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Help Teens Succeed with Homework Help and Support!
ORGANIZATION: Children's Home + Aid
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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5 people are interested
Do you love working with teens and helping them develop character and skills?
Do you have strenths in high school level math, science, or reading?
Do you consider yourself a good role model who can empathize with the struggles that teens face?
Children's Home Aid's IMPACT Center is an after-school teen center focusing on Homework Help, Enrichment and Life Skills Programming, with an empasis on the Carrera Program. The Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program uses a long-term, holistic approach to empower youth, help them develop personal goals and the desire for a productive future, in addition to developing their sexual literacy and educating them about the consequences of sexual activity. The IMPACT Center serves teens 14-18 from the Englewood community.
Volunteers are needed M-Th from 4-6:30pm. Volunteers with skills in high school level science, math and reading are particularly needed.
Volunteers must be 21 or over and will complete a background check and health screen/TB test before volunteering.
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About Children's Home + Aid
Location:
125 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60606, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to give children help, hope and opportunity.
Description
Saving children’s lives, moving families forward and going where the need is greatest - that’s what Children’s Home + Aid is all about. Children’s Home + Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois. Each year, it protects, educates and counsels more than 40,000 children, youth and families to improve their lives. Since 1883, Children’s Home + Aid has been a compassionate advocate helping to shape public policy in child welfare, early childhood and juvenile justice. Children’s Home + Aid has been recognized for establishing best practices and achieving outstanding results through its programs and services that focus on child abuse prevention, healthy child development and strengthening families.
Volunteer today to build a better life for children, youth and families!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
400 W. 76th St.Suite 156Chicago, IL 60620
DATE POSTED
June 4, 2015
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Mentoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 2.5 hours a week or more
- Health Screen/TB test required