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Become a mentor for a homeless child/Academic Mentoring Program
ORGANIZATION: Children's Restoration Network
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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176 people are interested
Project One-on-One is a tutoring and mentoring program for homeless children in Atlanta.
We need volunteers for a weekly tutoring session in Midtown Atlanta.
Tutoring Day: Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday 3:00-5:00pm.
For a map with all tutoring sites CLICK HERE
Our program is structured as team mentoring, meaning a team of volunteers meets with a group of children at the same time. This way if one or more volunteers are unable to make it to a session, the children can still benefit from someone's help. We try to keep the ratio one to one, but this is not always possible due to limited volunteer resources. That's why it's so important to be consistent and reliable, and to help us get the word out!
The mentor sessions are academically focused. There will be lesson guides to help you teach reading, writing, or math skills. You will find that most of the students are lacking in basic skills and the best way to help them is to fill in those gaps. Students may or may not have homework, and they may or may not want to work on it. Don't push the issue. If they want homework help then you can certainly offer that, and if not then work with the lesson guides. Hopefully your students will begin to take interest in their homework!
We call it a mentoring program because without a trusting, friendly relationship there is no getting through to a lot of these kids. They need skills, yes; but more than that they need encouragement and attention that is crucial to healthy social development. As a mentor, you can show your students that education is important and learning can be fun, and you can celebrate progress. There are few greater accomplishments than helping a struggling student learn how to learn!!
Please sign up at our website for more information and faster placement! www.childrn.org/mentoring.html
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About Children's Restoration Network
Location:
11285 Elkins Road, Suite C-4, Roswell, GA 30076, US
Mission Statement
Children's Restoration Network (CRN) offers hope and support, enabling children and their mothers to break the cycle of homelessness by empowering them to become part of mainstream society as active productive citizens: and through programs and special events designed to address their academic, emotional, and physical needs.
Description
Our vision is to form effective community partnerships to cultivate the restoration of a positive family environment for homeless children. As a non profit agency, our focus is on the plight of homeless children in our community. In addition to meeting basic needs, CRN conducts special events to provide a broad range of positive experiences for the children and their mothers to promote healthy and happy community interaction. Since 1993, CRN has dedicated its efforts to fulfilling its vision and mission statement currently working with over 120 shelters and group homes throughout metro Atlanta. CRN also provides homeless children and mothers with basic necessities such as providing food and subsidizing rent and utilities, for shelters supplementing their food pantries, and providing furniture, housewares and other assistance for families recovering from homelessness.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
undisclosedAtlanta, GA 30312
DATE POSTED
July 16, 2018
SKILLS
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1 1/2 hours a week