Looking for volunteers to engage with teens in a positive/mentoring way after school for ages 13-16.
In the One-to-One Reading program, mentors work with a student in Kindergarten through 3rd grade for 35 minutes per week to improve their reading skills. One-to-One mentors must complete a six-hour training at the beginning of the school year before working with students, and all coaching materials are provided.
Our After-School Buddy program is great for mentors who would prefer to stop in to visit on their way home from work in the late afternoons, or who need some flexibility in their meeting times. Mentors are matched with a 3rd– 5th-grade student and spend 30–60 minutes each week after school (between 3:00 and 6:00…
The Lunch Buddy program is great for volunteers who don’t have much time and enjoy interacting with elementary-age children. Mentors are matched with a 3rd–5th grade student and spend 30 minutes each week during the student’s scheduled lunchtime.
For mentors who prefer to spend time with a student outside of school hours and the school setting, they can be in a community-based match. Community-based matches meet in the evenings or on weekends and can spend their time catching a movie, having dinner together, or hanging out at a local park.
The Community-Based program pairs children in one to one relationships with caring adult volunteers like you! Being a Big Brother or Big Sister or Big Couple is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things you will ever do. Meeting just 2-4 times a month can change a young person’s life. In the Community-Based program, you…
When you are a Site-Based Big Brother or Big Sister, you experience a supervised visitation with your Little at his/her school or Boys and Girls Club in which we have a partnership. No outside activity is permitted. We offer Lunch Buddies, School Day options or After School, depending upon the site.
For just a few hours, a couple times a month you can give a Little Brother or Sister the invaluable gift of your friendship. By simply changing his or her perspective of what the world can offer, you can literally start changing his or her life. Play a board game. Make fun crafts. Hit the playground…