Community Resource Room Volunteers
We are in need of volunteers to help staff the Community Resource Room. The resource room is open from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Volunteers should be able to commit 1-2 hours per visit. These are on-going opportunities to get involved in the community. We prefer to have regular volunteers who are interested in spending at least a few months with us, but we also encourage anyone with time and energy to commit to whatever they can.
Volunteers are needed to:
- Assist community members with writing resumes & cover letters and internet navigation.
- Assist community members with filling out housing applications.
- Teach basic computer literacy skills in a classroom or one-on-one setting.
For more information, please contact Jai Melenciano at 617-442-1880 x224 or email jmelenciano@prohope.org.
Teach Computer Classes to Adult Learners
Volunteer to provide basic computer instruction (email, internet, word processing) for women studying English in our Adult Learner Program's ESOL class. Volunteers must be available to teach on Tuesdays 9:30-10:30AM and/or Tuesdays 2:30-3:30PM.
For more information, please contact Patricia Hembrough at 617-442-1880 x250 or email phembrough@prohope.org.
Tutor an Adult Learner
Develop a lasting relationship with an adult where both tutor and student learn and grow from one another. Tutors work one-on-one with students to provide instruction based on a plan to meet learner’s goals and educational needs. We ask that tutors have an openness to learning from and working with adults from a variety of cultural and educational backgrounds. Reliability, consistency and commitment to learner-centered tutoring are required for a successful student-tutor relationship.
For more information, please contact Kristin Shapiro at 617-442-1880 x252 or email kshapiro@prohope.org.
Mentor a One Family Scholar
Mentors and scholars often develop a relationship
that provides mutual support and sustenance that goes
way beyond scholarship. Mentors meet regularly
with Scholars, helping them to fine-tune academic plans
and their career goals, using their life's experience to
provide counsel and advice. The single most
important qualification to be a successful mentor is the
willingness and enthusiasm to give of your time and
talent in order to help another woman achieve what you
already have: economic and personal stability in their
lives.
For more information on mentoring a One Family Scholar,
please contact Valerie Paric at 617-423-0504 x203 or
vparic@onefamilyinc.org.
Playspace Activity Leader (PAL)
Volunteering as a PAL is an opportunity to gain
experience with children and obtain greater awareness of
family homelessness. PALS prepare and lead age
appropriate activities, games, and/or projects with
children in the shelter, and promote positive
interactions. Qualifications include: strong
interest in preschool and school age children, patience,
dependability, sensitivity to homeless issues; preschool
or elementary teaching experience a plus.
For more information on becoming a PAL, please contact
Horizons for Homeless Children at (617) 445-1480 or
(800) 560-7702.
For general questions, please contact Robyn Eastwood
at 617-442-1880 x206 or
reastwood@prohope.org. |
