| YouthFriends is a school-based mentoring effort that links caring adult volunteers from the community with students in schools and is open to all students, grades K-12, within participating school districts. All activities take place on school grounds before, during or after school hours. YouthFriends volunteers typically visit a school for one hour each week to do things like have lunch with a student, help with reading or academic tutoring, share an interest or a hobby or simply listen.
Career Guide
Serve as a special mentor and share information about your chosen field with middle/high school students.
Classroom
YouthFriends volunteers are matched with classrooms by teacher request. Volunteers work with an individual child or a small group of children.
Computer Coach
Assist elementary student(s) while working in the computer lab on a lesson or project.
E-Mentor
Busy professionals from YouthFriends Employer Partners help connect schoolwork to the "real world" for middle and high school students by exchanging weekly e-mails via the Internet. Students e-mail from school and adult e-Mentors e-mail from their places of work. At least one face-to-face meeting required. Specialized training provided free-of-charge.
Reading Pal
Help students in grades K-7 practice and improve reading skills so they can gain the confidence necessary to be successful readers. Work with students one-to-one or in small group relationships for a minimum of one semester. Classroom teachers or reading specialists usually monitor student progress. Specialized one-hour mandatory supplemental training provided free-of-charge.
Tutor
Choose your favorite subject--math, reading, writing, science, social studies, computers, music or a foreign language--and work with a student who needs extra attention in that area. You may choose to mentor your student before, during or after school to help give him or her advice and direction in tasks, such as completing everyday assignments or developing a challenging project. |
