It only takes a few hours a week to make a difference in someone's life. Becoming a Neighborhood Center volunteer allows you to give back while expanding your learning beyond the Boston College campus. Contact us to learn about events in the community, or to share your ideas for future programs and activities.听

BCNC English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

Interested in helping someone learn English?

The Boston College Neighborhood Center (BCNC) is seeking Boston College students to teach English to adult immigrants through weekly conversation classes. Experience teaching or tutoring English is beneficial but not necessary as orientation is provided. This is a great opportunity for language and education majors.听

For more information, please email bcnc.esol@gmail.com.
Click button below to apply to be an ESOL Tutor.听

BCNC Literacy Partnership Program (BLPP)

The BCNC Literacy Partnership Program (BLPP) is a children's literacy campaign whose mission is to promote literacy among Boston's elementary and middle school age students. Through the program,听Boston College students (graduate and undergraduate) who receive work-study funds serve as tutors听at听local schools, including:

  • St. Columbkille听Partnership School
  • The Steppingstone Foundation - College Success Academy听
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The average student works three to six hours per week with one or more children. All student volunteers receive orientation/training.

Please remember that you听must have work study eligibility听to participate in program. You can check your work study status on the听.听If you have questions, please email听our BCNC Literacy Partnership Program Coordinator.

For more information about becoming a BLPP tutor, please email bcnc.blpp@gmail.com.

BCNC Volunteer Tutoring

Our BCNC Volunteer Tutoring Program matches students from the Allston-Brighton community with Neighborhood Center volunteers for one-on-one tutoring with their school work. The students range in age from elementary school through high school. A commitment of one to two hours of tutoring per week is required.听

For more information, please email bcnc.tutoring@gmail.com.听
Click button below to apply to become a BCNC Volunteer Tutor.

Girls Inc. at Boston College
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Strong Women,
Strong Girls)

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The Boston College Neighborhood Center sponsors the Boston College chapter of Girls Inc. at Boston College听(formerly the听听(SWSG) Program. In 2024, integrated SWSG into its portfolio of programming for girls (read more听). Girls Inc. of Boston and Lynn is the pre-emininent girls' leadership organization equipping girls to reach their full potential throuh mentorship, supportive spaces/welcoming environments, and research-informed programming to adress the challenges girls facer and are proven to help thgem succeed.听Through GIBL's Project BOLD program, college aged women mentor 8-11 year old girls in local after school settings by building postive and supportive relations that help youth feel empowered and valued.

Participating sites including:

  • Charles Sumner Elementary School (Roslindale)
  • Charlesview Community Center (Brighton)
  • Edison K-8 School (Brighton)
  • Gardner Pilot Academy (Allston)
  • Henry Grew Elementary School (Hyde Park)
  • Winship Elementary School (Brighton)

For more information about becoming a mentor, please email bostoncollege@girlsincbl.org.

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