Citizen Schools equips young people with the skills, access and beliefs they need to thrive as students and succeed as adults in the modern economy.

We envision a world in which schools, companies and families partner to provide students with a set of real-world learning experiences that put them on a path to college and career success.

Join Us

Your service will help to close the opportunity gap for low-income students across the country. 

Volunteer

Your commitment of just 90 minutes a week, over the course of 10 weeks will transform students' lives.

Give Online

Your gift helps us close the opportunity gap by connecting middle schoolers with real-world learning opportunities.

We connect students with volunteer Citizen Teachers, who lead project-based learning experiences.

Volunteer Citizen Teachers from the community teach courses on topics they are passionate about, providing hundreds of additional hours of hands-on learning to our students each year - exposing them to bright, new futures.