Volunteer Opportunity Details:

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The neighborhood of Reservoir Hill experiences the stark reality of an 89% family poverty rate on a daily basis. St. Francis Neighborhood Center has been serving this community since 1963 and represents a cornerstone of neighborhood unity and solidarity.

St. Francis Neighborhood Center launched a new program on April 15th called The Power Project. This youth development program is comprised of three components: education (academic achievement), the arts (visual arts, music and dance), and mentoring. The program runs in the evenings (3:30-6:30 pm) Monday-Thursday and provides disadvantaged youth, ages 5-18, with the opportunity to receive one-on-one homework and study assistance, attend educational seminars/workshops, participate in our dance, art, and music groups, and establish valuable relationships with caring and responsive individuals who will serve as positive role models within their lives.
Position Descriptions:
-Tutors: provide one on one tutoring in the subject areas of math, science, english/language arts/reading, and social studies
-Mentors: (one year commitment) assigned to one child and required to spend at least 4 hours per month OR schedule 2 meetings per month with their mentee
-Education Leaders: helps plan the Learning for Life Curriculum schedule with the Program Manager, helps administer academic assessments
-Education Aids: assists the education leader with the responsibilities of planning/facilitating Learning for Life Curriculum to the appropriate age groups
-Chief Dance Leader: uses creativity to implement a diverse dance curriculum that exposes young people to different music/dances
-Chief Art Leader: creates and facilitates inspiring and empowering art activities to expose youth to different ways of artistic expression
-Art/Dance Aids: assists the Art and Dance Leaders
-Special Event Leaders: helps with one time service special events, assists with set-up/break-down of events, provides logistical support
-Nutrition Assistant
-Club Advisors

All volunteers must be over the age of 18 and must attend a one-time orientation session. Mentors will be required to undergo a background check, interview, and reference check. All volunteers must make at least a semesterly (or yearly) commitment.

This opportunity is sponsored by: St. Francis Neighborhood Center

We need volunteers who are free at these times Evenings One-Time Monthly Weekdays Occasional Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Young Adults (18-25)

Contact Person: Corrine Handy, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

2405 Linden Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217 (See a map)