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Volunteering at Vision Youthz
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"I had to let go of a lot to
allow myself to give to a population that I had previously held in
disregard. These courageous and hopeful young men brought a value to my
life that I had previously not known and taught me what giving was really about. "
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- Boris Koodrin, artist and
volunteer
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Our
youth need your help. Without you, they face a life without adequate support
or community connections. Act now to end the alienation. Start solving the
problem today.
Volunteering at Vision Youthz means:
- a variety of roles focused on
helping youth accomplish challenging goals
- rich diversity of culture,
age, gender, knowledge, and life experience
- working across cultural
barriers to create an environment of belonging, trust, and stability
- a commitment to building a
stronger youth community
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Current volunteer
opportunities include:
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Working directly with youth
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In institutional settings
(detention or school)
Introduce youth to Vision Youthz as you instruct a group or individual
for a full semester or present a one-time workshop.
- Semester
instruction: one-on-one coach, assistant group instructor, lead
group instructor
- Short-term
instruction: workshop presenter, guest speaker
In community-based settings:
Partner with an individual youth to help with accessing community
resources and achieving goals in education, employment, relationships,
recreation and well-being.
Depending on your availability, we
can work with you to structure different levels of involvement in
assisting individual youth.
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Behind the scenes roles
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We also need volunteer assistance
in administrative areas including fundraising, marketing/PR, special
events, web site maintenance, and office
support.
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Internships
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Challenging and exciting youth
service and/or office internships are also available. Expand your
knowledge of youth development issues through hands-on experience in
areas such as non-profit management, youth outreach, fundraising,
volunteer recruitment, project administration and marketing/PR. Academic
credit may be available on a case-by-case basis.
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If you are ready to move ahead, we look forward to
hearing from you. Get the volunteer sign up process started by completing our
simple Volunteer Form.
Our Volunteer Coordinator will contact you within a few days
to finalize your role and discuss our volunteer training program. From
teaching methods to youth culture, this program gives you the individual or
small-group training you need to be most effective.
You will also be able to take advantage of monthly "Knowledge Building" sessions, where active
volunteers and other community members gather for ongoing dialogue and
education about issues important to youth.
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