San Diego Refugee Tutoring
San Diego Refugee Tutoring, 5348 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92195
About
San Diego Refugee Tutoring offers one-on-one tutoring, enrichment activities, mentorship, and reading sessions for students of refugee background. The program includes educational games, field trips, special events such as a Thanksgiving Feast, holiday activities, a Back to School Event, bowling, and ice skating. It also offers parent-focused activities such as parent training, parent council meetings, home visits, and parent workshops.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Twice-weekly tutoring with 50+ sessions each school year
• Price: San Diego Refugee Tutoring is the only program of its kind to serve refugee children and their families for free.
San Diego Refugee Tutoring began in 2009 as a grassroots afterschool program with ten refugee students started by two teachers. Its mission is to provide holistic academic support through one-on-one tutoring, enrichment activities, and mentorship to students of refugee background in the community of City Heights in Central San Diego. Tutors work one-on-one with students, focusing on core English and math skills through direct instruction, reading sessions, and educational games, using specialized materials tailored to each student’s academic needs. The program assesses students annually to measure academic growth and to find gaps in a student’s education, and it offers training for volunteers who want to expand their tutoring experience.
San Diego Refugee Tutoring supports students from preschool through high school and organizes off-campus field trips, extracurricular activities, scholarships, and essential support for students and their families. Each year, the program hosts a Thanksgiving Feast, holiday activities, and a Back to School Event, and often provides groceries, new shoes, hygiene products, or school supplies at events. It holds community advisory councils where parents are given a voice and organizes parent workshops with translation on topics such as understanding assessment results, creating a culture of reading at home, and healthy habits for school success. Over the course of each academic school year, the program provides thousands of dollars in books for families’ at-home libraries.
The Jodi Maroney Memorial Scholarship Fund supports students’ future education and training plans, including community college, trade schools, and four-year universities, in amounts ranging from $500–$2,500 per year. To date, this scholarship fund has distributed over $40,000 in support to San Diego Refugee Tutoring students. The program also partners with dentists and optometrists to support the children it serves.
Last updated July 9, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: Twice-weekly tutoring with 50+ sessions each school year
• Price: San Diego Refugee Tutoring is the only program of its kind to serve refugee children and their families for free.
San Diego Refugee Tutoring began in 2009 as a grassroots afterschool program with ten refugee students started by two teachers. Its mission is to provide holistic academic support through one-on-one tutoring, enrichment activities, and mentorship to students of refugee background in the community of City Heights in Central San Diego. Tutors work one-on-one with students, focusing on core English and math skills through direct instruction, reading sessions, and educational games, using specialized materials tailored to each student’s academic needs. The program assesses students annually to measure academic growth and to find gaps in a student’s education, and it offers training for volunteers who want to expand their tutoring experience.
San Diego Refugee Tutoring supports students from preschool through high school and organizes off-campus field trips, extracurricular activities, scholarships, and essential support for students and their families. Each year, the program hosts a Thanksgiving Feast, holiday activities, and a Back to School Event, and often provides groceries, new shoes, hygiene products, or school supplies at events. It holds community advisory councils where parents are given a voice and organizes parent workshops with translation on topics such as understanding assessment results, creating a culture of reading at home, and healthy habits for school success. Over the course of each academic school year, the program provides thousands of dollars in books for families’ at-home libraries.
The Jodi Maroney Memorial Scholarship Fund supports students’ future education and training plans, including community college, trade schools, and four-year universities, in amounts ranging from $500–$2,500 per year. To date, this scholarship fund has distributed over $40,000 in support to San Diego Refugee Tutoring students. The program also partners with dentists and optometrists to support the children it serves.
Last updated July 9, 2026.
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