Opportunity Details

Assist in donating school supplies to youth grades K-12 in the Faulkner county community.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Assist in donating school supplies to youth grades K-12 in the Faulkner county community.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

The Einstein School is currently conducting Summer Camp with educational as well as fun activities for campers. The day will consist of remedial skills in math and reading while engaging in fun activities such as crafts, painting, and outside play time. We need volunteers to help children one-on-one with their reading and math skills. Volunteers can also assist with crafts, food preparation, and fun activities.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

Feel the excitement of organizing a book drive knowing that the books you collect will go to children who may have never owned one. We have an easy step by step process and a customizable book drive kit so you’ll have everything you need to make your book drive a success! This can be a time limited campaign at your workplace or an ongoing commitment. Books are distributed to children across Alberta through a variety of programs and partnerships.
Cost: Free

Opportunity Details

The Fairfield Family YMCA serves the area of North Long Beach where 54% of youth live
below the sustainable living level for California, and 81% of the students in the local schools receive free or reduced meals. In this struggling community there are many other difficulties that students face, such as the fact that 30% of the students in this area are English Language Learners who have the disadvantage of not receiving instruction in their native language. Amidst these difficulties the YMCA serves as a safe place for youth to come to day camp where they can find support and learn to thrive. We would love to have volunteers come out and read to our group of campers, followed by arts and crafts activities related to the book.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Fairfield Family YMCA Summer Day Camp	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Purpose: To read and engage with the youth (up to age 5) in the Early Learning Center. To begin the joy of reading at a young age.

Volunteers will select and read age appropriate books to the children in each class.

You are allowed to bring props and your own books to read (but not required).

You may read to multiple groups at a time (up to 35 children). And you can read more than 1 book.
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Please report to the front desk of the Early Learning Center to check in. There are no locker or storage areas, so please keep your belongings in a safe secure place prior to arrival.

Supervisor: Juan Ruiz or Michelle Farmer

For the safety and health of our children, if you are sick (even with a mild cold, sore throat, sniffles etc.) or have any of the following illnesses you will not be allowed to volunteer; Hepatitis A; Shiga toxin-producing E.coli, Shigella; Salmonella Typhi; Norovirus.

A representative from the volunteer department will meet you in the lobby for a brief overview and introduction.

Opportunity Details

The goal of this activity is to help organize games, activities, book store for the start of school year next year & the Grimes Funfest next fall.

Available Shifts

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

Opportunity Details

At Doorstep Library, we’re dedicated to bringing the magic of books and the joy of reading directly into the homes of children who need our support.

With 1 in 4 children in the UK leaving primary school unable to read or write properly, we recruit and train in-person and online volunteers to introduce children from under-resourced areas to the pleasure of reading.

What’s Involved?
As a Doorstep Library reading volunteer, you’ll visit the same families at their homes every week with a backpack full of books to share with the children and encourage their love of reading.

You will:
• Handpick books based on the children’s age, interests, and reading level
• Visit their homes with your volunteer partner for 20-minute reading sessions
• Leave behind a selection of books for the children to borrow for the week

Our unique home-based approach allows our volunteers to build trusting relationships with families, helping them to connect with the community and equip them with the skills they need to succeed later in life.

When and Where?
We have volunteer opportunities in: Hammersmith, Parsons Green, Fulham Broadway, Shepherds Bush, East Acton, Latimer Road, Euston, Kings Cross, Marylebone, Edgware Road, Queens Park, Pimlico, Brixton, Tulse Hill and World's End.

• Time commitment: One evening a week (Regular Volunteer), one evening every other week (Semi-Regular Volunteer) or once every 3 weeks (Stand-In Volunteer) during school term times
• Hours per week: 2.5
• Days: Our projects run on Mondays, Tuesdays, or Thursdays depending on where you are based from 4:30pm – 7:00pm

Skills/Experience Needed
• Be able to make a regular weekly commitment or once every 3 weeks for a Stand-In Volunteer during school term time
• Be compliant with our safeguarding procedures, complete an Enhanced DBS, Child Barred List check, and provide 2 references
• Enjoy spending time with children and believe in education for all
• Have comfortable fluency in English
• Be non-judgmental and respectful of a variety of lifestyles and children’s learning
• Have excellent communication skills – be able to listen to families and communicate effectively with Project Leaders (including via text/emails/calls with Doorstep Library staff)
• Be reliable – always attending a pre-agreed session and giving plenty of notice in advance of absences
• Be friendly – to build good relationships with families, your volunteer partner and the rest of the team
• Be confident – to lead the session or mentor a new volunteer
• Be patient, persistent and flexible – tailoring your approach to each family’s needs

Doorstep Library is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and all those it comes into contact with. All volunteers undergo rigorous safer recruitment processes including specified interview questions, a DBS check, and the collection of written and/or verbal references. Safeguarding training is a mandatory part of the induction process for all volunteers, and they are expected to always adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures. 

Opportunity Details

Children's literacy program that runs every Wednesday, 11am-1pm, June 27-August 29, 2018 at Canalside. Families and day care centers come to hear stories and do various activities.

EPIC’s Family Storytime Literacy program is for families (parents and children) focused on developing literacy skills, incorporating lessons based on universally accepted teaching methods into a number of themed interactive experiences.

The overriding objectives of this program are to increase:

Oral language skills by expanding phonemic awareness through listening activities and the ability to produce comparable sounds
Pre-emergent reading skills by predicting story outcomes
Print awareness
Attention span

In addition to the literacy component, EPIC selects themes so the children are learning and experiencing special life lessons during the Storytime events.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
EPIC Storytime - Week 4	5	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

A new fundraiser, replacing EPIC's annual Cocktails in the Courtyard. Guests will participate in 12 games of bingo for a chance to win designer handbags.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
EPIC Designer Handbag Bingo	5	n/a	n/a