The Miracle League is more than just playing a game. It is also about making friends, building self-esteem, and being treated just like everyone else. The Youth Miracle League uses a “Buddy” system – pairing each player with a peer or friend to assist them throughout the game. Each “Buddy” focuses on providing their teammate…
Volunteer tutors will assist students with homework and/or classroom assignments two hours per week, either at Gabriel’s Place in Avondale (3618 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45229) or Hughes High School (2515 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219). Volunteers are welcome to devote more than two hours per week of tutoring depending on their schedule.
As a volunteer with the Civic Garden Center, you’d be helping out with our Compost Kids program. A typical morning would look like: You show up at 8:45am to help prep for the field trip. Around 9:30am, the kids (elementary school-age) arrive! You are ready at your station- today, it’s the “What makes up our…
Students in the Academic Intervention program get individualized or small group instruction on critical fundamental skills like reading, phonics, writing, vocabulary, math, science and social studies. Most of these students are already behind their grade-level standards and without early intervention they risk failing or dropping out of school.
Children benefit from playing tennis by being involved in a healthy activity. They learn focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting, structure, and good sportsmanship. It helps their self-confidence grow while they have fun, make new friends, and learn new skills
Keys for Little Ones is an exciting music class to help our young kids as they work to meet their developmental milestones. Volunteers will participate alongside kids 0 – 5 as they sing and wiggle to the music. The program takes place Saturdays from October 13 – November 10, 9 – 11 AM.
You don’t need to be a writer or a teacher to join WordPlay’s dedicated volunteer community. But we do need kind, positive individuals to assist with our K-12 programs, both in schools and at WordPlay’s community writing center in Northside. Programs are typically 8 to 12 weeks long for 1-2 hours after school, on Saturdays…
In addition, as part of a federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant at Carson School, FamiliesFORWARD provides intensive tutoring and homework help for up to 50 targeted students. Many of these students are at risk of failing in reading or math and benefit from certified teachers providing this extra assistance. Volunteers must be certified…
The intensive Homework Help program uses certified teachers (often retired) to reteach math and literacy skills through the homework designated by students’ daytime classroom teachers. Tutors typically work with small groups of students several times a week.
On-site volunteers can help with nap time, recess, arts and crafts projects, and gardening.