Project One-on-One, Academic Mentoring Program

Project One-on-One is a tutoring and mentoring program for homeless children in Atlanta.

We need volunteers for weekly sessions in Gwinnett, DeKalb, Cherokee, Cobb, Forsyth, Douglas, Clayton, and Fulton Counties. Each session is an hour and a half long and allows mentors to get to tutor homeless children while also getting to know them.

Our program is structured as team mentoring, meaning a team of volunteers meets with a group of children at the same time. We try to keep the ratio one to one, but this is not always possible due to limited volunteer resources. That's why it's so important to be consistent and reliable, and to help us get the word out!

The mentor sessions are academically focused. You will find that most of the students are lacking in basic skills and the best way to help them is to fill in those gaps. Additionally, students may need help with their homework. Other academic resources are available to help you with the tutoring.

While this is an academically focused program, we also ask mentors to develop more meaningful relationships with these kids and serve as a positive role model. We call it a mentoring program because without a trusting, friendly relationship there is no getting through to a lot of these kids. They need skills, yes; but more than that they need encouragement and attention that is crucial to healthy social development.

As a mentor, you can show your students that education is important and learning can be fun, and you can celebrate progress. There are few greater accomplishments than helping a struggling student learn how to learn!!

Please sign up at our website for more information and faster placement!

To volunteer, please visit: http://www.childrn.org/crn_trial_4_020.htm

Skills

• Tutor/Mentor: We are looking for caring and responsible adults (must be 18 and a high school graduate) to provide positive interaction and academic help to residents in Metro Atlanta's group homes. A brief meeting or orientation session with the program coordinator is required. We also need a completed background check, which is completed through Children’s Restoration Network. Mentors are required to volunteer with the program for at least four months. Other than that only understanding, tolerance, a lot of patience, a bit of knowledge, a little time, and a smidgen of wisdom is needed. You can check out our website at http://www.childrn.org/crn_trial_4_020.htm

Requirements

• An orientation session with the program coordinator is required.
• We also need a completed background check, which is completed through Children's Restoration Network.
• Mentors are required to volunteer with the program for at least four months.