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Volunteer

  • Welcome to your volunteer experience with HISD schools and programs! We appreciate your interest in supporting our students and thank you for your investment of time and care. As a new or continuing volunteer, you will have the support of a campus VIPS Coordinator and other staff as you carry out your volunteer assignment.

    Volunteers support the district’s main goal: to positively impact student achievement. By serving as a mentor, tutor, chaperone, and role model you are supporting HISD students, parents, and the future generations of the Houston community. Your work has special significance for our school communities and can be life-changing for our students.

  • Explore other volunteer opportunities at HISD :www.houstonisd.org/our-families-students/family-corner/family-resources-support/volunteer-with-hisd

     

     Thank you for all you are doing to support Houston ISD and our students!

    How to volunteer

Ways to Volunteer

  • Literacy by 3

    Literacy By 3

    Literacy by 3 is HISD’s approach to literacy is more than just a program or initiative—it’s a movement to turn around and end the literacy crisis in Houston. It starts by building a strong foundation in reading, writing, and speaking during the elementary years—ensuring every child is reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

  • Read Houston Read

    Read Houston Read

    As a Read Houston Read volunteer, you can help a 1st grade child develop a love for reading by sharing a book with them. It only takes an hour of your time each week to instill a lifelong love of reading in a student. Connect with your student virtually this year to keep them engaged in reading, even at home. For more information: https://www.houstonisd.org/readhoustonread To register as an HISD volunteer: https://www.houstonisd.org/vipslogin http://houstonisd.org/voluntarios Please Note: If you are planning to volunteer in Read Houston Read, Real Men Read or Reading Roundup, please be sure to choose the program on your application under “Organizations

  • Real Men Read

    Real Men Read

    Houston Real Men Read is a mentoring program in which gentlemen who are business and community members from across the greater Houston area volunteer one hour of their time once a month to read to students in third grade in HISD schools.

  • Reading Round Up

    Reading Round Up

    Through generous support from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™, we saddled up with Region 4 Education Service Center to kick off a new volunteer-driven reading program, called Reading Roundup.

  • Literacy

    Literacy

    Help students build a strong foundation in reading, writing, and speaking during the elementary years—ensuring every child is reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade.

  • School Volunteerism

    School Volunteerism

    Volunteer activities vary from school to school and volunteers can help with a wide variety of activities in many places in the school

  • Stem

    STEM

    Inspire and motivate K-12 students to pursue STEM careers by volunteering.

  • Mentorship

    Mentorship

  • Volunteer as a positive role model and advocate for students who need guidance and opportunities for educational, social, and professional growth.