I’m back! Hope everyone is staying warm out there! Because this is my first post of the semester, I want to take a second to restate the mission and purpose of this blog. Then, I have some opportunities to share as well.
As the Community-Based Learning Coordinator of JCCC, part of my mission in this role is reciprocity. I spend a lot of time making sure that students at JCCC get to volunteer, have a good experience while they volunteer, and I do everything I can to ensure they are learning from their volunteering. It is important to me that JCCC students are benefiting from service and from service learning. That being said, it also important to me that JCCC is helping to meet community needs. It’s not just about the students’ needs, I’m also responsible for doing what I can to help the nonprofits I have partnerships with as well. Not all nonprofits have opportunities that correlate well with service learning. That does not make these needs any less important! That is the main purpose of this blog. Not only is it a great place for students, staff, and faculty to learn about nonprofits in the community and find out about volunteer opportunities, but also it is a place where nonprofits’ needs can be advertised.
Now, back to business! Recent volunteer opportunities that have come across my desk:
Reach Out and Read, an organization that advocates for childhood literacy, is having a big book sorting event on Saturday March 23rd from 9am-12pm. If you’re interested let Marianne know by March 18th.
Communities in Schools of Mid-America is an agency that surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. They needs tutors for Math, English, and Science on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:40-4pm and Thursdays from 7:30-8:30am. If you are interested, let Ramsha know!
Freedom Hoops uses basketball to mentor and transform urban youth. They need help with tutoring on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:45pm. Here is the link to their Volunteer Interest Form.
There are so many agencies doing amazing things for Kansas City. Keep checking back for more opportunities to help them carry out their missions!
And tell your friends!
Happy Volunteering!