| Program |
Examples
of Volunteer Opportunities |
Contact |
|
Adult Education |
One Time
Accompany a small group
of students on a field trip, e.g., to the
UN, Ellis Island, the Tenement Museum,
etc.
Project
Teach a series of computer classes or hold a workshop(s) on computers for students.
Ongoing
Teach a Basic Education class in the evening in Spanish. Assist in ESL classes mornings or evenings. Tutor for conversational English evenings or Saturday. Computer tutor afternoons and/or Saturday
|
Melissa Nieves
mnieves@unionsett.org
|
|
Childcare Services |
One Time
Workshop facilitators to conduct staff training possible topics, literacy working with parents and families.
Paint a childcare center (on a Friday or Saturday).
Create Brochures, flyers for fall recruitment Campaign
Project
Holding performing arts workshops for daycare children, ages 3 to 5 (dance, art, music).
Ongoing
Ongoing homework help for school age children.
Working with young children in the classrooms reading books, assisting teachers.
Creating a newsletter for the program
|
Stephanie Davis-Lee
slee@unionsett.org
|
|
College Readiness |
One Time
Leadership Academy occurs Wednesdays 3 to 6. Volunteers can help for 1 session (or more).
Project
Ongoing
Computer teacher - on Wednesdays from 3 - 5:30 for students or 5:30 - 7 for parents.
Tutoring after school.
Clerical office support, filing, copying etc.
|
Steven Portericker
sportericker@unionsett.org
|
|
Credit Union |
Project
Financial Literacy Training- hold seminars for youth and adults on a variety of topics including Home Ownership and Budgeting.
Ongoing
Volunteers are need to work on our Supervisory Committee, to spot check work, verify bank reconciliations, verify open and closed accounts and monitor general ledger entries
|
Audia Williams
aawilliams@unionsett.org
|
|
HIV Care Network |
Help file, make copies,
prepare information packages for distribution
at health/street fairs
Conduct general street outreach
Participate in our Community Awareness
sub-committee and help facilitate the coordination
of activities
|
Jose
Martin Garcia Orduna
jorduna@unionsett.org
|
| Home Care |
One Time
Organizing and sponsoring an arts workshop for patients.
Project
Facilitate an oral history project working with home bound elderly patients.
Ongoing
Volunteers needed for telephone reassurance to call homebound elderly patients. |
Cheryl Patterson-Artis
cpatterson-artis@unionsett.org |
| Mental Health
Services |
One Time
Create Brochures/flyer. Design a web page
Project
Teach a series of computer workshops for staff
Search for available office space in East Harlem
Ongoing
Clerical support/filing copying. Assist with outreach to schools and community agencies.
|
Karen Smith
ksmith@unionsett.org |
| Finance |
Ongoing
Clerical support
- Data entry
- Bank Reconciliations
- Filing/Copying
|
Marrolin Hunter
mhunter@unionsett.org
|
| Senior Services |
One Time
Create outreach ads/flyer for recruitment.
Painting for a senior center.
Create plan for bodega and/or help develop plan to sell products at centers or on the website.
Help prepare Meals On Wheels dinners for homebound seniors. Monday through Saturdays, 9 to 11 a.m.
Project
Editor/ writer to help put out monthly newsletter.
Paint a senior center. Can be done on Saturdays.
Writer to help seniors write short stories about themselves. Outcome would be an anthology of EHC stories.
Ongoing
Leader/chaplain to organize activities regarding spirituality - retreats or meditation groups.
Clerical support at all senior centers.
Decorating at all senior centers. (Shades, curtains and other accessories.)
Telephone reassurance. Callers to provide support to home bound elderly.
Friendly visitors to offer companionship to the homebound elderly via home visits.
Recreation teachers to lead classes in dance, yoga, arts & crafts, sewing, or book club.
|
Maria Alejandro
malejandro@unionsett.org |
| Youth Services |
One Time
- Mural Painting
- Field Day activities
- Special arts and crafts activities
Project
Professional workshops - speak with teens about your profession/ job what you do at work and talk about your responsibilities.
Ongoing
Tutoring - one on one- ages (6-10), (11-14) or 14 - 18. All subjects needed. Hours 4 - 5:30
Monday- Friday must be proficient in subject area and have an interested in working with youth.
Homework assistance for schoolage children daily 4 to 6 pm.
|
Steven Portericker
sportericker@unionsett.org |
| Development |
One Time
Help with events on the day of the event.
Project
Work on invitations, graphics for special events or brochures for programs.
Ongoing
Clerical:
help
Prepare press kits,
Stuff envelopes
Fundraising help:
Telethon phone calls
|
Dana Wolf
dwolf@unionsett.org |
| Ethnic Festival |
One Time
On a Saturday, in June, help set up, clean up, help with children's activities or hand out flyers. |
Laura Johnson
ljohnson@unionsett.org |
| Agency-wide |
One Time
Devote a half day in the spring to raking and weeding to get the garden ready for summer.
Project
Work in the garden on a weekly basis to weed, repair boxes, rake.
Ongoing
Act as the volunteer coordinator for the agency. Develop flyers, organize projects; reach out to volunteer organizations to obtain volunteers; plan an orientation and welcoming process for the volunteers and follow-up with volunteers to offer support and opportunity for feedback.
|
Ellen P. Simon
epsimon@unionsett.org |
