- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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27 people are interested
Volunteers Needed
ORGANIZATION: EMPOWER 4 LIFE
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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27 people are interested
Empower4Life is seeking volunteers who may be interested in assisting with educational programs at local homeless shelters. These educational sessions are geared toward homeless youth ages 5-18 and focus on topics of fitness, health and wellness. Empower4Life uses wellness education to empower children to learn to make good decisions. Wellness education lessons are age appropriate and include sessions on effective communication, managing emotions, building self-esteem, appropriate conflict resolution techniques, ethical behavior and social etiquette, decision making about drugs, alcohol and tobacco and any other skills and topics that will effectively engender well-being, self-reliance and self-respect.
Volunteers should be:
- Personable
- Kind, caring, compassionate, understanding
- Enjoy interacting with children
Expectations/Duties:
- Takes initiative
- Redirects students to ensure they stay on topic
- Treats all residents (children and guardians) with respect
- Never judge the residents, their circumstances, or housing
- Keep all interactions positive
- Maintain confidentiality
- Report any chronic, dangerous, harmful behaviors
More opportunities with EMPOWER 4 LIFE
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About EMPOWER 4 LIFE
Location:
3224 JOPPA RD., CARNEY, MD 21234, US
Mission Statement
We at Empower4Life believe in the power of education to transform the minds and lives of children. Our goal is to decrease the negative health impacts of homelessness on children by providing structured fitness activities and wellness education. Our aim is to nurture the heart, mind and body of each young shelter resident through the utilization of age appropriate lessons and provision of essential resources. We believe that this integrated approach will serve best in helping to guide these children to a happy, healthy life.
Description
Empower4Life was founded in May of 2015 and built upon the following three pillars: health for hope, fitness for a future, and resources for rejuvenation. Through these components, we encourage children in shelters to make good choices in life by giving them the tools needed to build and maintain their mental, emotional, social and spiritual health throughout their lives, by offering them access to age appropriate wellness lessons. We provide opportunities for children in shelters to learn that physical fitness can be a fun, lifelong habit by offering participation in a variety of games, exercises and movement activities led by fitness professionals. Finally, we seek assistance from the community in order to provide children in shelters with material resources necessary for life success.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Baltimore CountyParkville, MD 21234
DATE POSTED
March 13, 2017
SKILLS
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 12
- Sessions last 1-2 hours per week.