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ORGANIZATION: A Place Called Home
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NOW RECRUITING FOR SPRING (JAN - MAY) 2016!
Want to promote educational curiosity in children in South Central?
Consider volunteering in our Educational Services Department at A Place Called Home (APCH). The APCH Educational Services Department focuses on Math, English and Homework Help for our elementary and middle school aged youth to ensure their academic success despite environmental difficulties.
Our programs, offered at no cost, seek to expand our member’s knowledge of many different fields non-previously explored because of the limitations of living in poverty. In fact, many of our members live in the 90011 zip code of South Central Los Angeles, where 42% of people fall below the poverty line and only 53% of students are scoring at grade level on stanardized tests.
Your support as a volunteer helps us build our capacity and accomplish our mission of empowering youth to take ownership for the quality and direction of their lives.
For more information, please visit our website at http://www.apch.org/ and our blog at apchvolunteerhub.wordpress.com.
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About A Place Called Home
Location:
2830 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90011, US
Mission Statement
At A Place Called Home, our mission is to inspire, encourage, and support the young people in South Los Angeles to achieve social, emotional, and economic success.
Description
A Place Called Home first swung open its doors in 1993 - a year after the LA Unrest, amidst a crime epidemic that rendered the streets of South Central unsafe for its children of any age. APCH’s mission was simple, but wrought with challenges: to provide gang-affected youth of South Los Angeles with a safe haven away from the life-threatening dangers and temptations of the streets.
Since then, a dynamic, multi-service youth and community center has evolved and grown on the corner of South Central Ave and 29th Street. For 30 years, A Place Called Home has been serving South Central youth ages eight to mid-twenties and their families through education and arts programs, mental health counseling, mentorship, job readiness, college scholarships, civic engagement, and more. At our core, we are still a place where young people who face tremendous challenges can experience the safety, joy, and opportunity that should be a part of every childhood.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2830 S. Central Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90011
DATE POSTED
October 19, 2015
SKILLS
- General Education
- Child Development
- Literacy / Reading
- Child Care
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 2 Months