As a StEP Volunteer, you bring fun to financial literacy. You will check in at the main office when you arrive at the school where you are volunteering. They will then direct you to the StEP store location in the school. You will know you’re in the right place when you see tables set up in the…
EDGE Impact Groups are offered when adult volunteers step up to make them a reality. Impact Groups bring small groups of students together weekly to learn and expand on shared areas of interest. Previous groups included: Creative Writing, Self Defense, Leadership, and a group for Girls. Other “wish list” groups include: Art, Music, Audio-Visual Tech,…
EDGE is seeking Volunteers with a desire to make a real difference for our teens and our community. Our teens deserve one-on-one attention. As a relationship builder you’ll be someone to listen, interact and take interest in the student’s life. Meaningful relationships grow when a caring adult is available to help with homework, play games…
When you and your team adopt a class, you change the outcomes for a whole classroom of children. By pairing teams with individual classrooms, our adult mentors expose the students to a breadth of experiences and training to help them be prepared for jobs and careers. For the organization, this engagement fosters a culture of…
City Gospel Mission comes alongside under-resourced and first-generation college students who are the proud recipients of the Cincinnati Christian University Urban Scholars scholarship award. Before their first semester of college, scholarship recipients attend our 6-week college prep course that covers such topics as campus life, college writing, study skills, leadership, intercultural communication and time management.…
We give at-risk children caring, enduring, one-to-one relationships that change their lives. Are you interested in becoming a mentor? Just a few hours each week can make a big difference in the life of a child. Our mentors help children envision a better future, improve communication with their families and friends and feel loved and…
Whiz Kids is a literacy-based, one-to-one tutoring and mentoring program that has been recognized as a “Best Practice Program” by the Ohio Governor’s office. We work closely with local churches and organizations as they embrace a neighborhood public elementary school, develop relationships with school administrators, and provide tutors for the children. Tutoring sessions typically occur…
The program serves girls ages 2-18 at 15 sites across Greater Cincinnati. Our dancers are from low-income families and sometimes referred from homeless shelters. The program, with a mentoring approach and a focus toward success for each girl, helps youth build character, self-esteem, discipline, and a love of dance.
The Academy of World Languages is currently in great need of volunteers to help run our Kids Cafe program at the school. The program runs after school Tuesday-Thursday and serves a warm meal to students staying after school and getting picked up in the cafeteria. The program is made possible by the Freestore Foodbank and…
Our sports, recreation and performing arts initiatives for kids may all seem very different, but they have a few important things in common: they teach kids the love of God and help them become healthy, caring individuals. Whether a teen is cycling with us to Niagara Falls or playing in one of our basketball leagues,…