Volunteer Opportunity Details:

CLICC (Connecting through Literacy Inmates, Children and Caregivers) seeks volunteers for a six-month pilot project designed to strengthen family bonds between incarcerated parents and their children. The parents and their children read books and correspond about the characters and the lessons they've learned. Mentors who work with parents meet once a week with them at the federal prison in Danbury. Mentors who work with children communicate about once a week with them through the Internet, using a special secure software program.

Prison volunteers need to complete one three-hour training at the prison in Danbury and also a three-hour CLICC curriculum training which will be held in Danbury. They must be able to visit the prison once a week at an established time. The children's mentors must have access to a computer and complete a three-hour curriculum training held in Danbury. In both cases, volunteers must enjoy working with people. A passion for literacy helps!

This opportunity is sponsored by: Connecticut Appleseed

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adults (21-54) Individual Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-20)

Contact Person: Sandra Sirota, Program Coordinator, (203) 351-0631, (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

141 Franklin St. Stamford , CT 06901 (See a map)

Directions:

Off of exit 7 (northbound) of I-95. Continue straight to deadend at Stamford Train Station, turn left onto Washington Blvd. Take Washington north to North Street. Turn right. The first left is Franklin (a one-way street). Take that left turn. We are situated in the St. Luke's Lifeworks/Dental Center building.