Back to School with Reading Partners!

 Coming soon to a lunch near YOU! Reading Partners connects elementary school students with 1:1 tutors to help improve their reading and literacy skills.


You don't need any tutoring experience to tutor with Reading Partners--and it can take as little time as 45 minutes per week!

Opportunities are available Monday-Thursday at 11 locations throughout DC. For more information, check out their table during lunch next week, or go to www.readingpartners.org

Make a Difference for DC Youth: Volunteer with Youngnificent

Ongoing School-Year Opportunity; Various Times Youngnificent, Youth Engagement Services, Inc. is a nonprofit that provides "fun-learning" after-school, recreational and summer programs and mentorships that foster children's spiritual, physical and social development while nurturing their capacity to think critically and analytically. Youngnificent seeks academic tutors, mentors, and other education-based volunteers, as well as homework helpers, field trip chaperones and special event coordinators. No experience is required, and volunteers may use this contribution toward a community service requirement. For more information or to sign up, please email T Terrell, Youngnificent Executive Director.

Tutor a Student in Reading: Reading Partners

Did you know that a child's third grade reading scores can predict with 70% accuracy the likelihood they will graduate from high school?




Help a student in an elementary school near TMA by tutoring them in reading. Not sure you can tutor? Not to worry! Reading Partners uses a structured and easy-to-follow curriculum.

With just 1 hour a week, you can make a huge difference in the lives of children who have fallen behind in reading and are at risk of falling further.

Volunteers are, in turn, supported at all times by Reading Partners school site coordinators and staff.

Reading Partners is recruiting for the 2011 - 2012 school year.

Pick any 1-hour time slot that's convenient for you between 9am and 5pm, Monday through Thursday (you are welcome to help more if able).

For more information, and to sign up, go to https://www.readingpartners.org/volunteer/washington-dc-volunteer-form.

Note: You must be at least 14 years old to volunteer with Reading Partners. 

Volunteer Opportunities in D.C. Public Schools

D.C. Public Schools have many opportunities for high school student volunteers! Coach a sports team, tutor students after school, work in after school programs, and more, all while earning community service hours! 

1. Athletic Coaches – M.C Terrell Elementary School
Coaches for various sports are needed. Time commitment: 5:00-6:15 p.m., daily. High school student volunteers are welcome. Community service hours are available.
Contact: Mecye M. Boddie, OST (After School Coordinator)
202-645-3740 (office),  216-856-0808 (cel), mecye.boddie[at]dc.gov 

2. Afterschool Volunteer Opportunities – Various Locations

Volunteers are needed to work directly with DCPS students during afterschool programs in the following areas

• Academics (one-on-one mentoring and/or tutoring in all core subjects for elementary, middle, and high school students)
• Arts and Culture (drama, theater, music, painting, any other form of arts and crafts; multicultural activities, current events/journalism, photography)
• Wellness and fitness (nutrition, healthy eating habits, healthy relationships, personal development, sports, teamwork, physical activity)

High School Student volunteers are welcome. Community service hours are available. Please contact directly the afterschool coordinator for the below schools.
Click here for school addresses: https://octo.quickbase.com/db/begjewdfy?act=API_GenResultsTable&qid=119

• Garfield ES, Rasheedah Franklin, rasheedah.franklin2@dc.gov
• Eliot-Hines MS, Rodney Fuller, fbrenda1@aol.com
• Emery ES, Amenemhet Ashenafi, amenemhet.ashenafi@dc.gov
• Winston EC, Kanishea Spencer, kanishea.spencer@dc.gov
• Deal MS, Margaret Berkey, margaret.berkey@dc.gov
• River Terrace ES, Tim Weedon, tim.weedon@dc.gov
• Randle-Highland ES, Roberta Felder, roberta.felder@dc.gov
• Brent ES, Vanity Nobles, vanity.nobles@dc.gov
• Hendley ES, Thomas Mitchell, tamitchII@verizon.net
• Plummer ES, Keona Allen, keona.allen@dc.gov
• Shaed ES, Paul Jeffries, mrpauljeffries@gmail.com
• Whittier ES, Dana Torrence, dana.torrence@dc.gov

3. Afterschool Volunteers – CW Harris ES
CW Harris needs three volunteers to work with students in grades K-5. This is an ongoing opportunity and requires 2 or more days a week commitment. High School Student volunteers are welcome. Community service hours are available.
Volunteer times: M-F, 3:15 – 6:15 pm
Location: CW Harris ES, 301 53rd St. SE
Contact: Jana Jones, Afterschool Coordinator,  jana.jones@dc.gov, (202) 645-6767

4. Afterschool Volunteers –Moten ES
Creatively Developing Abilities (CDA) Outreach needs volunteers for the afterschool program for Moten ES @ Wilkinson, Drew ES and Simon ES.  Servsafe certification holders needed also, if you have one please let us know.  High School Student volunteers are welcome. Community service hours are available.
Volunteer times: afterschool hours
Location: Moten ES @ Wilkinson (2330 Pomeroy Rd. SE), Drew ES (5600 Eads St. NE) and  Simon ES (401 Mississippi Ave. SE)
Contact: C. Simms at 202-641-4410, csimms@cdaoutreach.org

So Others Might Eat (SOME): Options, Options, Options!

SOME has served Washington, DC for more than 40 years, working to

• Feed and clothe DC’s homeless and poor 
• Treat ill, homeless people at their medical, dental and mental health programs
• Train people for jobs and house homeless families and single adults

Over the years, SOME has helped thousands of people get off the streets, transform their lives, and live independently.

SOME has over 10 different areas in need of volunteers, including:

 

Administrative 

Professional Services 

Elderly Services 

Tutoring Adults 

Tutoring Children 

Food Service 

Special Occasions 

Landscaping 

Activity Leaders 

Material Donations 

Opportunities for Children 

Long-term Volunteers

After you've looked over the many options on SOME's volunteer page, fill out their volunteer application (here).

Join the High School Community Service Program at The EXTENSION Center

The EXTENSION Center of World Missions for Christ Ministries coordinates several volunteer programs throughout the District, including holiday baskets, tutoring/mentoring, summer camps, a book club, and many more.

Students interested in volunteering should download the Center's Community Service Form, available on their website (find it in the left hand column). You must have this form signed by your dean and bring it with you each time you volunteer. You should also email or call the Center to set up an appointment: extensioncenter@verizon.net or (202) 387-3082.

Accessible via the P6 Bus.

Martha's Table: Volunteer to Help Fight Poverty

Martha's Table tackles DC-area poverty through short and long term solutions. Martha's Table's mission is to help at-risk children, youth, families and individuals in the community improve their lives by providing educational programs, food, clothing and enrichment opportunities.
They do this by providing tutoring and extracurricular programs for students and youth; preparing and serving meals to the homeless at various places around DC; and running a thrift store from clothing donations from the community.



Volunteers are usually able to assist in the following areas:

• Preparing Food - 7 days a week from 10 to 1 pm. Must be 9 years old or older.
• Working with children in the Day Care - 5 days a week from 9:30 to 1 pm.  Must be 14 years old or older.
• Tutoring and/or mentoring in the children and youth programs.  Must be 16 years old or older.
• Sorting clothes in Martha's Outfitters - Tuesday through Saturday from 9 to 3 pm.  Must be 16 years old or older.
• Staffing McKenna's Wagon, mobile soup kitchen - 7 days a week from 4:45 to 6:45 pm.  Must be 15 years old or older.
• Organize an event.

Note: Martha's Table has a specific program for students seeking to earn community service hours.

Contact their Volunteer Assistant at 202.328.6608 x 212 or email them at volunteer@marthastable.org to schedule a School Community Service appointment and Orientation.

Tutor with Growing Together

Growing Together is a non profit program that offers affordable tutoring to students from moderate and low income families in the Washington, DC area who need help to reach their full potential in reading, writing, language, and/or math at kindergarten through eighth grade levels.

Growing Together Tutoring has a location at Harriet Tubman Elementary, 3101 13th Street, NW. Tutoring sessions take place on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday with three one hour sessions between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m.

To sign up to tutor with Growing Together, click here. The volunteer sign-up form is at the bottom of the page.

Tutoring and More at For Love of Children

For Love of Children is an organization that seeks to improve the literacy and math skills of DC students through tutoring, academic workshops, a Scholars Program, and their Outdoor Classroom. Work with elementary and middle school students as tutors, teaching and program assistants, and other support roles.

To see all of FLOC's volunteer opportunities, click on their volunteer page: (here).

Note: One of FLOC's sites is accessible via the A5 from the Anacostia Metro Station.

Focus on Education: Crossway Community

Looking for new ways to approach and experience education? Challenge yourself to think outside the box by volunteering with Crossway Community!

Crossway Community is an organization focused on reducing poverty and creating social change through education.

In their own words: "We maintain a deep belief that every individual and family is capable of success when equipped with a set of educational, professional, and personal tools. Our programs are both evidence-based and need-based and assist our students in cultivating the skills necessary to succeed in today's economy and society."

Crossway Community has three different programs that students can volunteer with: the Family Leadership Academy, the Crossway Montessori Programs, and the Community Lifelong Learning Center.

At the Family Leadership Academy, young mothers are provided with the opportunity and the resources to reshape their lives and learn to be effective parents. While mothers are participating in the Family Leadership Academy, their children attend the Crossway Montessori Programs, where they are encouraged to become independent, creative, and able thinkers. The Community Lifelong Learning Center brings the community to Crossway's campus through a variety of recreational, cultural, and civic events, activating Crossway's mission to foster community, creativity, and learning for all families.

The core of all of Crossway's programs is the belief that education is the key to success, and that every family, regardless of income or other factors, deserves the opportunity to succeed.

To learn more about Crossway Community's volunteer opportunities, fill out the "Volunteer Form" on their website: find it here or contact them by phone at (301) 929-2505 or email them at http://crossway-community.org/support-us/volunteer.

Be sure to let them know that you're a high school student looking to earn community service hours!

Children of Mine Youth Center, Inc

Interested in working with kids?

Want to volunteer at a place close to TMA?

Check out Children of Mine!

Children of Mine Youth Center, Inc. is a volunteer-based after school program dedicated to providing a clean safe haven and loving environment for all youth across the Washington, DC Metropolitan area. From 2:30pm – 7:30pm, four days a week, the Center provides the children with clothes, food, tutoring, counseling, workshops, makes frequent trips to a local church farm, and takes part in field trips to Washington, DC’s cultural attractions.

Ready to start volunteering? See below for more info!

·    Call Ms. Hawkins at (202) 610-1055.  She can give you more information about updated service opportunities at Children of Mine.

·    Address: Children of Mine Youth Center

                                   2263 Mount View Place, SE
                                   Washington, DC 20020

·    Email Address: childrenofmine@verizon.net

Higher Achievement Seeking 11th and 12th Grade Tutoring Volunteers

Need to get your community service hours at a site near TMA? Check out Higher Achievement, a program that gives juniors and seniors the opportunity to tutor students at Savoy after school. Higher Achievement is now accepting applications for study hall aides. Click here to download an application today!

Questions? Email Christie Atlee, catlee@higherachievement.org or Ms. Boehle-Silva at kboehle-silva@tmapchs.org for more information.