Our all-volunteer nonprofit launched in the summer of 2024. The founder and director, Mark Kukis, has been a volunteer citizenship classroom instructor and tutor since 2021 at St. Mark Community Education Program (SMCEP), a nonprofit organization serving immigrant communities in the Boston area.

The USCIS citizenship test involves demonstrating English proficiency in reading and writing as well as knowledge of American civics and history. Online instruction became the norm amid COVID-19 and proved more convenient for many citizenship applicants even as the pandemic passed. Online citizenship tutoring, in particular, offered many practical benefits. With online tutoring, immigrants preparing for their USCIS test could work with instructors individually at convenient times, focusing on their individual needs.

Mark and other volunteers at SMCEP saw an opportunity to expand tutoring beyond the Boston area with the online techniques they developed and decided to launch a nonprofit dedicated to remote citizenship tutoring nationwide. The Citizenship Coalition recruits volunteers and citizenship applicants from around the country while continuing to work with immigrants in the Boston area as well.

Citizenship Coalition Inc

Helping Immigrants Become Americans