Volunteers assist the nurses with patient care such as making beds and bathing, talk to patients and their families or run errands. The application process includes an interview prior to training. People with daytime availability are especially needed. Literacy Volunteers of America-National Capital Area seeks volunteers to tutor adults in basic reading and writing.
Volunteers work with an individual two hours a week for at least nine months.
Registration for orientation is required. The Reading Connection in Arlington seeks volunteers to visit homeless shelters in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County to read to children and encourage a love of reading. African-American and Hispanic volunteers are particularly welcome, as are male volunteers. St. NW, works with neglected and at-risk children. The group's Neighborhood Tutoring Program serves about 400 children, offering highly structured individual tutoring in reading and arithmetic.