Girls First

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1208 Green StNorristown, PA 19401 United States

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https://www.girlsfirst.org/

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Volunteer with GIRLS FIRST Afterschool Program

Flexible Schedule | Norristown, PA 19401

Girls First is currently seeking volunteers to help with our 2024-2025 Program Year. The mission of Girls First is to build character, instill a positive sense of self, and provide tangible life skills through a creative curriculum of arts exploration, academic reinforcement, and emotional learning. Girls First provides a safe, stable environment where students practice respect for themselves and others, exercise appropriate interactions with peers and adults, discover new skills and talents, and develop tools that will allow them to achieve greater success in school and beyond. We serve up to 30 girls in grades 1 through 4. Girls First meets Monday-Thursday from 3:00 pm-6:00 pm. Each programming day consists of snack/meal time and conversation (Chew and Chat), high energy/gentle stretching and breathing exercises, 45-minute small group arts-based activities, and homework/academic enrichment time. Volunteer responsibilities include sitting with a group during snack/meal time and facilitating conversations, encouraging engagement during movement & stretching, providing support to teaching artists during activities, helping with homework,k or leading learning games, and above all, providing positive mentorship, building nurturing relationships with students, and possessing the ability to be youthful and have fun. Volunteers may choose one or more days of the week to volunteer, but we ask that all volunteers commit to the chosen day(s). We offer 3 tiers of involvement: Tier 1- Weekly participation for the program year, Tier 2- As Frequent as Possible participation for the program year, and Tier 3- Acting as a substitute for the program year. The goal is to allow you to choose the volunteer method or commitment that works best for you (and provides our girls with consistency). Our 2024-2025 program year begins on Monday, October 7, 2024, and concludes on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Girls First follows the Norristown Area School District so No programming is held when school is out of session for professional development or holidays. All volunteers must provide Three (3) recent PA Criminal Background Clearances: PA Child Abuse Clearance PA Criminal Record Check FBI Fingerprinting (only those who have not lived in PA for 10 consecutive years or longer) and attend Mandatory volunteer training held at the end of September before starting as a Volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete a volunteer interest form at: https://forms.gle/zovcwMcmchadN9wx9. You may also contact the Program Director Raeanna Ellis (raeanna@girlsfirst.org), for more information.

Date Posted: Nov 5, 2024

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Mission Statement

The mission of Girls First is to build character, instill a positive sense of self, and provide tangible life skills through a creative curriculum of arts exploration, academic reinforcement, and emotional learning.

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Girls First provides a safe, stable environment where students practice respect for themselves and others, exercise appropriate interactions with peers and adults, discover new skills and talents, and develop tools that will allow them to achieve greater success in school and beyond.

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Historically, enrollment consisted mainly of girls from Gotwals Elementary and Hancock Elementary. In the past few years, we have expanded our reach to serve girls from additional Norristown Area School District schools, such as Marshall Street Elementary and Cole Manor. Our program operates Monday through Thursday, and we accept and serve students from the surrounding communities. We serve an ethnic and culturally diverse population of families. A significant number of the girls reside in the local Norristown community.

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