YOTO, as well as to assist with 2-3 annual fund raising events generated from within the council and organization. No time requirements or frequent meeting schedules are imposed. Committees meet as necessary and most communication is primarily internet driven.
Touch Point Connection(TPC), provides volunteer coaches for teens who may be at-risk of dropping out of high school. The organization’s founders and staff are professionally trained and certified coaches and provide community volunteer coaches with training and support.
YOTO students attending Amphitheater High School are eligible for coaching during the 2010 – 2011 academic year. School counselors make the student/volunteer matches. Each volunteer is matched with one teen; students meet with their personal coach for approximately 45 minutes each week, at school, during the school day when school is in session.
If you are interested in this opportunity, it is not necessary to fill out a YOTO volunteer application. Instead, please visit www.touchpointconnection.org.
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