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9 people are interested
Jumpstart Summer Volunteer Opportunity
ORGANIZATION: Jumpstart For Young Children
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9 people are interested
ABOUT JUMPSTART:
Jumpstart is a national early education organization that recruits and trains college students and community volunteers to work with preschool children in low-income neighborhoods. Through a proven curriculum, these children develop the language and literacy skills they need to be ready for school, setting them on a path to close the achievement gap before it is too late. Join us to work toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
The Jumpstart Summer Program will run from Monday June 1, 2015 until Friday August 7 2015. This will be a 10 week program and participants will work full time (30-35 hours per week). This is a volunteer service internship. Those members who complete 300 hours of service will be eligible to receive a Segal Education Award of $1195. Please see the program description below to learn more about our organization and the responsibilities and requirements of the position.
If you are interested in applying you can fill out an application online at https://application.jstart.org/ . When selecting the site please choose "Washington DC Summer"
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About Jumpstart For Young Children
Location:
1101 14th Street NW, Suite 1001, Washington, DC 20005, US
Mission Statement
At Jumpstart, we know that every child is born with the potential to succeed in school and in life. We also know that the foundation for that success is established in the early years, before a child enters kindergarten. To cultivate a child's social, emotional and intellectual readiness, Jumpstart brings college students and community volunteers together with preschool children for year long, individualized tutoring and mentoring. Since 1993, more than 70,000 preschool children across America have benefited from millions of hours of Jumpstart service. This year alone, Jumpstart volunteers are serving more than one million hours with 15,000 preschool children in 80 communities across America. Today, Jumpstart is recognized as a one of the nation's leading nonprofit organization in the field of early childhood education. Support us as we work toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed
Description
Jumpstart is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. To support this mission, we bring college students and community volunteers together with preschool children in low-income communities for a full school year of individualized mentoring and tutoring. Jumpstart's research-based curriculum is focused on building language, literacy, social and emotional skills in preschool children, while providing our volunteers with a rewarding way to have lasting impact in their communities.
To strengthen and sustain our program, Jumpstart works with education partners and sponsors in mutually beneficial collaborations.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1612 K St. NWSTE 704Washington, DC 20006
DATE POSTED
March 2, 2015
SKILLS
- Multi-Tasking
- Child Development
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Community Outreach
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- 30-35 per week
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Dedication to early