Sandy Springs Mission, Inc.

"Transferring families through education"

 The Sandy Springs Mission is a non-profit organization serving at- risk students in Sandy Springs for the past 12 years. Our purpose is to provide academic support and community resources for students of foreign-born parents. We strive to radically improve their overall academic performance, and ultimately lay the foundation for a brighter future.

Services Offered

After School enrichment programs

Life Skills programs

Summer camps

Performing Arts

To date, fifty-two student participants have

achieved their high school diploma!

Your partnership will help us impact the

lives of more students.

850 Mount Vernon Highway
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30327
(404) 943-1540
www.sandyspringsmission.org

AmeriCorps Yells After school Program Assistant

YELLS Afterschool Program Assistant – AmeriCorps Position
The YELLS Afterschool Program is sponsored by Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading, and Serving, Inc. We
provide a safe haven for youth in the Franklin Road Weed and Seed neighborhood, while empowering them with the
skills, resources, and character they need to serve as effective leaders and members of their community.
The role of the YELLS Assistant Teacher is to directly support the implementation of the YELLS Afterschool Program by
assisting teachers in coordinating and facilitating various activities that promote positive personal development, academic
success, healthy and safe lifestyles, and community involvement for elementary school-aged youth in kindergarten – fifth
grade. The Assistant Teacher will specifically focus on ensuring the academic growth of our YELLS youth through
homework assistance and targeted tutoring. He or she may also plan and lead arts and enrichment activities, leadership
workshops, recreational games, and service activities.
Job Responsibilities
• Work under the supervision of the Executive Director and Lead Teacher and assist in daily operations
• Plan, lead, and facilitate educational, recreational, leadership, and enrichment activities for youth
• Provide individual and group tutoring to help youth excel academically
• Develop activities and design interventions to help youth practice and improve academic skills
• Monitor and report on progress of youth
• Develop and implement community engagement activities
• Increase community participation in YELLS programs and events
• Coordinate and facilitate summer learning opportunities for youth
• Assist with YELLS Mentoring Program activities and help coach our high school youth to lead large-scale service
projects and community-building events
• Set up and prepare program areas and ensure activities run smoothly
• Develop a rapport with students and create a welcoming and harmonious environment, while providing a positive
example for youth
• Supervise children attending the program, and promote safety and respect amongst all participants while
maintaining order and discipline
• Maintain a clean environment and leave the area in an orderly fashion upon departure
• Participate as part of a team to run a top-of-the-line youth development program by helping out where needed or
instructed
Qualifications
• Enthusiastic, dynamic personality that inspires and motivates children
• Ability to develop and manage events and programs
• Experience working with children and positive youth development program facilitation
• Ability to work in a non-judgmental, culturally sensitive, and empowering manner with children from diverse
backgrounds
• Effective behavior management skills
• Must be willing to commit through September 30, 2013
• Ability to work independently and be self-directed
• Bilingual – fluent in both English and Spanish – a plus
• A heart for children and eagerness to serve a community
Hours: Part-time, minimum of 20 hours/week, 3:00 – 7:00 Monday through Friday (possible weekend hours for events
and projects). AmeriCorps members must commit to serve from mid-January – September 30, and complete 900+ hours.

Compensation Range: AmeriCorps members will receive a living allowance of $262 every 2 weeks and a $2,775
education award.
Location: Marietta, Georgia (30067)
Position to be filled immediately. To apply, please send resume and cover letter promptly to Laura Keefe, YELLS
Executive Director, at Laura@YELLSinc.org. No phone calls please.

Mayor Reed's Centers of Hope Project

Location: Thomasville Recreation Center

                    1835 Henry Thomas Drive

                    Atlanta, Ga 30315

Description: Volunteer opportunities involve working with children in the after school program at the Thomasville Recreation Center. Positions available include volunteer tutors, gym volunteers, volunteer dance instructor, volunteer music instructor, volunteer drama instructor, teen program volunteer, and general volunteers. Volunteers are needed anytime between 2:30-6pm M, T, W, Th, and F.

Contact: Phoebe Kann

                 Volunteer Coordinator/AmeriCorps VISTA

                 pkann@handsonatlanta.org

                 (404) 979-2771

Website: iamatlanta.org

The Posse Foundation

The Posse Foundation is an organization that awards student leaders full-tuition scholarships to top colleges and universities around the country.  In addition to awarding these prestigious scholarships, we conduct an 8-month training program for students before they go off to school in the fall to better prepare them for what they will encounter.  One of the components of their training is a writing program, for which we recruit writing coaches to work with the students. We need volunteers to be those training coaches preferably graduate students. 

Contact: 

The Posse Foundation, Inc.

101 Marietta Street, N.W.

Suite 1040

Atlanta, GA 30303

tel: (404) 751-3340

fax: (404) 751-3349

camilleg@possefoundation.org

http://www.possefoundation.org

SEM Link

I would like to introduce you to Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc (SEM Link), a nonprofit that promotes student achievement and career exploration in math and science for K-12 students. We achieve our mission by recruiting STEM professionals and retirees as well as undergraduate and graduate students to implement our programs. SEM Link has two core programs: the Experimental Design Program and the Math and Science Career Academy, which provide students with opportunities to develop the classroom learning experience in addition to teaching them skills that are transferable to other areas of life. Our Experimental Design Program teaches students how to design and conduct experiments for math and science fairs utilizing research, laboratory and scientific literacy skills gained through individual and group learning opportunities as well as mentoring  Our Math and Science Career Academy exposes students to math and science through hands-on activities, real-world applications and career exploration.  Since our inception, we have enhanced the math and science educational experiences for over 1000 youth in Atlanta, Georgia and San Francisco Bay Area.  

SEM Link has a diversity of opportunities for individuals or groups that want to give of their time and/or professional expertise to help the organization achieve its mission. You can find more information about the various volunteer opportunities on our Volunteers Page on our website.  However, the volunteer opportunity that I’m recruiting for is a Hands on Activity Leader for the after-school programs of our community partners. These programs take place Monday through Thursday from 2:30-5:30pm at local middle and elementary schools. This volunteer opportunity will require approximately 1 hour and half of your day (an hour to implement the activity and approximately 15 minutes before and after the activity for set up and clean up). We would like to extend this volunteer opportunity to students, faculty, and staff in your institution's STEM-related departments. Please have interested volunteers complete our Volunteer Information form (link is provided below). They may also e-mail me directly at sstennett@semsuccess.org for more information

For more information about SEM Link feel free to visit our website at www.semsuccess.org. If you have any questions about the volunteer opportunities please contact me via email atsstennett@semsuccess.org. Thank you in advance for  your consideration in  volunteering with our organization and help  us “unveil potential through exposure”.

Volunteer Information Sheet: http://bit.ly/semlinkvolunteerform

        

Nicholas House

Share your talents or fun activities with our kids during Nick’s Activity Hour every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30 to 8:30pm! Watch a movie, play games, help with homework or do an arts and crafts project! The possibilities are endless and they all start with you. Because you’re fun and kids adore you. Woo-woo!

Location: 830 Boulevard SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Background Check Required: Fill out our form: http://tinyurl.com/nickshour

Contact: Yvonne Druyeh (404) 622-0793 x 106

http://www.nicholashouse.org/

Hope Center

MISSION
The Hope Center exists to encourage hope among the people of Gwinnett Estates by sharing the love of Jesus through caring, serving, equipping, and educating. 

Here are many ways to get involved at the Hope Center. Below are some of the programs where you can volunteer to serve others:

AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, The Hope Center is filled with children from 2 years old to middle school. We need volunteers to help with homework, play games, read, serve juice and snacks, and give hugs.

ENGLISH CLASS

Don’t be afraid! You DO NOT have to teach, and you DO NOT need to speak Spanish. We meet on Tuesday evenings and need volunteers to listen and talk with small groups of adults as they practice the English skills being taught.

WOMEN’S EXERCISE PROGRAM

Can you teach aerobics, dance, walk/run, or lead any type of exercise activity? We need your help for 1-2 hours each month. You will love the women who are a part of this ministry!

WOMEN’S HAIRCUT MINISTRY

It is so much fun to see the women of the neighborhood come out for a little pampering. We need stylists to cut or wash hair. You can volunteer once a month or once a year.

CLOTHING CLOSET MINISTRY

Help provide clothing to children and families in the neighborhood. There are opportunities to sort or distribute clothing.

KIDS’ SOCCER PROGRAM

You can share the love of Christ by playing soccer with the kids!

HOPE CENTER SUMMER CAMP

Play games, create art and teach the Bible to the kids of Gwinnett Estates.

SEASONAL EVENTS

There are 3 BIG Community Events throughout the year—Fall Festival, Christmas Sponsorship, and the 5K/Back-to-School Party. On these days, we bombard the neighborhood with the love of Jesus through giving, serving, and having a great time.

For more information on any of these programs please contact Jim or Melinda Hollandsworth at hopecenter@graystonechurch.com.

Location:

222 Howe Lane

Loganville, GA 30052

Ezra Project

We are a nonprofit organization that works with 8^th grade boys at Brown Middle School in Atlanta, GA. (Brown is located on Peebles St. in the west end; approx. 2 mi from Morehouse.) We are looking for mentor volunteers. Someone who can invest “positive” time in and with the boys. The word “mentor” brings up sort of a stereotypical notion; our definition of mentoring is relational, yet the personality and creativity of the mentor is welcome to come forth as they present a positive impression on the students.

We welcome your creativity in determining what time is spent, events attended, educational or recreational style, etc.; as long as “quality” time is the objective. Group collaborations are a good way to involve your peers in volunteering. For example, one engineering major from Morehouse thought to incorporate the boys in a Lego-like building project. Athletes let the boys attend their practices, give them tickets to games. Law students may let the boys attend mock trials or debates – things like that. Dare to be as creative as you like!!

The most important thing is commitment. No matter how little or much time you can give, the boys being able to count on you is the key. We are looking for twenty volunteers that have “some” time to invest in another young student. For those interested, please contact Stan Wardsworth (ezra.foundation@gmail.com) either by phone or email, I will arrange a time to meet with you (Collectively is best, but we understand your busy schedules.) We look forward to having you be a part of the work that is so much needed. 

Information: 

http://ezra-foundation.org/

Volunteer at Healthy Youth USA

Healthy Youth USA is excited to kick off the new school year with our new Volunteer Program! We hope that we can work with your department and students to make this venture a collective success. Healthy Youth USA, a not for profit organization, is an amateur athletic program for youth that focuses on child development through sports and recreation. We currently offer the "After School Club" to over 85 students daily in the Sandy Springs and Dunwoody Atlanta area. The After School Club has been a great success and has become valuable within the North Atlanta community.

We are looking for student volunteers who are eager to explore youth service experiences, enjoy sports and recreation, and who could benefit from working with children. We would love to speak with you regarding any opportunities you have that would allow Healthy Youth USA to become an organization your students would choose as a volunteer option. Please let us know if you offer service learning academic credit. Volunteering with Healthy Youth USA provides hands on daily experiences utilized in career fields across many industries.

At the After School Club, student volunteers will work collectively with paid employees providing elementary age children with supervised sporting activities, homework & tutor services, all offering a variety of recreational and educational learning objectives. The average volunteer will be requested to serve within the hours of 2:30pm-6:30pm, M-F. We are very flexible to students various schedules and availability between those days and times.

To learn more about Healthy Youth USA, visit us at www.healthyyouthusa.com. You can also call to speak with myself regarding any questions or concerns. We hope to hear from you soon.

Charles Sharper

Executive Director

Healthy Youth USA

770-896-5535

Volunteer Opportunities at BOUNCE Fitness

BOUNCE fitness a non-profit organization that designs and implements programs in after school settings to prevent childhood obesity. BOUNCE stands for Bettering Our Understanding of Nutrition, Children & Exercise. We also attend and coordinate community service events for children and families to be active together.

As a BOUNCE Fitness volunteer there will be many options to participate and educate the general community. During the week our after school programs include organized sports such as basketball, flag football, soccer, dance and cheerleading. Actively coaching children on specific drills may be required under the supervision of a director. Event days we will need volunteers to engage with children and parents, pass along information and represent the organization in a positive manner.

Contact:marielleporter@bouncefitness.org

Kiddie Kuts

Volunteers Needed

 For Our Non-Profit Organization

Monday-Friday After School Tutoring in

Math and Reading K through 5th grade

For More Information Contact:

Karrimah Muhammad

770-399-5437

510-501-8915

kiddiekutsfoundation@yahoo.com

4710 Ashford Dunwoody Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338
770-399-KIDS (5437)
www.kiddiekutsfoundation.org

Premiere CDC

Volunteers Tutors Needed

To Provide Academic Support for Children in our

 Therapeutic After-School Program!

We are in need of undergraduate and graduate students who are looking to work in the field of education, behavioral health and psychology to provide tutoring to our students in the after-school program.  This would be a rewarding and great opportunity to get your feet wet and to work one on one with our students.

For More Info Call:

 Ms. Ida Johnson

 (404) 768-5553

 (404) 333-7531

Premiere CDC

5495 Old National HWY Suite C-1

Atlanta, GA 30349

Email: ijohnson@pcdcofga.com

Delivered Vessels

Help us put an end to child sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Demonstrate your shared commitment to the eradication of this horrific instance that has plagued our children long enough. Together we make a difference- but first it starts with you-won't you join us?

We need students to help at a local charter school in Cobb County near Fulton County line. We are looking for student volunteers that would be interested in tutoring students from 3rd-8th grades in Math and Reading.

If interested in volunteering contact Chandra Southern by emailing info@deliveredvessels.org.

For more information check out our website at

www.deliveredvessels.org

Clarkston Community Center

Volunteers Needed

• Open play sports program--soccer, basketball, volleyball
• Wednesdays and Fridays:  4-7 pm 
• Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Bobby King at 404-508-1050

Clarkston Community Center

TUTORS NEEDED

• After-school program, 5 days a week, 3:30 to 5:30 pm
• Tutors work in small groups with elementary school children for one hour on homework help, then work with middle schoolers for second hour or assist with enrichment for second hour (math, science & technology, art, music, fitness)
• Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Annie Irankunda at 404-508-1050

International Rescue Committee

A few of the available opportunities with the International Rescue Committee (IRC):

• Be a family mentor
• You can "adopt" and work one-on-one with a newly arrived refugee family to help them adjust to their new lives in the United States.  This may include English conversation practice, discussions of cultural differences, city orientation and other things involved in getting to know the new community.  Family mentors volunteer for at least 2 hours a week, for a period of at least 3 months.
• ESL Assistant
• Our English as a Second Language (ESL) Program helps newly arrived refugees learn English so that they can secure early employment and perform the daily tasks necessary for their family's well-being.  Volunteers assist our teachers to teach ESL.  The adult ESL classes take place from 9-11 am and 11:30-1:30 pm Monday through Thursday.  We also have Vocational English classes that target on vocabulary and contexts critical to finding employment and succeeding in the workplace.  These take place Monday through Thursday 11:30 to 1:30 pm and Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm  A commitment of 2-3 hours a week is required.
• First Things First Assistant
• IRC's First Things First Program is a woman's literacy class that provides English instruction to refugee mothers while providing educational childcare.  We need volunteers to help care for the children and also to help their mothers learn.  The classes are held from 9 to 11:30 am, Monday through Thursday.  A commitment of 2-3 hours a week is required.
• Help out at the Resettlement Shop
• Spend a few hours working in this thrift-shop environment helping refugees choose clothing and house wares appropriate for their new homes.  You can also help with the presentation of the shop to make it a welcoming place for refugee clients and community donors.  The shop is open from 10 am to noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.  Volunteers are needed off hours as well.
• Teach in the Computer Lab
• IRC needs volunteers to help clients utilize computer equipment and to provide them with necessary guidance.  Computer lab monitors will help refugee clients learn how to navigate the Internet, set up email accounts, improve their typing skills, create resumes, and learn basic functions of MS Office.  The computer lab is open from 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Friday.  A commitment of 2-3 hours a week is required.
• Tutor refugee youth
• IRC's After School Program is designed for refugee and American students in grades 7 to 12.  The program provides academic assistance, helps youth transition into their new homes and schools, and builds leadership skills.  Volunteers provide homework help, mentoring, and support for students.  The program takes place every school day between 3:00 and 5:00 pm at two locations:  Clarkston High School and the International Student Center, and also during the summer.

For more information, please contact 678.636.8928 of VolunteerATL@Rescue.org

The Literacy for Youth Foundation

Volunteers are needed in children's hospitals, shelters, local libraries, recreation centers, classroom settings, and more!  Serve as a tutor, mentor, friend, and much more.

To be a volunteer, visit www.Literacy4youth.vpweb.com or contact us at 404.454.3058 or email Literacy4youth@yahoo.com.

Back 2 Basics Kids Foundation

Volunteers:
We are searching for volunteers to assist with field trip supervision, after school care, flyer distribution, clean up projects, and canned food drives.  Outstanding volunteers will receive support from Back 2 Basics Kids Foundation.  B2B offers incentives for great performance.  We also write reference letters and provide knowledge in the areas of non-profit formulation, community involvement and business.

Internships:
Interns will work closely with B2B directors to help develop and sustain programs for the youth of Atlanta.  Duties will include marketing, fundraising, program formulation and presentation, emailing and callbacks, writing letters and proposals, setting directors' schedules, youth supervision, and more.

These are unpaid internships, but interns will have the ability to earn money through our bonus program.  Also, we will be working closely with employers to help find jobs for those who excel.  B2B will also provide part-time and full-time positions to those who excel.  This is an excellent opportunity to get free training and real world business experience.

Interns must be able to work a minimum of 8 hours per week and are required to have a cell phone, daily internet access and reliable transportation.

Back 2 Basics is also looking for volunteer youth BASKETBALL coaches.

To volunteer/intern or for more information, email johnmiller@back2basicshoops.com or visit www.b2bkids.org.

Kindezi School

Would you like to volunteer with one of the most innovative new schools in Atlanta?  The Kindezi School needs you.

We need tutors to work with students from kindergarten to 3rd grade with subjects like math and reading.  It will be fun, rewarding, and you'll get to meet some really amazing kids.

The Kindezi School is a new charter school in the Atlanta Public Schools District.  It pioneers a new approach to education by

• providing 6 student classrooms
• Using an individualized, tutorial method for instruction
• Having a focus on leadership and the arts

For the opportunity to tutor in this groundbreaking environment, contact Makeisha Robey (Volunteer Coordinator) at makeishar@gmail.com or Dean Leaper (Principal) at info@kindezi.org or 404.671.4910.

Bright Futures ATL

We are looking for young, energetic students to come and be involved with our kids.  You can help supervise participants and join them in various activities.  No skills required!

1.  Sharpening Skills for Success (S3) After School Program 

Monday-Thursday 4 pm to 7 pm

Activities:  discipleship; devotion; character building; art projects; weight training; college prep; recreation (baseball, kickball, volleyball)

2.  Saturday Open House

Saturdays from 12 pm to 4 pm

Activities:  games (volleyball, foosball, ping-pong, video games, billiards), light service projects (yard work, maintenance, cleaning)

Contact Catherine Dukes at cdukes@bfatl.org or 770.317.6448 if you are interested.

Located at 64 Edwin Place NW, Atlanta, GA 30318