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WHAT IS A TSIC MENTOR?A mentor is a caring, compassionate adult who chooses to devote their time to a young person, offering them support, guidance, and encouragement. If you can donate 30 minutes per week, you can change a life by helping a child build a solid foundation of values, establish goals, improve their academic and life skills, while developing their self-esteem and confidence. Read about our local mentor Ron Rodgers' experience at www.takestockinchildren.org/resources/mentors/mentor-success-stories/ron-rodgers
WHY BECOME A MENTOR?
Our success rate at Take Stock in Children is a result of a comprehensive approach provided by our program. One of the key and proven success factors is the role of the mentor. More and more people want to have a lasting, profound impact in their community. They understand that the commitment of becoming a mentor can change a child’s life while helping them grow personally. Can you remember adults who paid attention to you; who believed in you; and who guided you during your childhood? These individuals served as mentors. Wouldn’t you like to have someone think of you as their life-changing, trusted mentor?
WHERE & WHEN DOES MENTORING OCCUR?
Mentoring sessions range from 30-60 minutes and occur virtually or on a school campus near your home or workplace, during the student's lunch. With the current pandemic, virtual mentoring has been taking place. The days and times of mentoring sessions are arranged between the mentor and mentee depending on their individual schedules and classes. As a result, mentoring is convenient for both students and mentors.
HOW DO I BECOME A MENTOR?
Take Stock in Children mentors learn the principles and guidelines of school-based, academic-focused mentoring. They participate in an orientation session and receive a manual that contains tools for addressing the general needs of their students: improving grades, preparing for college, career planning, and developing life skills.
If you would like to mentor a student, please complete the application or request an application from our office. The steps to become a Take Stock in Children mentor are listed below:
Visit https://www.futuresvolusia.org/Become-A-Take-Stock-in-Children--TSIC--Mentor-6-19.html for links to the mentor application.
Once your Take Stock in Children mentor application is received, a mentor training session will be scheduled.
A background check will be completed with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
After the mentor training and background check have been completed, you will be paired with a Take Stock in Children scholar.
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ENGLISH:We advocate for quality education that is free and available to all. The most important part of this is our one-to-one classes and personalised materials that allow students to learn at their own pace according to their needs. After a short training period in which educators are introduced to the curriculum and shown our (top-secret) techniques the teaching can begin!
Educators stay with us for at least 6 weeks and are paired with the same students throughout this period to ensure continuity and build familiarity between teacher and pupils. They also become a big part of their students’ lives and get to know their parents and families who love and cherish our volunteers who come from around the world to offer them such invaluable help. For volunteers in Beirut this means that you will experience the incredible hospitality and kindness of our families in the form dinner invites. We guarantee our volunteers two things – they will love their students, and they won’t taste better food.
Our goal is to erase the barrier between educator and student and open a door to friendship and companionship. Thus, our educators are not mere teachers, they are a shoulder to lean on, a listening ear, a friendly smile, an older sibling.
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ESPAÑOL:
En 26 Letters luchamos para hacer que la educación sea no solo gratuita, sino también igualitaria y de calidad. Por ello, ofrecemos clases particulares y personalizamos nuestros materiales educativos para asegurarnos de que los estudiantes aprenden a su propio ritmo y que sus necesidades concretas son escuchadas y atendidas.
Nuestrxs educadores vienen de todas partes del mundo y hacen un mínimo de 6 semanas de voluntariado con nosotrxs. Nada más llegar a Beirut participan en una formación acelerada, en la cual aprenden nuestras técnicas de enseñanza y se familiarizan con nuestros materiales educativos. Tras el entrenamiento cada persona voluntaria es asignada un máximo de tres estudiantes. De esta manera nos aseguramos de que lxs educadores puedan centrar toda su atención, energía y cuidado en los estudiantes que les han sido asignados.
Lxs educadores juegan un papel fundamental en la vida de sus estudiantes ya que no solo pasan tiempo con ellos en la escuela, sino que también realizan actividades extraescolares juntxs. Además, lxs educadores también suelen crear lazos de amistad con las familias de sus estudiantes y (lo mejor de todo) ¡suelen ser invitadxs a todas las cenas familiares!
Sin duda, a nuestrxs estudiantes y educadores les une un vínculo más fuerte que la educación: les une la amistad, el cariño, la confianza y el sentimiento de pertenecer a una misma familia. Es por esto que entre ellxs se llaman “hermanxs”.
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Volunteer & Fundraising Opportunity – Help Us Transform the Lives of Orphans & Vulnerable Children 🌟Agape Self-Sufficiency Initiative
Every year, we support dozens of orphans and vulnerable children with school fees, emotional support, mentoring, and spiritual care.
So far, over 120 children have received help, but more than 300 are still waiting because we do not yet have enough funding or volunteers.
Your involvement—whether through teaching, mentoring, fundraising, or proposal writing—can literally change the direction of a child’s life.
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1. FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS
a) Help Us Fundraise for School Fees
We are seeking passionate volunteers who can help raise funds to sponsor school fees for orphans and vulnerable children.
What you will do:
• Share our mission with your network
• Promote our campaigns
• Host simple fundraising activities (online or in-person)
• Help us reach more supporters who care about disadvantaged children
Why it matters:
For many children, £20–£35 per month is the difference between education and dropping out of school.
Time commitment: Flexible – from 2–3 hours per month.
Financial commitment: None required.
Where: Fully remote.
Key skills: Communication, social media sharing, passion for children, creativity.
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b) Identifying Suitable Funding Opportunities
We welcome volunteers who can help us search and match funding opportunities with our programmes.
What you will do:
• Research relevant grant calls
• Identify charitable trusts and donors
• Review eligibility
• Share weekly or bi-weekly opportunities
Time commitment: 1–2 hours per week.
Where: Remote.
Financial commitment: None.
Skills required: Research, attention to detail, analytical skills.
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c) Drafting Funding Proposals
We need volunteers with writing, research, or project experience to help us prepare funding proposals.
What you will do:
• Draft or refine grant applications
• Support budget preparation (guidance provided)
• Help articulate the impact of our work
• Work with our team to submit full applications
Time commitment: 2–5 hours per proposal (flexible).
Where: Remote.
Skills required: Writing, fundraising, project management, ability to follow guidelines.
Financial commitment: None.
For more information about our work visit
agapeselfsufficiency.org
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ENGLISH:At 26 Letters, we believe that it is the educational programme that should adapt to students and not the other way around. We also believe in the importance of mainstreaming ethical concepts in all our subjects, including Maths! This is why we develop our own educational materials so that they can later be personalized and adapted to each student’s needs and interests.
This is only possible thanks to our incredible curriculum development team. Our volunteers work from home with the aim of designing comprehensive, ethical and fun materials. They work independently, creating their own schedules and developing their books with total creative liberty.
At 26 Letters we all learn by doing! So, if you want to join the team you do not need to worry about previous experience. Tamar Taibo, co-founder and director of the department, will guide you and help you design your materials with all the care and patience of the world!
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ESPAÑOL:
En 26 Letters creemos que es el programa escolar el que debe adaptarse a lxs estudiantes y no al revés. También creemos en la importancia de integrar temas éticos en todas las asignaturas, ¡incluyendo matemáticas! Es por esto que no solo diseñamos nuestros propios libros, sino que además los personalizamos y adaptamos a las necesidades y gustos concretos de cada estudiante.
Esto solo es posible gracias al increíble trabajo de nuestro equipo de desarrollo curricular. Nuestras personas voluntarias trabajan desde sus respectivos países con el objetivo de crear materiales educativos integrados, éticos y divertidos. Trabajan de manera independiente, creando sus propios horarios y desarrollando sus libros con total libertad creativa.
Tamar Taibo, cofundadora y directora del departamento, les guía y ayuda a la hora de crear los materiales, por lo que no se necesita experiencia previa para unirse al equipo. Al fin y al cabo, ¡la mejor manera de aprender es aprender haciendo! Si te ha sonado interesante esto de crear libros, simplemente contáctanos, ¡nos encantará escuchar tus ideas!
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Here at Sepsis Research FEAT, we have been growing fast. As we do so we’ve been talking about volunteer groups and how we get them up and running across the UK to support the vital fundraising, research & awareness work that we do.We know that things have moved on recently though – our supporters have more pressures on their time than ever before, a lot of you are now working from home, you often find it hard to make a regular volunteering commitment and you are also the kind of lovely people who like to spread the love and support a number of different causes.
So that’s why we have launched the Sepsis Research FEAT Action Team!
It’s a really flexible and easy way to volunteer for our charity – designed to fit around you and the way you live. You can dip in and out whenever you have the time.
The team runs via a private group on Facebook and we use it to feed out opportunities regularly to the group so that our Action Team members can decide what really sparks their interest, what they feel they can manage and what they’d like to jump on and give us a hand with.
We post opportunities regularly detailing all sorts of different types of help that we need, but it isn’t a one-way street – we encourage members to give us feedback on what we’re doing, and we love to see chat between team members UK-wide, sharing thoughts and ideas.
The key word is ‘Action’!
And that action has real value – an hour of your time is worth anywhere between £10 and £20 to us as an organisation, sometimes even more. If, for example, you could offer us the benefit of your skills and service for something like a photography assignment, the value is what we would have had to pay a professional to come and do the same job. The donation of your time and expertise really does count.
If you’d like to join our Sepsis Research FEAT Action Team: (await response from Eve 28.4.22)
Email us now at info@sepsisresearch.org.uk with the subject header ‘Yes please: I’d like to join the Sepsis Research FEAT Action Team’
If you don’t already have a Sepsis Research FEAT T-shirt let us know ASAP and we’ll pop one in the post
Think about who else you could maybe invite to join the group.
Start interacting on the group, tell us what you're planning events-wise and grab those opportunities as we post them!
The Sepsis Research FEAT Action Team is a chance to create a proper community of supporters for Sepsis Research FEAT and the vital work that we do. Crucially, it’s a way for you to help Sepsis Research FEAT to grow UK-wide, raising awareness of sepsis and taking the vital work that we do to a whole new level. We'd love to have you on board, so do join our Action Team today!
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Make a difference for boys in middle school and high school today by mentoring with Boys to Men NorCal! We currently offer FREE WEEKLY ONLINE MENTORING sessions with boys in 5 schools between San Francisco and Santa Cruz.
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In a recent Scottish survey nearly 90% of people had heard of sepsis.Only 10% could name the key symptoms.
Awareness raising is a huge part of our work.
Without it of sepsis will continue to be the 'silent killer' that takes around 50,000 lives in the UK every year - roughly one every 12 minutes.
Without it, more patients will be diagnosed too late and suffer long-term physical and emotional side-effects.
Our aim is to make sure that everyone in the UK is aware of the five key symptoms of sepsis:
- cold or blotchy hands and feet
- very high or low temperature
- uncontrolled shivering
- reduced urine output
- confusion
and that they can act quickly to ensure speedy treatment and diagnosis.
Do you have what it takes to conduct presentations and take part in Q&A sessions - virtually under the current COVID restrictions and in person longer-term - with the aim of raising awareness of sepsis and enhancing the profile of the charity?
All volunteers will be offered full training by the central charity team.
If the idea of making a genuine difference and helping to save lives appeals to you email us today: info@sepsisresearch.org.uk or check out our website at www.sepsisresearch.org.uk.
Thank you!
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The Rotas Evolution Association, established in 2015, offers support to children from disadvantaged backgrounds, in the area of Tunari commune, Ilfov county.The association has opened since 2015, in Tunari commune, a center where socio-educational activities are carried out for a number of 15 children.
If you like children and you are at least 18 years old, we are waiting for you in the Rotas Association volunteer team.
We need help to:
- doing homework with a focus on subjects: Romanian language and literature, mathematics and English, grades I-VIII;
- extracurricular activities: painting, music, dance and practical skills.
How much: Do you have at least 2 hours per week between 8:00 AM and 16:00 PM?
Where activities took place: Tunari Village, Ilfov County, Romania.
How to apply: send your CV with a recent picture along with a few words about what you would like to do with what we need.
For details and information contact us at:
office@rotas.ro
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VIRTUAL MENTORS NEEDEDThe Changemaker Project is a global challenge for youth ages 13-18. Students all over the world join an online course in which they learn about social and environmental justice issues, work together in teams to design solutions to problems they care about, and pitch their projects for funding at our annual Global Pitch event. We need volunteers to act as virtual mentors for our teams!
The goal of the mentoring program is to connect our teams with folks of different backgrounds and skill sets who can offer guidance on their projects. Our mentors include program alumni, college students, working professionals, and retirees.
We provide training for mentors to ensure you are successful in supporting your students. The commitment as a mentor this year is to attend four Zoom calls, on the first Saturday of the month from Feb.-May, 10-11am PST. During these Zoom calls, you'll join a breakout room with your team or "mentee" and coach them on their project. You will learn about their initiative and provide feedback, support, insights, and ideas as they develop it. We hope you will join us in supporting our students as they launch their projects!
GET INVOLVED:
1. Sign up here: https://www.thechangemakerproject.org/mentors
2. Complete an online training (1 hour)
3. Meet with your team! (3 one-hour Zoom calls)
Questions? Contact annalise@thechangemakerproject.org.
