Latino and Migrant Aid

Latino and Migrant Aid and Latino Aid serves Albemarle County and Charlottesville region's migrant and latino community through four programs. With Homework Helpers, Hispanic Family Night, Latino Mom's Classes and Adult Tutoring, volunteers tutor latino working migrants and their majority Spanish speaking families in English as a Second Language, general academic skills, and other learning opportunities. Below are general descriptions of the four programs; please follow the sidebar links for more information on each program.

Program Sites:

Hispanic Family Night

What will the volunteers do?

Volunteers travel to a local elementary schools to work in a group setting with several migrant families. Volunteers will help kids with homework, basic or academic English and study skills. Other volunteers will work with the parents on English or other learning opportunities. Although it is more of a group environment, tutoring is usually one-on-one.

When?

Students will fill out their availability and volunteer one evening either:

Tuesday evening after 5PM

Thursday evening after 5PM

Homework Helpers

What will the volunteers do?

Volunteers travel to the homes of migrant families and help kids with homework, basic or academic English and study skills. Some volunteers will work with parents on basic English or other learning opportunities, like studying for the citizenship test.

When?

Students will fill out their availability and volunteer one evening:

Monday-Thursday evening after 5PM

Adult Tutoring

What will volunteers do?

Volunteers travel as a group to local orchards to tutor migrant workers in English. With the help of a Migrant Education teacher, the volunteers will hold group lessons and one-on-one tutoring with the migrant workers. Tutoring often takes place in an outdoor, rustic setting (particularly during the fall semester, when there are more opportunities for this kind of tutoring due to the volunteers' schedules).

When?

Students will fill out their availability and volunteer one shift:

Monday-Thursday