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Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School Volunteer Program
The Volunteer Program is a full-time, two-year commitment to serving the students and community of Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School. Volunteer responsibilities include teaching, assistant teaching, coaching athletics, running clubs and arts programs, supporting college counseling, and furthering the objectives of the Corporate Work Study Program among other duties. Cristo Rey Brooklyn seeks hardworking, creative leaders to further the mission of the school.
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis by mail or email. Deadline: May 31, 2012. Candidates will be contacted for phone or in-person interviews for a midsummer start date. Please contact Emily Cunningham, interim volunteer coordinator at eecunningham@gmail.com with any questions.
Dominican Volunteers USA (DVUSA): Several Positions Available
As a faith-based program, DVUSA places adults in full-time positions as stipend volunteers for a year, where they give back to communities and serve the economically poor and marginalized. If you are interested in these positions, please call the DVUSA office at 708-524-5985 for details. More information and online applications are available at www.dvusa.org. We will continue to accept applications until all positions are filled.
G-Corps Mentoring Program, Chicago
Galapagos Charter School
Attention ND Seniors! The G-Corps Mentoring Program is recruiting graduates for a one-year urban education fellowship. G-Corps Fellows will work directly with 6th-8th grade scholars in one-on-one or small-group settings. Fellows will provide tutoring and mentoring support to their assigned scholars in structured tutoring blocks throughout the school day. Corps members will also be assigned a secondary duty as an assistant to instructors, administration, or office staff.
L’Arche Greater Washington, DC—Several Positions Available!
LSA Family in Mission: Project Hope, Dorchester, Massachusetts
LSA Family in Mission is recruiting volunteers to serve for a one-year commitment at Project Hope. Project Hope educates homeless women to prepare them for employment and economic independence. They provide adult education and youth programs for neighborhood residents as well as childcare for women currently enrolled in their programs. The current positions that we are recruiting for are:
Potential volunteers can obtain application online at www.lsafim.org or contact Maria Lugo – Program Coordinator at 212-722-7404 or coordinator@lsafim.org
MATCH Corps and MATCH Teacher Residency, Boston MA
Elite recent college graduates from excellent universities participate in MATCH Corps across the country commit one year to public service. They are assigned 6-7 MATCH students at the beginning of the year, with whom they work in small group or 1-on-1 tutorials over the course each day, doing close academic support and building relationships. More information
Do you want to be an unusually effective first year teacher in a high-poverty charter school? If so, you should consider MATCH Teacher Residency--a highly innovative, one-year teacher residency program. Basically, MTR gives recent college graduates one year of incredibly intense training designed to make them unusually effective rookie teachers. MTR then helps them find positions in high-need schools, and continues to support them as they begin their careers in the classroom. More information
Mercy Volunteer Corps, National and International
Many Positions Available in Healthcare, Education and Social Services
http://www.mercyvolunteers.org/sitesofservice/
MVC is a full-time lay volunteer program offering placements in the continental U.S. and Guyana, South America. Volunteers have the opportunity to embrace service, a simple lifestyle in community, and personal and communal spiritual growth. U.S. volunteers may be eligible for an AmeriCorps Education Award, depending on funding. Deadline is May 15th. For more information contact ND graduate Mike Grathwol and visit his blog.
Misericordia, Chicago IL
Volunteers at Misericordia live in the community with adults with developmental disabilities and assist the residents in the daily functioning of the home, with particular emphasis on supporting activities of daily living and community involvement of the residents. Participation in volunteer community is an essential aspect of placement that includes opportunities for retreats, weekly dinners, weekly reflections, spiritual direction, etc. More information
Nativity Preparatory School, New Bedford MA
Full Time Teaching Positions available
Nativity Prep is an independent, tuition-free middle school for boys from low-income families. Staffed by volunteer teachers, Nativity provides a highly structured and effective academic program for boys who have demonstrated the will and the desire to apply themselves to high academic and moral standards. For more information, contact Principal Kim Wall (principal@nativitynb.org).
Presbyterian Church USA: Young Adult Volunteers Program
PC(USA) YAV program will be accepting applications for service in the U.S. in 2012 until May 25. Young Adult Volunteers is a year-long service program through the PC(USA) which provides young adults with the opportunity to experience faith in action, use their skills and gifts in God’s mission, and develop skills in the areas of humanitarian aid and non-profit leadership. For more information, visit http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/yav/.
Rostro de Cristo, Ecuador
Opportunities for ministry include teaching, tutoring, coaching sports, working in soup kitchens, leading retreat groups, assisting in parish activities, working at a hospital for Hansen’s Disease, and visiting orphanages, nursing homes and a local children’s hospital.
The emphasis in the Rostro de Cristo program is always on being with the people and not doing for them. The focus is on forming relationships, which serve as the most powerful and profound means of expressing God’s love to each other.
Christina Mellace
Christina@rostrodecristo.org
(617) 552-2281
Salesian Lay Missioner Program: International Service Positions Available
Salesian Lay Missioner program is still accepting applications for the 2012-2013 year. Positions are still open in all of their sites: Bolivia, China, India, Cambodia, and Ethiopia. They are especially looking for qualified male volunteers to send to our site in China and other locations so if you know of anyone looking for a pretty amazing experience. For more information, visit www.SalesianLayMissioners.org, or contact director, Adam Rudin (adamr@salesianmissions.org).
Share Foundation, Rolling Prairie, Indiana URGENT NEED FOR STEWARDS AND HOUSE MANAGERS!
Share Foundation is looking for caring individuals to mentor, in a live in position, two adults who are mildly to moderately mentally disabled or as we call them – “other-abled.” They are looking for people who are recent college grads. The sense of affirmation gained from our other-abled villagers and growth in responsibility are great plusses. Be a mentor and be appreciated! For more information, call 219-778-2585 or email share@sharefoundation.org
Updated 5/07/2012
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Teaching
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Fall 2011 Guide to Postgraduate Service
