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Seeking Drivers to Help Children and Youth in Douglas County, Kansas.
ORGANIZATION: Center for Supportive Communities
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We are looking for a caring adult volunteer to help transport children and youth to and from school and community activities when needed. These volunteers will play an integral role in helping to ensure all Douglas County children and youth receive a quality education and engage in prosocial activities.
Center for Supportive Communities (CSC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization in Lawrence, Kansas, dedicated to using behavior science to create equal opportunities and meaningful change for children, families, and communities. All children and youth deserve a chance, yet many lack the opportunities, resources, and nurturance to experience success. Our supportive and scientific approach cultivates healthy youth development to ensure all young people have equal opportunities to live fulfilling lives. We provide behavioral and educational consults and workshops for organizations and service providers to help enhance the quality and efficacy of services and troubleshoot behavioral challenges. We also operate SupportEd, a community-based, rehabilitative diversion program for K-12 students. SupportEd is dedicated to keeping kids out of the formal court system for truancy through mentorship, skill building, and community collaboration.
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About Center for Supportive Communities
Location:
935 Connecticut St, Lawrence, KS 66044, US
Mission Statement
We use behavioral science to create equal opportunities and meaningful change for children, families, and communities, and we focus on education, juvenile justice, and behavioral health. We infuse evidence-based best practices in communities and unite stakeholders in developing systems that promote sustainable and healthy development and growth such that all children have an equal opportunity to thrive in today's world.
Description
Our main program, SupportED, is a community-based, behavioral diversion program for truant students and their families that originated in 1979 in Douglas County, Kansas. SupportED is the product of over 40 years of research at the University of Kansas and has helped thousands of students stay in school and out of the legal system. SupportED's innovative approach combines behavioral science, functional mentoring, and community collaboration to advance educational equity, increase school attendance and engagement, decrease system involvement, and prevent more severe problems such as juvenile crime and school dropout. We use evidence-based practices to keep students from becoming truant and truant students from becoming delinquent by engaging and re-engaging them in school; pairing them with caring adult mentors; teaching them skills for school, interpersonal, and life success; and providing services based on their individual and family needs. Ensuring all children receive a quality education is a critical first step toward breaking intergenerational cycles of school dropout, undereducation, violence, and incarceration.
We are proud to share that we are a 2022 Great Nonprofits Top-Rated Nonprofit! Read what our community has to say about us here: https://greatnonprofits.org/org/center-for-supportive-communities-inc
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Lawrence, KS 66044
DATE POSTED
February 2, 2024
SKILLS
- Youth Services
- Child Welfare
- Transportation
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2-5 hours/week
- Valid driver's license, SSN, safe vehicle with four doors and a minimum of five seatbelts, current and valid insurance, valid plates with current registration, background check, driving record check.