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CULINARY STUDENTS NEED HELP PREPARING MEALS FOR HOMEBOUND SENIORS

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Culinary students at the North River School prepare meals at the Rockland Council on Aging for delivery to homebound seniors. Volunteer in the kitchen with these wonderful students! Help the students prepare the meals and contribute your experience to provide a great learning experience for these earnest students. Monday through Friday 9:00am- 12:30pm. 2-3 day minimum commitment.

Volunteer to be a mentor for an at-risk, disadvantaged Framingham High School student!

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
?Is there someone out there who cares about my future?? ?Can I go to college?? ?How do I choose a career?? ?Get a job?? ?Who can help me?? These, and a lot of other questions, run through your mind when you?re a young man or woman getting ready to go out into the world. For at-risk kids facing steep odds against success, finding mentors is not only helpful but essential? mentors who can make a di

Seeking volunteers for Story Hour

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Be a part of connecting our youngest visitors to our national park! If you love to tell stories and love the excitement of pre-schoolers' eyes lighting up as they sing songs and play, then New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, located in downtown New Bedford, is looking for you! New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park?s weekly Friday morning story hour, Whales, Tales & Sails, is seeking v

Volunteer Website Manager Needed!

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
We need a volunteer to assist us with the maintenance and updating of our website. The ideal volunteer would be tech savvy, creative, and dependable. Also beneficial would be a volunteer who would be willing to work with our youth members, teaching them how to maintain the website, inspiring creativity, independence, and accomplishment.

Fun, Energetic, Creative Volunteers Wanted!!

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Do you know lots of fun games and ice breakers? Do you have a hobby you want to share with kids? We're looking for volunteers with lots of energy and enthusiasm to assist with supervising youth members after school. The ideal volunteers like to play games, be outside, have lots of patience, and enjoy working with adolescents. Volunteers must be high-energy, flexible, enthusiastic, and capable of me

Summer Fun Volunteers

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Each weekday from June 27, 2011 to August 12, 2011 we will be serving breakfast and lunch to children who might not get those meals. In between breakfast and lunch we have activities and learning opportunities for them that keep them learning throughout the summer months while not in school.

Mechanics! Help turn our bus into a greasecar!

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Aside from the idea of a greasecar, we need to get our bus up and running; unfortunately it needs a couple thousand dollars worth of work. We're wondering if someone might be willing to volunteer to help--either fix up our current bus or help convert a used one. We have one in mind that may come through this spring. Current bus needs brake work and kingpin as far as I know--also a flat tire. 26 passeng

Support Girls with Incarcerated Mothers-Lowell

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
The Girl Scouting Beyond Bars program provides girls with an incarcerated mother a chance to connect with each other through unique a Girl Scout experience at the correctional facility. Volunteers are needed to transport girls to troop meetings, support programming, and help with 4-6 girl-only events per year. The volunteer will pick up girls from the Lowell area on the upcoming Saturdays: 4/16, 5/21

Support Girls with Incarcerated Mothers-Lawrence

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
The Girl Scouting Beyond Bars program provides girls with an incarcerated mother a chance to connect with each other through unique a Girl Scout experience at the correctional facility. Volunteers are needed to transport girls to troop meetings, support programming, and help with 4-6 girl-only events per year. The volunteer will pick up girls from the Lawrence area on the upcoming Saturdays: 4/16, 5/

Support Girls with Incarcerated Mothers-Brockton

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
The Girl Scouting Beyond Bars program provides girls with an incarcerated mother a chance to connect with each other through unique a Girl Scout experience at the correctional facility. Volunteers are needed to transport girls to troop meetings, support programming, and help with 4-6 girl-only events per year. The volunteer will pick up girls from the Brockton area on the upcoming Saturdays: 4/16, 5/2

Professionals needed for career panels for at-risk youth

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Spend an after-school session with others in your field discussing your profession, personal history, and education and training.

College students wanted to tutor/mentor at-risk youth

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
College students support after-school programs (middle school and high school), supervising youth in classrooms, participating in large group activities, and setting a positive example. Work includes academic help, college access guidance, career exploration, and supporting community organizing initiatives with research, campaign and event planning, workshop development, and outreach.

SMALL READING/WRITING GROUP LEADER IN ASHLAND, MA

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE 55+ ASSIST STUDENTS TO COMPLETE READING OR WRITING ACTIVITIES ASSIGNED BY THEIR TEACHER. THE STUDENTS IN THESE GROUPS MAY REQUIRE MORE TIME AND ASSISTANCE TO COMPLETE THEIR ASSIGNMENTS. A NUMBER OF STUDENTS SPEAK MANDARIN, RUSSIAN, UGANDAN, PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH

SMALL MATH GROUP LEADER IN ASHLAND, MA

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE 55+ ASSIST STUDENTS IN PRACTICING MATH SKILLS AND MATH FACTS IN A SMALL GROUP. THE TEACHER USES MATH "GAMES" TO PRACTICE BASIC MATH SKILLS AND THE VOLUNTEER WOULD LEAD THE GAME OR ACTIVITY.

Do you like to hang out with teens? Come be a chaperone on trips and for special events

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
The Newton Teen Center is looking for energetic and enthusiastic volunteers to support, engage and monitor our teens during events and trips. You will serve as a role model by being an active participant on the trips, while connecting and building relationships with the teens. Responsibilities Include: ? Attend field trips and special events and help to keep youth engaged in activities. ? Engage with

Help our teens learn how to run an effective student council

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Would you like to serve as co-advisor to the Newton Teen Center Student Council? The Newton Teen Center is looking for a volunteer to assist with meetings, field trips and community service projects and to serve as a role model and mentor to our teens by teaching them how to act appropriately in a group, follow an agenda, be a team player and positively represent the program to the public Responsibil

Help our teens deal with substance abuse issues

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
The Newton Teen Center is looking for a qualified volunteer to establish a recovery and/or anti-smoking/drugs group for adolescents who attend our Center. You would serve as a role model and mentor to adolescents by modeling appropriate and healthy behavior. Also, you would teach constructive coping mechanisms. Responsibilities Include: ? Create a substance-abuse prevention program that will last fo

Serve Spanish-speaking teens by acting as a role model, mentor, and translator.

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
The Newton Teen Center is looking for two Spanish-speaking volunteers to participate in activities and trips while helping Spanish speaking youth feel part of the Teen Center community. You will serve our Spanish-speaking teens by acting as a role model, mentor, and translator. Responsibilities Include: ? Engage with Spanish-speaking youth in a respectful, appropriate and meaningful way. ? Serve as a

Be a role model for teens while providing a safe and fun environment!

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
We are looking for two volunteers to co-lead weekly trips with a group of middle school and high school adolescents to the Mudflat pottery studio in Somerville and the Hip-Stitch sewing studio in Newtonville.

Make a Lasting Difference in the Life of a Child!

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 4:09pm
Come hear about our Program! We are holding informational sessions through the summer for volunteers interested in working with elementary school children. Beginning in the fall, be a one-on-one tutor or help with a small Life Skills group. The next informational session will be held on Thursday, August 18th, at 3:00 pm.