Opportunity Details

EKIS will be having a Literacy night at the school to encourage students to continue reading.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Volunteers read to individual children ages two-eight years old. Volunteers can have Elementary Room (5-8yrs.) children read to them and discuss books. The volunteers will be assigned a classroom in which to work.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Group #1	5	n/a	n/a
Group #2	5	n/a	n/a

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The Cougar Literacy Run is a community 5k and one mile kids’ fun run (for Manassas Park students) to promote literacy and wellness for our students. The day of the event includes family friendly activities and community vendors. Prior to race day, students at our K-5 buildings take part in a reading challenge. Once achieved, students receive a free t-shirt and entry into our one mile kids' fun run. Proceeds from the event go to purchasing print and digital resources to enhance literacy and integrate mathematics, science, and social studies learning at our K-5 campuses.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Full Shift	no limit	n/a	n/a
First Shift	no limit	n/a	n/a
Second Shift	no limit	n/a	n/a

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Brilliant Detroit and the Center for Success have partnered to offer tutoring at five of Brilliant Detroit's sites. In light of the COVID-19 crisis, we have cancelled all in person tutoring and are now offering virtual tutoring. We offer tutoring virtually at 3:50pm, 4:50pm and 5:50pm Monday-Thursday. Please note that all Brilliant Detroit programs operate on Eastern Time. Each session lasts for 40 minutes. The school year session of Center for Success tutoring runs until May 27th. We will have a summer program as well which runs from July 5th to August 12th.

The Center for Success has prepared activities for mentor-student pairs to use during the remote sessions. The content of the sessions is up to you and your student partner. Common activities include reading books, playing literacy games, engaging in a debate, and writing and acting out scenes. As long as you and your student are speaking, listening, reading, or writing, that's literacy!

Our students' ages range from 5-8 years old and they typically attend tutoring on alternating days, so we are asking our mentors to commit to Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday if possible. In order to participate in the program, one must first attend a virtual training session (1.5 hours) and pass a background check. We have also created a Mentoring for Equity training that all new volunteers must attend. This workshop serves as an introduction to the ways that history, privilege, and bias can impact our roles as mentors. We will create a brave space to discuss tough topics and to expand our understanding so that we can be better partners to our students and families.

You do not need to bring anything in particular to the training. We will provide you with a digital copy of our mentor handbook. After the training, you will receive an email from the Orsus group with a link to complete a background check. Please note that our ability to pair you up with a student on a certain day is based on student need.

If you have any questions, please email aperlman@brilliantdetroit.org

Opportunity Details

Volunteer at Harbor City Elementary.

Opportunity Details

Showcase of student writer's and activities

Available Shifts

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

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Aviation Museum
Collections
Space Museum
Restoration

Individuals who are interested in becoming a Volunteer at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum must complete a Volunteer application. Prospective Volunteers are interviewed and matched to an area of service according to interest, skills and availability. Following a day of orientation, candidates will be required to train with a certified mentor for a period of 50 hours before they become certified.

Based upon your interests, availability, and Museum needs, a Volunteer schedule will be developed. Volunteers who can work a minimum of at least one four-hour shift a week, for a total of sixteen hours a month, are especially desirable. We look forward to receiving your application!

Opportunity Details

Every summer we reach more than 700 children with our Summer Reading Program which helps them maintain their reading skills and avoid declining competence known as the “summer slide”. Literacy is more important now then ever and our goal is to help our community in the best way we can.
The Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library hosts an annual community fair called "MayFest in Odessa" on the first Saturday of every May. This event features outdoor crafters, vendors, food, games and prizes for kids. We also have live music, a petting zoo, wandering costumed characters, a gigantic book sale, and an exciting huge raffle. All proceeds benefit our annual Summer Reading Program. About 1000 people come throughout the day to enjoy our events.
An aspect which makes our fundraiser such a success is all the community volunteers who come and help that day. Local high school students, adults and community members all join us in our quest to raise funds for our Summer Reading Program.
Volunteer responsibilities include but are not limited to helping set up tents, tables, unload vendor cars, supervise game stations, sell tickets, sell books, sell food, break down tents and tables, cars, and break down kids games.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Morning	no limit	n/a	n/a
Middle	no limit	n/a	n/a
Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

School Supplies for Treasure Beach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that brings educational and teaching resources to underserved schools and learning centers in rural Jamaica. We are a growing organization that needs volunteers to help us with marketing and fundraising support.

We are based in Minneapolis, MN. Volunteers can be local or work remotely from other areas.

Please contact us at katrina@schoolsupplies4treasurebeach.org if you are interested in helping!

Opportunity Details

This event is a celebration of all the hard work the students have done in the previous weeks. It starts on March 5 with ALL students at James R Wood Elementary School receiving the same book, over the next week/ days students read and do activites based on that book. The end of the book is celebrated with a One School, One author Family Reading Night. We are in need of volunteers so Parents/grandparents, siblings and students may enjoy and celebrate this night together as one.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	6	n/a	n/a