Make A Difference
Make a difference
Volunteer today
Register for a 1-hour Virtual Meeting
Learn more about the English Together approach. Ask questions and get clear answers.
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Sign up to Coach
Commit to a weekly one-hour session. Get started using our online preparation materials or attend prep sessions with our staff.
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Get matched with an adult learner.
Choose a beginner, a still-growing or advanced learner.
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Get started
Agree on place and time for meeting (virtually or face-to-face)
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How Coaching Works
- Sign up for 10 weeks,
- Prepare to coach using our online materials
- Get matched with an adult learner
- Start coaching at an agreed upon time and place
FAQs
What if I have limited time or availability?
The time commitment needed is only around 1 hour a week for 10 weeks, and can be flexible around your schedule. If you’re not able to make that commitment, consider making a donation, which also helps support us!
What research has been done to support your methods?
Our initiative builds on over 25 years of experience of working with college-age volunteers in various projects including Ravenswood English and Ingles Personal sin surrounding communities such as East Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Mountain View, California.
When and where will I meet with my learner?
You can meet with your learner on our weekly Zoom meeting, or you can meet with your learner face-to-face at a time and place convenient to both of you.
Questions?
Have questions, or want to learn more? Please feel free to email us at info@englishtogether.org
How To Make A Difference
The English Together Approach
English Together uses a one-on-one approach to “coaching” English as well as a time-tested method for preparing and supporting volunteers as they facilitate the development of workplace English of immigrant workers.
Volunteers prepare for their work using a Stanford University-originated Free Online Canvas Course. They also will have access to:
Resources: many types of coaching materials and sample lessons and links to Video examples of learners and coaches working in zoom environments.
Click here to find out more about the Canvas Course.
Click here to learn more about the English Together Approach.
What We Know:
- American Employers increasing will rely on immigrant workers
- Virtually all of the growth in the U.S. workforce over the next 40 years will come from immigrants and their children.
- It is essential that these workers reach their full potential in the workforce and gain the skills American employers will need.
English Together has developed an effective method of supporting volunteers as they coach immigrant workers in developing the English they need.
10 Week Commitment
Volunteer
Learn how to coach adult English learners. Provide one-on-one coaching either online or face-to face.
Donate
Help Support Us
We support the creation of rich language opportunities for immigrant workers by bringing them together with volunteers. Help us in carrying out our important mission.
Make A Difference Today
English Together focuses on building community
Americans of all backgrounds have much to gain especially from getting to know and interacting with immigrant workers whose lives are often led next to, but very distant from, the worlds of the people that they serve. Expanding opportunity for all is a key step in the organization’s vision of a better world.