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School Volunteer Opportunities - East Allegheny School District
ORGANIZATION: Pittsburgh Area Community Schools (PACS)
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Calling all community heroes!
Are you passionate about education and empowering the next generation? Do you believe in the power of volunteering to make a positive impact? If so, we need YOUR help!
Pittsburgh Area Community Schools is looking for dedicated volunteers to join our roster and support various needs within our school community. Whether you're a student, a parent, a professional, or a retiree, you can play a role in shaping the future of our students.
Here's how you can make a difference:
Tutoring and Mentoring: Help students excel academically by providing one-on-one tutoring or mentoring sessions. Whether it's math, science, language arts, or any other subject, your guidance can make a world of difference.
Event Support: Get involved in school events such as community days, fundraisers, field trips, or extracurricular activities. With your help, we can help create memorable experiences for students and families!
Community Resources: Support our efforts to connect students and the community with necessary resources by helping with community closets, supply drives, food pantries, vaccine clinics, and other necessary services.
Special Skills: Do you have a special skill or talent you'd like to share? Whether it's art, music, coding, gardening, or anything else, we welcome volunteers who can offer unique learning opportunities to our students.
No matter your background or experience level, there's a place for you on our volunteer team. Members are regularly sent volunteer opportunities, and you can choose which opportunities you want to support.
To become a volunteer at Logan Elementary School and/or East Allegheny Jr. Sr. High School, please submit your interest form. A staff member will contact you within 1-2 business days. You can also contact our Community Partnerships Manager, Julianna Sehy, at jsehy@pghareacs.org
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About Pittsburgh Area Community Schools (PACS)
Location:
3840 S. Water St., Pittsburgh, PA 15203, US
Mission Statement
Pittsburgh Area Community Schools (PACS) is a private, non-profit dropout prevention organization. PACS Mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We achieve our mission through working in public schools, facilitating after-school programs, and through CIS-operated, state-approved non-traditional alternative educational academies. CIS believes that every child needs and deserves the five basics: 1. A personal one-on-one relationship with a caring adult 2. A safe place to learn and grow 3. A healthy start and a healthy future 4. A marketable skill to use upon graduation 5. A chance to give back to peers and the community.
Description
PACS serves approximately 1,000 educationally at-risk students each year in the following programs:
In School Programs - Connections. PACS provides the link between schools and the community by placing a full-time coordinator in a school to provide integrated student services, bringing caring volunteer resources into the schools to address children’s unmet needs. Results:
- PACS coordinated over 1100 volunteer hours and worked with over 150 partnering businesses and organizations to serve 1,500 students last year.
- Of the PACS tracked students, 74% maintained or improved their academic achievement and 92% improved their attendance.
After-school and Summer Programs. Results:
- 53% of the students in PACS after-school programs improved school attendance
- 43% of the students participating improved regular school day attendance by 90%
- 60% of the students participating improved their math grades
- 57% of the students participating improved their reading grades
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1150 Jacks Run RoadNorth Versailles, PA 15137
DATE POSTED
April 23, 2024
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Joining our volunteer roster requires no minimum time commitment. You can select volunteer opportunities that fit your schedule.
- All volunteers must submit Act 33/34 clearances and complete a 20-minute interview.