The Benefits of Volunteering with
Bridge the Gap College Prep

You can make a difference in the life of a child by doing community service as a Marin county school volunteer tutor

Tutor Volunteers Are the Heart of BTGCP

We Need Tutors For Our Afterschool Program 
K-8 at Our Sausalito College Center

Our After School Program is off to a fantastic start with 32 students in grades K-8 enrolled in the program.  We are committed, through our After School and Evening Programs, to closing the achievement gap for Marin City students so that 100% of them graduate High School and complete College. We need strong volunteer tutors to help serve these students.  

We are looking for two groups of volunteers – one for our K-3 graders and one for our 4-8 graders.

The ideal commitment is one afternoon /week for the school year. This provides the teachers,  tutors and students with some continuity and time to get to know each other and develop relationships.  But we are flexible and really focused on recruiting as many hands as possible to keep our momentum going.  Our goal is 10 regular volunteers per day.  We observe school holidays and breaks.

K-3 grade volunteers will work with our Teacher Ms. D.  We have 16 K-3rd graders – a very sweet group of boys and girls with a lot of energy.  The first day can be a little overwhelming but once you are “in the groove “ it’s fun and satisfying. You will fall in love . Each student needs a certain amount of individual attention each day in reading and vocabulary comprehension and fluency, writing skills and math fundamentals.  Primary assignments include:

• Work with one or two students on homework packets and learning activities
• Help with choice time play activities
• Read with one or two students in our reading corner
• Help with snack time and success circle

Please contact volunteers@btgtutoring.org  if you can help!

4-8 grade volunteers will work with our Teachers  Ms. O and Ms B. We have 16 4-8 graders with a broad range of needs. They also really benefit from one on one attention. We are focusing on homework support and completion, but also have other activities including journaling, topical discussions, reading, and games when they are through with their homework.  We will also have projects and book circles as we have the volunteers to guide these activities.
Our volunteers will:

• Provide one on one homework support in math, science and language arts
• Provide mentoring and act as a role models
• Help students see the connection between success in school and success in life
• Participate in success circles at the end of the day

We meet every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 3:00-5:30 at our new center in Sausalito near the Bay Model complex. Our address is:  10 Liberty Ship Way, Suite 320 , Sausalito, Ca. Our entrance in on the side of the building facing Bridgeway.

Please contact volunteers@btgtutoring.org  if you can help!

We Need Tutors For Our High School Students

In a new partnership, we are tutoring our high school students at the Marin Education Fund site in San Rafael-Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 3pm to 5:30. Our students need help in all subjects, including: math, science, history, social studies, English language arts, and languages.

 Please contact volunteers@btgtutoring.org  if you can help!

We Need Tutors For Our Evening One-on-One Tutoring Program

• We ask for a weekly commitment for the school year. We are a one on one tutoring program, working with Marin City youth in grades K-12.  Our students and tutors are matched and stay together for the year. This allows them to get to know each other, and for the tutor to be more effective in helping their student.  Two credentialed teachers circulate and support the tutor/student pairs. Our Student Advocate works with the schools to monitor student performance and needs, and shares that information with the tutors and teachers.   

• The tutor commitment is twofold: being there for the student every week, nurturing them and developing a relationship with them. The other is supporting them in school, helping them with their homework , strengthening their math, reading and writing skills.

• We tutor every Monday and Tuesday from 6:30-7:30, at the Marin City Church of God, 639 Drake Avenue at the corner of Drake Ave. and Buckelew St.  

• The best way to get a sense for the evening program is to come visit us and see us in action.  

Please contact volunteers@btgtutoring.org  if you can help!

As our program continues to grow. Our Tutor Coordinator/Student Advocate works hard to ensure that all of our energetic students are paired with caring adult volunteers or high school student volunteers, in tutoring relationships. The benefits of volunteering in our program can be seen in the growth of each child’s self-esteem and increased interest in their schoolwork.

What we expect from our tutors

If you are interested in becoming a one-to-one turor, we ask that you be willing to do the following:

1. Visit one of our tutoring sessions to get to know our program
2. Make a commitment to participate in our simple screening process, orientation and periodic tutoring workshops
3. Meet consistently at our scheduled tutoring times, Monday and/or Tuesday evenings, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, or for a scheduled time in our After School Program. Our tutoring sessions are offered during the school year, September through June each year
4. Keep up regular contact with your student

Other Volunteers Needed

Volunteer Coordinator – After school Program

• Intake and Orientation
• Scheduling and Followup
• Manage school partnerships

 Please contact volunteers@btgtutoring.org  if you can help!

We need tutors, as our program continues to grow. Our Tutor Coordinator/Student Advocate works hard to ensure that all of our energetic students are paired with caring adult volunteers or high school student volunteers, in tutoring relationships. The benefits of volunteering in our program can be seen in the growth of each child’s self-esteem and increased interest in their schoolwork.

Whether you are looking for volunteer opportunities in Marin County, volunteer opportunities in San Francisco, the Bay Area or volunteer work for teens, we welcome your interest at any time.

To help, please contact our
Tutor Coordinator/Student Advocates
Liz Bamberg at 415- 531-2278
or Denni Locke at 415-221-3592
or email