Welcome! In Your Heart,
You're A Teacher

The Volunteer Connection is one of the largest volunteer organizations serving learners in the South Hennepin County, Minnesota area. Our volunteers help adult learners and E-12 students reach their educational goals.

The Volunteer Connection provides a wide variety of volunteer opportunities in many diverse settings, along with training and continuous support for our volunteers.  We can fit almost anyone's schedule.

• Serving Bloomington Public Schools and programs.
• Tutor afternoons or evenings in the Homework Connection or in the International Kids (& Parents!) Club.
• Tutor children in reading, writing, math, computers and other academic areas.
• Tutor children in English as a Second Language (knowledge of a foreign language is not required).
• Assist classroom teachers with student learning.

Click here to learn more about volunteering with young learners!

• Tutor adults in reading, writing, math and computers.
• Tutor adults in English as a Second Language (ESL) (knowledge of a foreign language is not required).
• Coach job seekers
• Bring the love of reading to an ESL family.
• Assist adults with disabilities

Click here to learn more about volunteering with adult learners!