1. Childcare-School Break Days Volunteer: Work with Y-Pals staff to ensure safety and security of children in program Assist Y-Pals staff in leading games, activities and crafts Assist Y-Pals staff in communicating with parents regarding behavior and accomplishments of children in the program Assist in supervising children’s behavior while swimming Unit 5 scheduled days off, excluding Read more about YMCA- Childcare[…]
Volunteers need to: Greet families in the lobby and walk them to pool for swim lessons Assist instructors setting up and putting back equipment needed for each class Ensure there will be enough seating for parents Hand out swim lesson information to parents during the session Make/hand-out popcorn in the lobby for the first and Read more about YMCA-Aquatics Assistant[…]
Are you interested in working with youth? Or are you an educational studies major looking for some internship experience to sharpen your skills up? UNITY Community Center has just the right opportunities for you! 1. Tutoring, internships, and/or teaching opportunities: During the school year, Monday-Friday, anytime between 3-7 pm. Summer, 11am-5pm on most days. All volunteerse Read more about UNITY Community Center[…]
Do you enjoy working in an environment surrounded by books? If you do, Normal Public Library is the right place for you. Partners in Reading：Every fall and spring semester, we pair college students with grade school students to read together and enjoy the library. The pairs meet once a week for 45 minutes, throughout the Read more about Normal Public Library[…]
Volunteers spend their time interacting and playing with our visitors, help us keep the museum tidy, lead free programming and assist with with education classes in and out of the museum! All volunteers complete a 90 minute orientation and a background check (if over 18) before they join the fun. Orientations last 90 minutes. Interested Read more about Children’s Discovery Museum[…]
Volunteer job description: Help with after school homework, tutoring, computer learning and fun, game room/gym/outside activities, fundraisers, holiday planning, carnivals, special events, etc. Assist in promoting members interest in educational and recreational program activities. Assist and maintain proper care, upkeep and operation of equipment used in program activity areas. We ask our volunteers interested in Read more about Boys & Girls Club[…]
1. Community-Based Mentoring: The Community-Based setting allows for Bigs to spend time Littles exploring parks, visiting museums, taking in sporting events, catching a movie together – any place that sounds like fun to you and your Little Brother or Sister. The times and possibilities are up to you. 2. Site-Based Mentoring: The Site-Based model allows for the Read more about Big Brothers Big Sisters[…]
Heartland Head Start Projects: I interned this spring with Heartland Head Start and although I primarily worked with one bilingual preschool class, I also partnered with one of the Family Resource Advisors (FRAs – essentially social case workers) in meeting families’ needs. Therefore, the mixture of social service agency, educative facility, and one-on-one interactions with Read more about Hayley Strege: Spring Internship ’08[…]
I designed a survey to distribute to 4-H members past and present between the ages 12-14. Research by 4-H shows that if children remain club members through the age of 12-14, there is a sginificant chance they will remain involved throughout life. However, more youth than ever are dropping out in this age range and Read more about Jennifer Schnupp: ARC Internship ’07[…]
Julie Krause worked with the Development Office to compile interviews from various students and alumni for the “Student Profile Program.” She later interned with the Great Plains LIFE Foundation, a non-profit organization that is committed to charitable causes, community-service projects, and most importantly, education. One of the main projects she had was to help organize Read more about Julie Krause: Great Plains LIFE Foundation Internship ’07[…]
Over the summer of 2007, as UNITY Center was preparing for future expansion, summer camps, fall programs, marketing and funding, Emily was able to complete a number of tasks and projects. She assisted the Program Director with writing and researching grants for UNITY programs and general operations, completed expense reports for an accounting system, and Read more about Emily Meade: Summer Internship ’07[…]
Kyle Duffie worked with the Spence Farm Foundation whose mission is to historically preserve the oldest farm in Livingston County as well as to provide education and awareness of environmentally sound farming practices. Kyle helped write a grant to the Illinois Humanities Council for a video project that provides education on the heritage, history, trades, Read more about Kyle Duffie ’06: Spence Farm Grant Writing[…]
Jake Muehlbaur and DesaRae Myers’ goal for the fall semester of ’04 was to analyze the data for all four-year-old students at Heartland Head Start. They completed a significant amount of analysis by locating and analyzing the relevant data, and also determining the best way to organize the data. Their primary goal was to set Read more about Jake Muehlbaur and DesaRae Myers: Fall Project ’04[…]
State Farm Projects: My 3 main projects in PCA were to review customer-facing communications materials for Drive Safe & Save, to create an electronic database for DSS customers, and work on a group research project presentation regarding retaining frequent shopper business. In my communications reviews, I read webpages, agent brochures, quick start guides, email templates Read more about Mehgan Keeley: CPP Program ’14[…]
The Festival of Trees is a family centered holiday event for the community hosted by The Baby Fold. Proceeds from the Festival go toward serving the children and families of The Baby Fold. Visitors enjoy a venue of custom-designed trees, a large selection of celebrity items, a gingerbread village, unique centerpieces, wreaths, and holiday Read more about The Baby Fold Volunteer Opportunity: Festival of Trees[…]