- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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17 people are interested
Help people in Illinois prisons have books to read
ORGANIZATION: IMC - Books to Prisoners
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
17 people are interested
At Books to Prisoner volunteer sessions, you will read letters from incarcerated people and select books from our large collection of gently used books to send to the prisoner. Other volunteer tasks include collecting books from the public donation bins, cleaning and sorting new donations, data-entry, and packing books to be shipped.
From June 14 - September 6, 2022, we hold two public volunteer sessions a week:
Tuesdays, 7-9 PM
Saturdays, 2-4 PM
Please email the Volunteer Coordinator to get the sign up link: rachel@books2prisoners.org
After Sept.6 and continuing through the academic year, we hold three public volunteer sessions a week:
Tuesdays, 7-9 PM
Saturdays, 2-4 PM
Sundays, 2-4 PM
Our location, in the basement, is not chair-accessible at this time
More opportunities with IMC - Books to Prisoners
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About IMC - Books to Prisoners
Location:
202 S. Broadway Ave, P.O. Box 515, Urbana, IL 61802, US
Mission Statement
The mission of U-C Books to Prisoners is to provide books to incarcerated people in Illinois at no cost to them, and to promote education about incarceration and prisons in our community.
Description
UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana, Illinois based project providing books to people in prison in Illinois by mail as well as through the Champaign county jail library which we operate.
We are an 18 year-old community-powered and volunteer-run organization with a number of easy ways for you to get involved. No experience is required (but it helps if you like to read) and whether you have an hour a month or would like to volunteer more often, you are invited to to work with us.
Our volunteers interact with the incarcerated by reading their letters, selecting books from our collection of donated materials and sending books in response to their requests. We also staff a lending library in the Champaign County jail. If you would prefer to work behind the scenes, we can also utilize your unique skills coordinating book drives, fund raising, tech-support, packing boxes, data-base work, developing programs to educate and engage the community around issues of books and prisons, staffing our book sales, and more.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Independent Media Center-Books to Prisoners202 S. Broadway Ave.P.O. Box 515Urbana, IL 61803
DATE POSTED
April 15, 2023
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- The sessions are 2 hours each.
- Must be able to walk up and down stairs, have general computer facility, like to read non-fiction and/or fiction.