Volunteer
Canal Alliance is grateful to benefit from the support of many energetic, nurturing and committed volunteers. Every day, our volunteers help Latino immigrants and their families in Marin to gain stability in their lives, access education, legal and social services, better employment opportunities, and so much more.
Current Opportunities
Food Pantry Distribution (wait-list)
Volunteers needed every Tuesday 8am – 11am. The Canal Alliance Food Pantry offers fresh produce and packaged foods for hundreds of families in the Canal neighborhood every Tuesday. Each week, volunteers provide support in unloading food, packing grocery bags, stocking shelves, handing out food in the walk-through system, and clean up and take down of the Food Pantry as it closes. Volunteers must be able to commit to a minimum of one month (4 weeks).
virtual opportunities
ESL Teacher Aide
Canal Alliance’s ESL classes prepare Latino immigrants to feel empowered, supported and motivated to lift barriers to their success through a communicative language framework alongside strengths-based learning.
ESL tutor
Canal Alliance’s ESL Tutoring and Conversation Partner program aims to improve students’ academic progression and improvement in all four skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing through one-on-one sessions with tutors and conversation partners who are culturally responsive, responsible, and dynamic.Students are at the center of this program and their needs will guide what is worked on and covered during sessions.
ESL conversation partner
Canal Alliance’s ESL Tutoring and Conversation Partner program aims to improve students’ academic progression and improvement in all four skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing through one-on-one sessions with tutors and conversation partners who are culturally responsive, responsible, and dynamic.Students are at the center of this program and their needs will guide what is worked on and covered during sessions.
citizenship tutor
Our Adult Education Program offers citizenship classes that integrate civics knowledge with ESL teaching practices in an inclusive environment that prepares students to pass both a citizenship exam and the United States Customs & Immigration Services (USCIS) interview process. U.S. citizenship provides greater security and opportunities for students and is a crucial step in helping eligible students break the generational cycle of poverty.
citizenship classroom aide
Our Adult Education Program offers citizenship classes that integrate civics knowledge with ESL teaching practices in an inclusive environment that prepares students to pass both a citizenship exam and the United States Customs & Immigration Services (USCIS) interview process. U.S. citizenship provides greater security and opportunities for students and is a crucial step in helping eligible students break the generational cycle of poverty.