As a volunteer with AWL you help our students shine. We match you with a student in need of support, and you work with them either during the school day or during our after school programs.
Brighten the day of typically developing children and children with special needs by volunteering at our Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC). The ECLC provides a daycare/preschool for typically developing children as well as children with special needs from 6 weeks to 5th grade. We love volunteers assistance with reading and playing games with the children,…
Want to REALLY make an impact? Become a mentor to one of Ethel Taylor’s students. We ask mentors spend at least 3 hours a month with their mentee. Whether that’s an hour tutoring every week or lunch and a movie one Sunday. The flexibility and level of commitment is your choice but WE NEED MENTORS!
Acquiring tutors is by far the largest and hardest void to fill. However, it is vital in helping students receive the extra help they need to achieve their academic goals. Taylor has many students who are at risk not to achieve high enough test scores. If Taylor does not achieve these numbers for their special…
Looking to give back in the summer, but don’t have time for a long-term commitment? We need 100-150 volunteers to help in our summer program, and some of them just help for one day! We need help with anything from daily volunteers working with kids to volunteers who put on snack drives to supply snack…
Each summer we need 100-150 volunteers to help in our summer program. We need help with anything from daily volunteers working with kids to volunteers who put on snack drives to supply snack for our students. There are many ways to help with our summer program. Please contact us if you’d like to help!
Don’t have time for a weekly commitment to mentoring but still want to help? Sometimes our mentors need to be away for reasons of illness, work, or vacation and need someone to step in to cover for them with their group of students. We love to have several mentor substitute options when this is needed.…
Each year our mentoring program grows and we need more volunteers to act as mentors. Mentors meet with students in small groups of 1- 3 students, for one hour each week. Currently, our program meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings – so mentors have a choice of which evening works for them. Mentors have in-depth…
A mentor is a caring, responsible, adult volunteer who serves as a trusted friend and guide to our youth by developing a supportive relationship with them. As a mentor, you help to ensure that your mentee develops important academic and life skills, is exposed to new opportunities and a wide array of resources, makes positive…
Have you always wanted to share the knowledge you have gained along your path, be it career or personal, but are unsure of how to do so? Become part of the CYC Speaker’s Bureau and take a single day to share your expertise, profession and/or talent with the young people we serve. Some of our opportunities…