Volunteer Opportunities in Education

 

American Red Cross

Contact Number: 270-781-7377

Needs volunteers for: Youth Team Leader: Adults are needed to help coordinate and supervise activities and service projects. Adult leaders act as positive role models for youth and encourage leadership and personal development.HIV/AIDS Mentoring: Young people are needed to serve as role models and speak to groups of students using Red Cross HIV/AIDS awareness materials. Health and Safety Instructor: Volunteers are needed to teach community classes in CPR, First Aid, water safety, and other safety presentations. Babysitting Course Instructor: Volunteers become certified to teach American Red Cross Babysitting courses to teenagers. Lifeguard Instructor: Volunteers needed to teach American Red Cross lifesaving course. Water Safety Instructor: Volunteers are needed to teach American Red Cross swimming and water safety courses. Publicity aide: Volunteers are needed for computer data entry. Pinch-Hitter Volunteer: Volunteers are needed to help with unanticipated or irregular tasks as they arrive. If you are interested in volunteering with the South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red Cross, call (270) 781-7377.

 

BG-WC Community Education

Contact Number: 842-4281

The following short-term volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year:

Distribution of fall enrichment fliers to designated locations

Work at Special Events in the Community Education activity booth: for example: Stand for Children Day (June), Back to School Bash (August) Spell-bration(February)

Help Houchens Center Board for special events

Occasional mailings (on call)

Volunteer receptions (March)

For more information, contact Anne Grubbs at 270-842-4281 or agrubbs@commed.us.

 

BRIMS

Contact Number:  780-2427

BRIMS, the Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science, is seeking volunteers in the community to help staff the museum located in Greenwood Mall during open hours of operation, specifically every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00am to 6:00pm.  Committed candidates should be available for a minimum of 1 hour or more on these days.  For more information, and to volunteer, please contact Mari Whitlow, Volunteer Coordinator at 270-780-4247 or bowlinggreensavings@gmail.com.

HOTEL INC

Contact Number: 782-1263

HOTEL INC is looking for individuals to partner to develop clients financially. If you have the skills to teach someone how to balance a checkbook and set up a budget, please call the offices to schedule counseling sessions. For more information, contact (270) 782-1263.

 

Junior Achievement of South Central Kentucky

Contact Number: 782-0280

Currently seeking volunteers to deliver in class programs. Junior Achievement is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K to 12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through hands-on programs. Our programs help prepare young people for the real work by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace.

JA provides training and on-going support for volunteers and we equip volunteers with all the materials needed for their class. Teaching guides are easy to follow and the programs are fun and engaging. Elementary programs only require volunteers to visit the classroom 5 times, Middle school requires 6 visits and high school requires 7 visits. For more information on JA programs, please visit, http://www.ja.org/programs/programs.shtml. We will match up the best grade, location or time period for your schedule. To get involved, please contact Laura Goodman at 270-782-0280 or laurasimpson1@bellsouth.net. Classes begin late August to early September for the fall and January to Early February for the spring

Anyone can teach! “Let their success be your inspiration.”

You can also visit our website for more information at www.jaforkids.com

 

Haven 4 Change

Contact Number: 796-1764

Volunteers are needed to provide "practical life lesson information" to participants, such as financial management, vocational skills, spiritual needs, parenting skills and other issues.

 

L&N Depot - Docent and Gift Shop Volunteers

Contact: 270-745-7317, 270-843-3216

L&N Depot Museum and Railpark, 401 Kentucky St, is in need of volunteers who would be willing to act as Docent/Tour Guides through our rail cars. This is a great opportunity to be a part of local history, preservation and education. We need committed 3 hour time slots. October-April hours are Tuesday - Saturday, (10-1; 1-4), and Sunday (1-3). May-September hours are Monday-Saturday (10-1; 1-4) and Sunday (1-3). Training will be provided.

We also need Volunteers to work in the Gift Shop, October-April hours are Tuesday - Saturday (11 -1 or 1-3), and Sunday (2-4). May-September hours are Monday-Saturday (10-4), and Sunday (1-4). Cashier training is provided.

Also, short term volunteer opportunities that may interest students that have required community service hours are available. Those activities can be more physical such as picking up trash around the parking lot.

If you are interested in railroads, history, education and/or retail, this exciting opportunity is just for you! Please contact: Sharon Tabor 270-745-7317 stabor@historicrailpark.com or Ken Hines 270-843-3216 or K.HINES@INSIGHTBB.COM.

 

St. Joseph Church Volunteer Opportunity

Contact: 842-2525

434 Church Street. Workers needed Monday and Wednesday 3-4:30, during the school year. Help needed after school tutoring/assisting Latino elementary school students with homework. This is a great opportunity for anyone studying Education, ESL or Spanish to get experience working with students one-on-one or in small groups.

Any amount of time you have is welcome!

Contact Sandy McAllister for more info at 842-2525 or email sandy@stjosephbg.org

All students speak English so bilingual is not necessary.

 

Warren East Middle School

Contact: 843-3118

Welcomes volunteers for tutoring at-risk students during the school day. Tutoring is only during the school year. Volunteers will work one-on-one with students who need more individual attention with their classroom studies. Volunteers must be 18 years or older. Call Brenda Lawrence at 843-3118 or email Brenda.lawrence@warren.kyschools.us to inquire about volunteering as a classroom tutor.

 

Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center

Contact: 746-7155

Volunteers are needed to share art and educational skills with residents in a structured setting. The students are an at-risk population that has missed many of the elementary experiences that are considered to be fundamental for development. Instruction in activities such as painting, sketching, singing, playing an instrument, weaving, etc., would be greatly appreciated. The center could also use retired teachers for one-on-one tutoring or for small class presentations in their area of expertise (i.e., Physics, Geometry, etc). For more information, contact 270-746-7155.

 

Western Kentucky University Campus Chapter of Habitat for Humanity

Contact: 745-7032

The Chapter is always looking for volunteers to help with education, fundraising and build days. If interested, please call them at 270-745-7032. You may look up Chapter meetings and Work Days on their website at www.wku.edu/habitat or email them at habitat@wku.edu.