VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Need for School Support Volunteers
School Support Volunteers work in the classroom or library group with an English Language learner in coordination with their teacher. They support a sense of belonging and engagement by providing targeted academic and social support.
Required Skills:
Other ways to Support Immigrants and Refugees
on the Olympic Peninsula:
Stay Connected: Subscribe to and read our monthly newsletter to and learn about upcoming events and organizing opportunities.
Support Local Businesses
Learn a Language with a group of friends, or at one of our Spanish classes.
Advocate: Learn how to act on legislation with JCIRA’s weekly Legislative Policy Updates
Read a book or watch a documentary about someone else’s experience:
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Americanah by Chimamanda Nogozi Adiche
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Film: Up On the Mountain, En la Sierra , available to rent on Apple TV and Amazon Prime
School Support Volunteers work in the classroom or library group with an English Language learner in coordination with their teacher. They support a sense of belonging and engagement by providing targeted academic and social support.
Required Skills:
- Background check - done through the school, JCIRA will cover cost
- Ability to commit to a 1-2 times per week regular schedule through the 2026/27 school year. Consistency is key.
- Spanish or other language skills can be beneficial, but not required.
- Ability to take direction from school staff and work collaboratively in the interest of the student.
- Patient, kind, and open to different ways of learning
Other ways to Support Immigrants and Refugees
on the Olympic Peninsula:
Stay Connected: Subscribe to and read our monthly newsletter to and learn about upcoming events and organizing opportunities.
Support Local Businesses
Learn a Language with a group of friends, or at one of our Spanish classes.
Advocate: Learn how to act on legislation with JCIRA’s weekly Legislative Policy Updates
Read a book or watch a documentary about someone else’s experience:
The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
Americanah by Chimamanda Nogozi Adiche
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
Film: Up On the Mountain, En la Sierra , available to rent on Apple TV and Amazon Prime
JCIRA MULTICULTURAL CENTER
1200 W Sims Way, Ste B,
PORT TOWNSEND, WA
360-232-6070
1200 W Sims Way, Ste B,
PORT TOWNSEND, WA
360-232-6070
