Let's help them build a better future

All Wake County Public School students have a right to become skilled readers. Some students need more support to achieve this. WakeTogether was created in 2022 to help all students excel. 

The Wake County School System has partnered with the Helps Education Fund, WakeEd Partnership, the YMCA of the Triangle, and many other youth-serving organizations in Wake County to provide structured, intense, one-on-one tutoring for students to improve reading fluency and confidence, and accelerate learning.

Volunteer tutors will use the HELPS program, a tutoring model backed by research and implemented across North Carolina. Together, and with your help, we will coordinate a coalition of community organizations and volunteers to tutor students and change their trajectory.

Volunteer

We are actively recruiting volunteer tutors for this school year. Volunteers are asked to commit to one hour per week for at least one semester during or after school hours at locations around Wake County. 

Interest meetings

Ready to take the next step? We have volunteer interest meetings scheduled for the spring. 

Tutoring Locations

WakeTogether has partnered with many area schools and community centers to provide places and times for our high-intensity tutoring program. Tutoring is offered during the school day and after school. 

How you can help

Anyone can be trained to become a reading tutor. You will be trained in child safety and how to deliver HELPS, a reading fluency program we are utilizing with Wake County Public Schools. No special skills are necessary, however, interest and/or experience with education and working with children is helpful.

 

For questions or more information, please email waketogether@wakeed.org.

How to get started

1

Sign up and attend a virtual WakeTogether Volunteer Information Session or watch this Information Session Video.

SIGN UP FOR LIVE SESSION - JAN 24
Recorded Interest Meeting
Interest Meeting Presentation

2

Register as a volunteer through the Wake County Public Schools System “My Volunteer” portal. Select “WakeTogether” from the “Add a School” list. ALL volunteers must complete a background check to work with students.

WCPSS My Volunteer Portal
My Volunteer Guide

3

Sign up for training in HELPS, the curriculum utilized by WCPSS and WakeTogether. The training session is 4 hours and session dates/times can be selected below.

Sign Up - HELPS Training

Next Steps

  • Complete practice session with Helps Education Fund coach (in-person, 1 hour)
  • Receive assignment: school/location and a day/time of the week to tutor.

Once you become a tutor

  • Commit to volunteering a minimum of 1 hour per week for at least one semester (Aug. – Dec. or Jan. – June)
  • Work one-on-one with students following the HELPS program guidelines texts in assigned supervised tutoring areas.
  • Be a positive role model
  • Attend your assigned tutoring sessions regularly
  • Complete required documentation of student progress after each session.
  • Sign up and attend a virtual WakeTogether Volunteer Information Session HERE or watch this Information Session Video HERE. (video link coming soon)
  • Register as a volunteer through the Wake County Public Schools System “My Volunteer” portal. ALL volunteers must complete a background check as part of this process to work with students.
  • Sign up for training in HELPS, the curriculum utilized by WCPSS and WakeTogether. The training session is 4 hours and session dates/times can be selected HERE.
  • Complete practice session with Helps Education Fund coach (in-person, 1 hour)

Receive assignment: school/location and a day/time of the week to tutor.

Once you become a tutor

  • Commit to volunteering a minimum of 1 hour per week for at least one semester (Aug. – Dec. or Jan. – June)
  • Work one-on-one with students following the HELPS program guidelines texts in assigned supervised tutoring areas.
  • Be a positive role model
  • Attend your assigned tutoring sessions regularly
  • Complete required documentation of student progress after each session.

HELPS: HELPING EARLY LITERACY WITH PRACTICE STRATEGIES

The main goal of HELPS is to strengthen a student’s reading fluency and confidence as a reader. As students improve reading fluency, they can better focus on and improve other important reading skills including comprehension. 

Participating Elementary Schools

Baileywick 

Bugg

Carver

East Garner

 

Forestville Road

Green

knightdale

Lake Myra

Lockhart

Lynn Road

Millbrooke

Pleasant Road

Poe

Powell

Reedy Creek

Smith

Southeast Raleigh

Wakefield

Walnut Creek

Wendell 

Wilburn 

Wildwood Forest

Zebulon

PArtners

WakeTogether continues to seek more community partners to engage students and become partners in this work. If your organization is interested in learning more about partnerships, please reach out to us at WakeTogether@wakeed.org.

 

 

For questions or more information, please email waketogether@wakeed.org. 

 

Media inquiries can be directed to wakeednews@wakeed.org.

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