Volunteers
Loyola Marymount University students volunteer in a variety of ways through the schools office of Community-based Learning
Loyola Marymount University students volunteer in a variety of ways through the schools office of Community-based Learning
How You Can Help​
Volunteers are the heart of the Wooten Center. They help provide the quality care and supervision we want for our youth. ​Volunteers are needed to serve as tutors, teachers, coaches, mentors, techies, administrators, and more.
You can serve once, occasionally, or ongoing. There is always a place to serve! Parents are wanted and welcome too!
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How to Apply
For more information, contact our Associate Director Christelle Telesford at (323) 756-7203.
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Application:
Click here to submit our volunteer application
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Background Check:
If you want to volunteer with children on an ongoing basis, click here to download the background authorization form to be uploaded with your application. No cost.
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Interview and Orientation:
After submitting your application, click here to book our volunteer interview and orientation.
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For Tutors:​
Tutors will complete the interview and orientation plus a training and demonstration. We especially need private tutors to work one-on-one with students, online or onsite, for a minimum 30 minutes per session using our virtual i-Ready lessons.
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How to Use i-Ready​​​​​​​
The video above shares how tutors can use our virtual i-Ready reading and math diagnostics and lessons personalized for students. Your service helps fulfill our goals to support students in achieving and exceeding grade-level proficiency through high-impact tutoring.
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We created the video in early 2020 to train the Merrill Lynch volunteers who helped establish our free private tutoring services before the pandemic start. ​Forever grateful!
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For more information, call (323) 756-7203 or complete our volunteer application if you're ready to go! Thank you!​
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Thank you
​Thank you to the following partial list of partners providing volunteers and interns for our youth center:
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Archdiocesan Youth Employment Agency
Azusa Pacific University
Bank of America
Brotherhood Crusade
Community Response System of South Los Angeles
Hire LA's Youth
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
Los Angeles Community College Human Services Dept.
Loyola Marymount University Community-based Learning
Loyola Marymount University Crimson Circle
Merrill Lynch
Pepperdine University Seaver College
Public Allies Los Angeles
St. John's University
UCLA Volunteer Center
USC School of Social Work and School of Education
YO! Watts​​
"Loyola Marymount University students find meaningful ways to support the people and programs of the Wooten Center. Community-based learners earn academic credit and service organization members complete service hours. These experiences illustrate compatibility between LMU's mission to educate the whole person and develop deeper understanding among students about how to achieve
significant local and global impact."
Lezlee Matthews, Ph.D., Past Director, Community-Based Learning, Center for Service and Action, Loyola