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24 people are interested
Transform a Room, Change a Life: Mentor with Space of Her Own Arlington
ORGANIZATION: SOHO-Space of Her Own, Inc.
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24 people are interested
SOHO-Space of her Own is seeking mentors at its Arlington location for the 2015-2016 school year. Space of Her Own helps transform the lives of fifth-grade girls by pairing them with local professional women for a yearlong structured mentoring program. Using art as the catalyst, SOHO is designed to teach girls to value creativity, live healthy lives, communicate openly, and give back to others. In the end, SOHO not only provides girls with a personalized creative study space, but also empowers them with the confidence to succeed as a lifelong member of the Sisterhood club. SOHO meets once per week during the school year from the hours of 5:30pm-8:00pm. Girls and their mentors enjoy dinner together followed by a creative arts project, which can range from designing mirror mosaics to completing a photography exhibit to building their own lap desk. At the end of the year, the projects are all used for a room renovation.
Orientations are held twice a month at the Art League Madison Annex (305 Madison Street Alexandria, VA 22314) from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. You can sign up for an orientation session here: http://bit.ly/1DanphS
If you have any questions, please contact Haley Bader at haley@spaceofherown.org, or call (703) 746-4687.
More opportunities with SOHO-Space of Her Own, Inc.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About SOHO-Space of Her Own, Inc.
Location:
P.O. Box 320283, Alexandria, VA 22320, US
Mission Statement
Mission:
Provide disadvantaged girls with social, emotional, academic and creative enrichment through mentoring and visual arts instruction
Vision:
To reach disadvantaged girls in communities nationwide and prevent juvenile criminal involvement
To have a lasting impact by fostering one-to-one mentor and peer group relationships beyond the one-year program
To engage all participating youth through art instruction and empower them to see the visual arts as an endeavor at which all can succeed and which can serve as an outlet for self-expression and creativity
To develop life skills in the areas of healthy eating, social skills, anger management, conflict resolution, etiquette and community service
To provide every participant with a personalized space of her own that encourages creativity, conveys a sense of value and worth, and gives a lasting reminder of her circle of support and care
Description
SOHO is an art-based organization that serves pre-teen girls by providing yearlong mentoring through engagement in life skills instruction, nutrition and cooking classes and healthful dinners, creative art activities and meaningful community service projects. Each volunteer mentor makes a one-year commitment to the program, which fosters long-term relationships and culminates in the renovation of each girl's bedroom, HGTV-style.
CAUSE AREAS
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1415 S. Queen StreetArlington, VA 22204
DATE POSTED
April 23, 2015
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