We are currently accepting applications for Volunteer Dance Teachers. Groove With Me is a free dance school for girls in East Harlem. It engages girls during the idle out-of-school hours when 90% of youth violence occurs; and seeks to decrease teen pregnancy, truancy, crime, violence, prostitution, substance abuse and gang related activity. East Harlem has the highest unmet need for after school programming of any neighborhood in NYC. By volunteering you provide much needed out-of-school time safety - and arts programming.
If this opportunity interest you, please attach your most recent resume and what your preferences are in the following:
If you cannot commit to any of the above but want to get involved we have plenty of other opportunities such as 1-day volunteering, chaperoning, Young People’s Committee, etc...
Teachers can select which session to teach. If you are interested in this opportunity, please give me a call at 212-987-5910 or reach me via email at malaika@groovewithme.org
Malaika Holder
Program Coordinator
Groove With Me, Inc.
1785 Park Ave, 3rd Flr
NY, NY 10035
Phone: 212-987-5910
Fax: 212-987-5080
www.groovewithme.org
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
1785 Park Ave, 3rd Fl, NEW YORK, NY 10035, US
Groove With Me, Inc. is a youth development organization using free dance classes and performance opportunities as a tool to instill in young women the leadership, pride, spirit of cooperation, creativity, joy and discipline needed to confront the adversity in their daily lives and throughout their future development. The program seeks to decrease teen pregnancy, truancy, crime, violence, prostitution, substance abuse and gang related activity by nurturing youth, building self-confidence, offering positive choices, and providing a safe place to go.
Groove With Me began with a vision that a dance center could become a safe space where girls would discover their potential. In June 1996 the organization’s founder Abigail McCreath launched her first class with two students at Loisaida, Inc., a community center on the Lower East Side. In that first year, Groove With Me grew to serve over 40 girls ages 7-14 with five classes per week and seven volunteer teachers. In February 2001 Groove With Me opened its own studio in Spanish Harlem. In the first half hour of registration 200 girls poured through the door. This rapid growth clearly demonstrates the need for this girl-specific activity. Groove With Me, Inc. now offers 280 students, over 35 classes a week, taught by 30 volunteer teachers.
1785 Park Avenue3rd floorNew York, NY 10035
August 5, 2024
