Education

Since Study Buddy’s start in 2020, we’ve had over 165 students receive more than 3,000 hours of tutoring per semester.

Since 2020, Hello Neighbor has been supporting refugee and immigrant youth in school districts across Allegheny County to navigate the United States education system through personalized online one-on-one tutoring. Current students, recent graduates, and young professionals are matched with refugee and immigrant students in grades 6-12 to help them navigate remote learning, stay motivated to attend class and do their work, and empower them to build relationships with peers and school staff. Volunteer tutors help students with school work, provide subject-specific learning, set up tangible semester-specific goals, increase their confidence in the classroom, and develop their English language and interpersonal skills.

Each semester, the Study Buddy program welcomes guest speakers from local partners, provides students with training relevant to academic development, and in-person events aimed at team building.

The core commitment is by semester (Fall, Spring) and 1-3 virtual hours of tutoring per week.

Language Justice is Social Justice.

Did you know that all agencies receiving federal funding are obligated to provide language access under the 1964 Civil Rights Act? Language access staff advocate for Hello Neighbor clients’ access to interpretation in medical appointments, police encounters, family-school communications, local government, and more.

Our new pilot provides ESL Classes to refugees upon arrival. English language is a critical skill for new neighbors learning to navigate life in Pittsburgh. Our ESL pilot offers 3 months of beginner English instruction to newly arrived refugees in Hello Neighbor’s resettlement program. Through these lessons, students learn to express their needs, ask and answer basic questions, and talk about their families, homes, health, and work.