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…
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
Ice cream socials are a fun way for our guest families to spend time with other families. Groups providing an ice cream social should be prepared to serve the ice cream to families. This option is available Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Groups interested in serving ice cream to our families should…
Activities bring joy to our families in many ways. You could plan an activity such as a craft, a game night or putting on a show in our theatre. This program provides a much-needed lift to our House and our guest families. These guidelines will help you in planning your activity: ♥ Please limit your group…
Being a HEMI Mentor is challenging work, but deeply rewarding. HEMI – the Higher Education Mentoring Initiative – is a team of professionals who work with foster youth and community volunteers like you. As a key member of the team, HEMI Mentors spend about an hour a week with their mentee helping them achieve success…
Becoming a mentor is one of the most significant things you can do in your life. Only when you have seen and felt the impact of positively changing a youth’s life will you fully recognize the importance of your service. Becoming a mentor means that you take the responsibility of being the best coach and…
Summer Youth Program is a free eight-week, Monday-Thursday program for children that includes breakfast, lunch, worship, Christian education, stories, art, songs, games, recreation, loving relationships, and field trips.
Our clients are constantly working to find employment, attend trainings and meetings, and secure an education. By volunteering as a Child Care Provider, you are helping our clients reach these goals by watching their children as they balance many priorities often times with no support model. Shelter is looking for Child Care Providers during Shelter…