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Mon–Wed evenings
6:30–8:30 pm
441 Rice Street, St. Paul
Dinner included
Ages 18+
NEIGHBORS LIKE YOU
If you can read with a kid, you can tutor. Here’s all it takes.
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No teaching experience
Patience and a willingness to listen matter more than a degree.
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No weekly commitment
Drop in any Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evening. Many tutors pick a regular night, and students love seeing a familiar face.
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Help at your level
Work with students from Pre-K through college, in the subjects you’re comfortable with.
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Support on site
Good Neighbor Center staff are there every evening to answer questions and pair you with a student or class.
A TYPICAL EVENING
6:30
Dinner together
Every night starts with a warm meal shared by students and tutors.
7:00
Homework help
Sit with a student one-on-one or in a small group and work through what’s due.
8:00
Reading & Math
Read aloud, play a game, or practice skills. Learning doesn’t always look like school.
8:30
Wrap-up
Say goodbye and head home knowing you made someone’s evening.
WHY IT MATTERS.
Students come to GNC for homework help. They keep coming because someone shows up for them. Research backs it up: volunteer tutoring programs have been shown to improve students’ reading skills.
Source: Ritter et al., Review of Educational Research, 2009.
students served each week
tutoring nights a year
volunteer tutors last year
through college, every subject
FROM OUR TUTORS.
“
[Name] · College student · tutoring since [year]
“[What surprised them about tutoring at GNC.]”
[Name] · Retiree · tutoring since [year]
“[What they’d tell someone thinking about signing up.]”
[Name] · Working parent · tutoring since [year]
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Sign up
Fill out a short form. It takes about two minutes.
2
Hear from us
We’ll reach out within [X] days to say hello and answer your questions.
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Quick onboarding
Short orientation, or first-night walkthrough.
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Come to tutoring night
Pick any Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. We’ll save you a seat at the table.
Tutoring is better together. Invite a friend, coworker, or classmate to join you. Groups are welcome too.
Still wondering? Email info@gncenter.org or call 651.587.3451.
No. Most of our tutors aren’t teachers. Patience, curiosity, and a willingness to show up are what students need most.
SIGN UP.
Sign up below and we’ll be in touch within 4 days. No commitment until you’re ready.
Sponsor a night
Honor a loved one, celebrate a milestone, or rally your team. Sponsor one full night of tutoring.
Sponsor a night
Host a supply drive
Rally your workplace, school, or congregation to stock our free school supply store with backpacks, books, and more.
Host a supply drive
Gift a meal
Every tutoring night starts with dinner, and every meal is funded by neighbors like you. Help keep students fed and focused.
Gift a meal
Volunteer as a tutor
Help a student have a lightbulb moment. No teaching experience or weekly commitment needed. Just come when you can.
Volunteer as a tutor