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18 people are interested
Volunteer with People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos to Transform Lives through Literature!
ORGANIZATION: PEOPLE AND STORIES - GENTE Y CUENTOS INC
Please visit the new page to apply.
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18 people are interested
- Join the People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos Community
onsite in the Lawrence Community Center,
295 Eggerts Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Great volunteer opportunities to make a difference by joining a 50-plus year old celebrated humanities non-profit organization in a friendly, fun, and professional office environment:
Some of the ongoing administrative duties we are looking for volunteers to assist with (this list is not intended to be all inclusive): - Data entry and administrative projects (making copies of stories for program participants)
- Data entry of surveys (familiarity with Spanish language a plus but not required!)
- Data entry of donations (familiarity with DonorPerfect a plus but not required!)
- Assisting with events, membership, annual appeal and gala mailings and events and other seasonal activities.
If you love fundraising, data entry, literature and working in a friendly office - this could be your volunteer spot! - Flexible schedule, approximately 4 days per month, onsite, 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - we can work with your schedule and occasionally weekend opportunities for events.
- Great opportunities to make a difference!
Email debra@peopleandstories.org and complete our volunteer form to apply.
ABOUT PEOPLE & STORIES/GENTE Y CUENTOS:
People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos (P&S/GyC) is dedicated to opening doors to literature for new audiences. Through oral readings and rigorous discussions of enduring short stories, we invite participants to find fresh understandings of themselves, of others, and of the world.
People and Stories/Gente y Cuentos is located at 295 Eggerts Crossing Road, Lawrenceville, NJ and is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by appointment. Most programs are held at partner sites and other locations. For more information, call 609-882-4926 or visit www.peopleandstories.org/ upcoming-events or https://peopleandstories.org/get-involved/volunteer for volunteer information
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About PEOPLE AND STORIES - GENTE Y CUENTOS INC
Location:
295 EGGERTS CROSSING RD, LAWRENCE TWP, NJ 08648, US
Mission Statement
People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos (P&S/GyC) is dedicated to opening doors to literature for new audiences. Through oral readings and rigorous discussions of enduring short stories, we invite participants to find fresh understandings of themselves, of others, and of the world. Our programs, offered in English and Spanish, use oral readings and structured dialogues of complex short stories to invite participants to connect their own varied life experiences to the universal themes found in great literature. Now in its 50th year, our program methodology effectively removes obstacles to the rewards of reading, especially for adults and young adults who identify as not having the skill, confidence, or motivation to read independently.
Description
Our Founder, Sarah Hirschman, was born in Lithuania into a Russian Jewish family and educated in France and the United States. A reader fluent in several languages, she was always interested in the reception of literature by groups of different cultural backgrounds. After a five year stay in Colombia and work with urban community groups and development projects, she started People & Stories / Gente y Cuentos in Spanish in 1972 in Massachusetts. She developed a methodology that has effectively connected more than 40,000 lives to literature, with trained coordinators conducting programs in both English and Spanish in various parts of the United States as well as in Argentina.
Read more about Sarah’s award-winning life and the history of People & Stories in this Town Topics article . And, enjoy a tribute to her legacy in our Spring 2012 newsletter
Today, our programs continue to reach youth, adults, and seniors in diverse social service agencies-including residential treatment facilities, prisons, homeless shelters, adult education programs, libraries, senior centers, and alternative schools-on local, regional, and national levels.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
295 Eggerts Crossing RoadLawrenceville, NJ 08648, NJ 08648
DATE POSTED
April 10, 2024
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Administrative Support
- Donor Management
- Database Administration
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hours per week, on average - on site
- Must be local/comfortable traveling to Lawrenceville, NJ on flexible days Monday through Thursday - we work with your schedule! great environment!