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Have people donate new children’s books, coloring books, sketch pads and coloring supplies. Not only will you be helping the Love Smiles, you’ll also bring people to your business’s physical location.

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A Words Alive Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer supports our Family Literacy Program, which we are committed to making highly accessible for the parents, families, and partners we serve. Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers meet children and families where they are with engaging programming and valuable resources that will set them on a path to become life-long learners.

Through our Let's Read program, we nurture book-sharing habits at home by celebrating the power of play as we explore books, talk, write, and create art anchored in a new story each week. Parents learn research-based strategies to make reading aloud interactive and joyful. This program is developmentally appropriate for kids ages 3-8 years old, delivered in English and Spanish and includes copies of the books for each child to keep.

A Words Alive Family Literacy Program Teaching Artist delivers high-impact programming in a way that is most accessible by the parents, families, and partners we serve. Teaching Artists help families with small children learn why exploring books is important for child development and ways to make it a fun family habit while ensuring families build their home libraries. Words Alive Teaching Artists meet children and families where they are, with engaging programming and valuable resources that will set them on a path to become a life-long learner.

Through our Let's Read with Words Alive Family Literacy program we nurture book-sharing habits at home by celebrating the power of play as we explore books, talk, write, and create art anchored in a new story each week. Parents learn research-based strategies to make reading aloud interactive and joyful. This program is developmentally appropriate for kids ages 3-8 years old, delivered in English and Spanish and includes copies of the books for each child to keep.

A Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer is:

· A positive, playful person who can engage with, virtually or in-person, a room of adults and their children.

· Friendly, likes helping people and loves to learn.

· Well-organized and pays attention to the details. They stay focused and can think on their feet.

· Reliable and always on time, since consistency is key when helping families build new habits.

· Committed to eyes-wide-open focus on inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility.

· Deeply motivated by the power of reading!

A Let’s Read Workshop Volunteer supports the Let’s Read Program Manager and Instructors in delivering a 6-week series of once a week 45-60 minute sessions, which include an interactive read aloud and accompanying craft. For workshops delivered in person, responsibilities include supporting craft projects, classroom communication, book and supply drop offs as needed. Virtual responsibilities may include but are not limited to monitoring the chat, language translation as needed/when possible, and book deliveries to families.

Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers are not required to lead sessions and may often work in partnership with the Program Manager and Instructor to deliver the programming. In fact, no previous classroom experience is necessary!

Training, curriculum, and all accompanying materials are provided by the Program Manager.

Note: We have a high need for Spanish-speaking Let’s Read Workshop Volunteers.

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Do you love provoking thoughtful discussions, wrestling with deep topics in text aloud and in writing, and helping teenagers make connections to one another and the world around them? We’d love to have you volunteer to support our Adolescent Book Group Program (ABG)! Through reading new, diverse novels; engaging projects; writing workshops; and discussion sessions, teens in our Adolescent Book Group participants enhance their critical thinking skills, self-esteem and ability to express themselves.

Our Adolescent Book Group program serves 300-500 teenagers in schools and after-school programs throughout San Diego each year. Many of the teens with whom we work are facing extraordinary life circumstances such as homelessness, violence, teen pregnancy and impact by the justice system. Words Alive's commitment to reading diverse and relevant texts provides an avenue for program participants to connect books to themselves and the world while changing the story of their life.

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to work with amazing teens VIRTUALLY and IN-PERSON at sites in San Diego.

Volunteer facilitators lead monthly book group discussions with teens using Words Alive discussion guides and enrichment materials to ensure that program goals are met.

Volunteer Responsibilities:

Read designated books prior to attending the monthly discussion group.

Attend all ABG monthly (or every six-week) book discussion groups.

Using Words Alive discussion questions, facilitate the 60 or 90-minute book group discussions each month (or every six-weeks)

Prepare enrichment materials in advance of discussions.

Encourage open communication among volunteers and program participants.

Support an environment where all program participants feel engaged and safe.

Use inclusive language

Attend all Words Alive sponsored in-service trainings, workshops, and appreciation events.

Communicate regularly with Words Alive staff, school sites, and other volunteers.

Ideal Volunteers Should:

· Enjoy reading young adult literature

· Be comfortable engaging in conversation with teens, often wrestling with topics of interest to teens

· Be culturally sensitive to the diverse backgrounds of our students

· Have reliable transportation (if commitment is in-person)

· Have a positive attitude

Required Paperwork and Training:

· Volunteers will need to submit a completed application

· Attend a 1-hour volunteer orientation for all Words Alive volunteers

· Complete a background check

· Attend a 2-hour training specific to the Adolescent Book Group program

· *(In-person commitment) COVID requirements: provide proof of full vaccination, complete COVID waiver, wear masks during in-person sessions.

· *(In-person commitment) Submit a negative TB test.

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Bundle of Books is a 501c3 organization that provides books to Moms and babies who signup for our program. We have over 200 books that need to be sorted and categorized according to age and genre. Our launch date for distributing the books is February, 2022, and we are in desperate need of volunteers to help sort the books so they can be bundled and distributed. Thank you.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a

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Sri Pratyaksha organizes volunteering sessions to impart various skills for school students, right from soft skills to personality development. You can volunteer to mentor and teach students on a variety of subjects including vocational training, Digital Literacy, Soft skills, contemporary school curriculum, sports, personality development, languages, arts, culture etc. that will make the young ones all-rounders and confident individuals.

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Faith must be known , celebrated, lived and expressed in prayer. So catechesis comprises six fundamental tasks, each of which is related to an aspect of faith in Christ....

1. Faith formation* promotes knowledge of the faith.
2. Faith formation* promotes knowledge of the meaning of the Liturgy and the Sacraments.
3. Faith formation* promotes moral formation in Jesus Christ.
4. Faith formation* teaches the Christian how to pray with Christ.
5. Faith formation* prepares the Christian to live in community and to participate actively in the Life and mission of the Church.
6. Faith formation* promotes a missionary spirit that prepares the faithful to be present as Christians in society.

These six tasks of faith formation* constitute a unified whole by which faith formation* seeks to achieve its objective: the formation of disciples of Jesus Christ. All these tasks are necessary in order to attain the full development of the Christian faith. Each task, from its own perspective, realizes the object of catechesis, and all the tasks are interdependent....

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We are looking for people to help in the library and for library events. This includes organizing and assisting with children or food for events.

We run the first and only Islamic lending library in Wisconsin dedicated to providing resources on Islam and Muslims to any member of the Wisconsin community. Our library contains thousands of books about Islam, Islamic art and history, interfaith relations, Muslim women, children’s books, and more. We host children’s reading and activity programs, adult book clubs, and author talks.

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WHY The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague, by Julia Finley Mosca
is a children's book about a little unknown, female STEM pioneer of color, a "hidden figure" of the Navy.

This is the February 2022 selection for the Children's Braille Book Club. These special print-Braille books enable sighted and blind
(or visually impaired) parents and children to enjoy reading together, an important part of building literacy, even among pre-school-age children.

Masked & vaccinated+boosted volunteers age 10+ will carefully collate Braille-embossed, translucent plastic pages and
Braille-embossed paper pages between printed pages.

Learn more at http://www.pmd.org/popup.phtml?id=980

Donations allow these special books to be purchased for the same price as print version.

All volunteers must register themselves individually for a shift by 1/20 at http://www.pmd.org/s/013022.htm

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General-Volunteers must register at http://www.pmd.org/s/013022.htm	4	n/a	n/a
General-Volunteers must register at http://www.pmd.org/s/013022.htm	2	n/a	n/a

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We aim through this program to help and support children and adults with special needs who do not receive the care and support they need from the Government in slums and rural villages. These people require extra care and attention because they are more vulnerable in society and don't get the chances others do. According to the WHO, children with disabilities are four times more likely to encounter violence than those without a disability. Kindly join us to help with any of the following;
1) Assisting in therapy
2) Teaching Special Education lessons
3) Education
4) Restoring mental health
5) Guiding disabled individuals toward
a) Suitable jobs
b) Building self-confidence
c) Becoming more independent

Why Volunteering with UCESCO Africa
- You will have the opportunity to experience the authentic African way of life, expanding your perspective of the world and memories you'll never forget during your weekend excursions & safaris.
- The programs are many and suitable for volunteers aged 14 years and above, High School & University Students, Professionals, Couples & Families with their children, and Adults of 50+ years.
- After completing your online/ Onsite volunteer offer, UCESCO will write you a good and official recommendation letter and Certificate of appreciation/Recognition for your time and service to us.
- Our project site is truly an exciting place where you can make a difference. UCESCO - Kenya has a 100% safety record & we try to maintain it as Kenyans are naturally friendly.
- Orientation of activities is done every Monday to understand all other programs we have in case you are flexible & interested in helping with other programs/activities. Opportunity to rotate to another program

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Join our team of tutors to help adult students as they:

Prepare for their GED
Learn basic educational skills: reading, writing and math
Learn English as another language
We provide everything you need to get started – training, materials, ongoing support and access to staff that are eager to ensure that your volunteer experience is enjoyable and rewarding.

Required training:
2-hour Tutor Orientation Class
(4) 3-hour Tutor Training Workshops (12 hours)

Trainings happen in January, April, July, & October.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a