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June 22, 2010 to August 9, 2010

12:05 AM to 12:05 AM

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COMFORT CHILDREN AT DENTAL CLINIC Operation Breakthrough

Operation Breakthrough provides a full dental clinic for children. Help escort children from their classroom to the dental clinic. Stay with them and help them with the dental visit by talking with them and calming them. This is not medical or dental assisting but being there for the children and helping the clinic run smoothly.

To get started please call Debbie. You will need to participate in an orientation session before you can volunteer or complete a service-learning assignment. 
June 22, 2010 to August 9, 2010

8 AM to 6 PM

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HELPING IN CLASSROOMS AT OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH Operation Breakthrough

Help out in the classrooms during Operation Breakthrough operating hours of 7 am to 5 pm. Ages from infants through school age (in the afternoons).
June 22, 2010 to August 9, 2010

12:05 AM to 12:05 AM

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TUTOR OR MENTOR CHILDREN Community LINC

Tutor or mentor children who are staying at Community LINC while their parents are in classes. Community LINC requires parents to take classes on budgeting and other life skills on Tuesday or Thursday evenings from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.

Contact Jeannine Short at 816.531.3727 x.5550 or jshort@communitylinc.org

Or contact Teresa McClain at 816.595.5553 or tmcclain@communitylinc.org
March 15, 2010 to August 9, 2010

9 AM to 7 PM

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12 Spots Still Available
VISIT WITH RESIDENTS - SUMMER Highland Park Nursing and Rehabilitation

Visit with a resident each week. Think of simple activities to do with the resident. Hours are flexible during the day Monday through Friday.

To get started, please call Karen Espinoza at
(816) 333-5485.
October 5, 2009 to May 19, 2011

7:30 AM to 2 PM

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AYS ACADEMY TUTOR Associated Youth Services

AYS Academy is an alternative school for students who have been suspended for one to two full semesters from the Kansas City, Kansas , school district. Volunteers will tutor junior high and high school students in a variety of subjects, especially math and reading. AYS Academy provides many of these students their only remaining opportunity to improve their grades and keep up with their peers in school. By improving their academic skills, tutors will help students be more confident, driven, and successful when they return to their home school.

 

We ask that the volunteer commits to at least 3 mos, 1-2 hours per week. Commitment, and start date are negotiable. We have needs for tutors all year.

 

October 5, 2009 to September 30, 2010

9:30 AM to 8 PM

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LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTOR Associated Youth Services

AYS serves underprivileged youth in crisis through five programs. Many of these youth have not been taught basic and necessary skills. Instructors contribute to the education of youth by providing useful, practical information of any kind that the volunteer chooses as their specialty. Usually they are basic and useful, and derrived from the volunteer's profession or life experience, say car maintenance or cooking. Exact dates and times are flexible and dependant on which program an instructor has interest in. This is a one time commitment with potential for continuation.

October 5, 2009 to September 30, 2010

8 AM to 5 PM

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HOME TIES MAINTENANCE CREW Associated Youth Services

Home Ties is a Youth Residential Center that houses up to 10 adolescent boys. This is a safe environment for boys who otherwise lack stability in their lives. But There is an ongoing need for basic repairs, cleaning and maintenance from trimming trees, repairing holes in drywall, replacing screens, helping lay gravel on the driveway, or repairing plumming, dependent on the present needs of the emergency shelter. We are flexible with dates and times. This is a one-time commitment with possible continuation.

September 26, 2009 to September 24, 2011

10 AM to 2 PM

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ADULT ACHIEVERS YMCA of Greater Kansas City

Adult Achievers serve as professional role models for the Young Achievers program.   The Young Achievers program encourages underserved high school youth to set and achieve high educational and professional goals, acknowledge adults who have achieved professional success, create channels for continuing community involvement by business and industry, and raise scholarship funds for program participants.
 
Adult Achievers have the the energy, dedication, and ability to give of themselves to teens. They inspire high school students to set and achieve high academic and career goals. They also instill in teens a sense of self‑confidence that not only can enable them to achieve such goals, but that will last for a lifetime. 
 
September 26, 2009 to September 24, 2011

10 AM to 2 PM

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7 Spots Still Available
CHALLENGER BUDDY YMCA of Greater Kansas City

Make a Difference by Volunteering as a Challenger Buddy

 

 

Want to make a difference in someone's life? Volunteer for the YMCA Challenger program for kids with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities.

 

 

There are almost 30,000 kids in the Kansas City Metropolitan area with a disability, and the YMCA is only one of a handful of organizations that have programs year round.

 

 

YMCA Challenger Programs are fulfilling a need for families with kids and teens with special needs. At the heart of the YMCA Challenger program are our many volunteers and buddies.The program brings kids with physical, developmental and intellectual disabilities together with volunteer “buddies” who provide assistance and words of encouragement. This is a truly rewarding experience for both the players and the buddies. The best part is that buddies free up the parents, who can sit in the bleachers and cheer for all the children.

For more information go to 

http://www.kansascityymca.org/ways-to-give.html 

 

September 22, 2009 to September 23, 2011

8 AM to 5 PM

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CHILD WATCH VOLUNTEER YMCA of Greater Kansas City

General Function

Under the direction of the Youth/Family Director, the Child Watch volunteer will be responsible for providing quality care for children that participate in the YMCA Child Watch program.  These children range from ages 12 weeks-8 years of age and utilize the Child Watch program while parents/guardians are using the facility.  The volunteer(s) are expected to emphasize member service, character development, YMCA mission statement and the four core values.

For more information please visit:

http://www.kansascityymca.org/ways-to-give.html