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150 people are interested
Volunteer Opportunity - FTC Reading Team
ORGANIZATION: The Freedom to Choose Project
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150 people are interested
Become an FTC Reader - Read Homework assignments from incarcerated participants and provide supportive and meaningful feedback (on your own time and/or monthly in a zoom group setting). Everything is done online and no previous experience is necessary. We will train. To find out more and hear FTC Reader testimonials check out our website https://freedomtochooseproject.org/reading/
This is a great opportunity for you to experience the type of skills that Freedom to Choose (FTC) teaches within the prison system and become connected with our fantastic volunteer team, both new and seasoned!
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About The Freedom to Choose Project
Location:
315 Meigs Road Suite A295, Santa Barbara, CA 93109, US
Mission Statement
To transform the lives of individuals impacted by incarceration through compassionate experiential education.
Description
The name of the organization and the signature workshop, "Freedom to Choose," was inspired by the work of Viktor Frankl and his well-known book "Man’s Search for Meaning." Fundamental to his teaching was the lesson, hard-won as a survivor of the concentration camps, that every person always has the freedom to choose their response to the events of their life. This lesson serves as a cornerstone of what The Freedom to Choose Project (FTC) teaches in prison. In Frankl’s words:
"Everything can be taken from a person but the last of the human freedoms, the freedom to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances - to choose one’s own way."
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom."
FTC has been providing programs that reduce violence and recidivism in California prisons since 2004. To date, FTC has served more than 3,000 prisoners through a corps of volunteers who have donated over 74,600 hours.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
September 17, 2024
SKILLS
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REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training