Youth Support Program
Empowering youth through education and supportive networks
Our partner schools
Academy of World Languages
Rising Stars Academy (Aiken, Ezzard Charles, Cheviot/Westwood)
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Tutoring students
Helping youth with college goals, preparation, visits, and/or applications
Helping with FAFSA forms
If you're interested in getting involved with refugee and immigrant youth, see our volunteer resources.
Referrals and tutoring
Our volunteers assess the needs of clients through home visits and provide referrals to community partners who offer educational support and parent education courses. Volunteers also provide academic support through after school tutoring in order to acclimate youth to their new school environment.
Extra-curricular activities
We recognize that refugees have limited exposure to extracurricular activities and these may be overwhelming for parents. We seek out opportunities with our partners to engage youth into activities they would enjoy and collaborate with local schools for joint activities. We find that more exposure to these events opens new doors to hidden talents, helps youth feel more comfortable in their new homes, and uncovers positive role models.
College preparation
Heartfelt Tidbits provides college preparation for those who plan to attend college. This component includes accompanying prospective students to university visits, aiding in the preparation of college and scholarship applications, and pinpointing the academic goals of each client.
Youth Support
Our volunteers provide extensive support to refugee and immigrant children during their transition to a new and unfamiliar school system.
Youth support activities:
Study Buddy Program
We are looking for volunteers to check-in weekly with students’ grades K-8 for the academic year, and serve as mentors and tutors as they navigate this challenging time. The check-ins will help provide the students with support and guidance.
If you would like to sign up to be tutored please email info@heartfelttidbits.org.
If you would like to be a tutor sign up here and complete our Study Buddy application.Year-round
Youth empowerment is provided on a case-by-case basis. It ranges from helping youth organize volunteer efforts to helping students plan their post-high school lives.
During the school year
Children K-8 participate in programs such as yoga, art, and sewing at the Academy of World Languages.
Over the summer
Heartfelt Tidbits provides assists with pairing local children to Cincinnati-area summer camps.
We host a summer camp for our clients and local children at local libraries and at our location.
Many other Heartfelt Tidbits programs are open to the entire family such as our community gardens and makerspace.
