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Literacy Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Volunteer Center of Sonoma County
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Share the gift of reading with childen in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Sonoma County. Opportunites in after-school programs available as well. Training program for some positions includes life-long learning opportunities for volunteers.
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About Volunteer Center of Sonoma County
Location:
153 Stony Circle, Ste. 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95401, US
Mission Statement
n/a
Description
Work in the classroom under the direction of the teacher helping students with reading and/or math. This requires a commitment of 1 hr./wk for a school semester. Volunteers must be fingerprinted.
The Literacy Connection Academic Mentor program has just completed 12 years of recruiting, training, and preparing volunteers to go into the classrooms of Sonoma County K-12 schools. This year 250 volunteers worked in 30 different schools helping students in the regular classroom and in the after-school programs. One-on-one help is sometimes the only way that students who are also learning English as a second language can do their work. Sometimes the student has experienced so much failure in his school life that he is reluctant to participate in class activities. He has lost self esteem. Volunteer helpers give that student a no-risk opportunity to experience success - even one word at a time.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
schools throughout Sonoma CountySanta Rosa, CA 95401
DATE POSTED
May 15, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
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