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Minimum requirements to volunteer

You must be 14-years or older

Commit to as little as one hour a week (reading centers are open Mon-Thurs at local schools)

Attend an in-person tutor orientation

Pass a background check

Reading Partners provides you with:

A highly effective, easy-to-use curriculum

In-person training and on-site support

The opportunity to make a tangible difference

1) Check out Reading Partners Bay Area Sites

2) Then sign up!

3) Someone should get back to you. You can always reach out to Brandon Shepard at brandon.shepard@readingpartners.org

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Volunteer in SF Bay Area | Reading Partners

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Volunteer once a week to tutor a child in reading.

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We are currently working in six schools in Oakland and for our After School Programming (typically 3:00-6:00 p.m.) we could use high school volunteers to assist K-2 with homework.  The time allocated for homework for our young students is approximately 30-35 minutes.

Schools:

1. Bridges

2. Garfield

3. Brookfield

4. Aspire Monarch

5. Aspire Triumph Technology

6. Markham

If you have students who can support these efforts, please let us know.  Desiree will support your with the logistics.

Contact Ms. Desiree Brown, our Volunteer Coordinator
dbrown@superstarsliteracy.org

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How about an Anawim/Friends Placement a few hundred feet away from O'Dowd?

Internship/Community Service/Volunteering program this year and we are looking for up to 5 high school students who can be part of our After School Program.

Monday to Friday 3:30 to 4:30.

The high school students will be part of our academic and social enrichment classes during the After School Program.

Under the supervision of our ASP staff they will serve as positive role models to our students.

Interested? Contact

Angel Nedevski BASC DirectorFrancophone Charter School of Oakland
angel@francophoneschool.org

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Volunteer at a school right down the street from O'Dowd with the school's after school program or literacy program (reading to kids).
Contact Volunteer Coordinator Mikey Parenteau for more info.
mparenteau@lovelearnsuccess.org (Note: Mikey likes to meet O'Dowd students in person as a way to get started volunteering).

See Ms. Stewart to get dropped off by the O'Dowd BART shuttle to Reach!

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Alameda Friendly Visitors, a companion program to Alameda Meals on Wheels, is in need of volunteers to spend one hour a week to visit someone in need of companionship.

Please help our community and become a friendly visitor today!

To learn more about the program and to sign up as a friendly visitor volunteer, please contact Joyce Leighton at friendlyvisitors@sbcglobal.net or call 510-748-0342.

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Camp Krem hosts respite weekends for people with disabilities. Check out the the calendar for event dates.
Note: VOLUNTEERS DO NOT HAVE TO PAY.
Contact Katie Giampa to get started.
Katiegiampa@campingunlimited.org

831-338-3210

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We have something almost every weekend of the year! We offer Day Trips (Saturdays, 9a-5p), 2-Day Overnight Trips (starting on Saturday morning and ending Sunday evening), 3-Day Short Overnight Trips (starting Friday evening and ending Sunday evening), and 3-Day Overnight Trips (starting Friday mid-day and ending Sunday evening). All of our trips are exciting and enriching opportunities for campers and staff alike to experience the great outdoors as well as the beautiful parks & attractions of California and beyond!

Past trips have included: sports games and events, concerts and music festivals, ice skating, movies, bowling, Disney on Ice, House of Air, the Exploratorium, California Academy of Sciences, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, pumpkin patches, museums, live theater and much more!

We offer longer travel trips several times each year, including a Spring Break trip and a winter snow trip. Past destinations included Mexico, Hawaii, San Diego, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Disneyland, Lake Tahoe, Apple Hill and Yosemite.

While participating in our Year-Round program, campers can assist in campsite preparation and breakdown, meal preparation, set up and clean up. During the overnights at Camp Krem, activities include swimming, archery, music, dance, hiking, nature walks, arts and crafts, themed events, movie nights, talent shows, games, animal care, gardening etc.

Whether we are spending the weekend having fun at Camp Krem in Boulder Creek or out and about on a trip, we focus on community integration, appropriate behavior in social situations and daily living skills.

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Year-Round Respite Program, something nearly every weekend of the year! We have something almost every weekend of the year! We offer Day Trips (Saturdays, 9a-5p), 2-Day Overnight Trips (starting on Saturday morning and ending Sunday evening), 3-Day Short Overnight Trips (starting Friday evening and ending Sunday

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http://www.cityslickerfarms.org/

contact Rodney Spencer

Executive Director

CITY SLICKER FARMS at the West Oakland Farm Park
Growing affordable fresh produce with West Oakland

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is a GREAT place to volunteer. The kids who attend are between 8 and 13 years old and they will keep you on your toes! Activities include assisting with fitness classes, tutoring/assisting with homework, educating young girls in math and science education, pregnancy prevention, media literacy, adolescent health, substance abuse prevention, sports participation, and other programs. Call or email for more information:  Nicki Guard nguard@girlsinc-alameda.org

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OAKLAND PARKS AND REC (SUCH AS ALLENDALE, MOSSWOOD, OR LINCOLN CENTER)

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OAKLAND PARKS AND REC (SUCH AS ALLENDALE, MOSSWOOD, OR LINCOLN CENTER)

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OPR offers after-school programs for youth. Interested? Contact

Youth Sports: Elena Bermeo at ebermeo@oaklandnet.com

Mosswood: Margarita Rodriguez
mrodriguez2@oaklandnet.com
Town Camp Flier
Volunteer Application

Allendale: George Henderson at ghenderson@oaklandnet.com

Lincoln Center:  Willie Davis at wdavis@oaklandnet.com

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WELO runs an after-school program.

Contact:  Dwayne Aikens at mrdaikensjr@weleadours.org or Lamont Robinson cell: 925-206-2843, lrobinson@weleadours.org

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"Via West provides residential respite care with weekend and week-long special needs camping programs throughout the year. We offer innovative programs and activities that include both learning and outdoor experiences, plus independent living skills and skill building activities that are specifically designed to improve self-sufficiency." Volunteers will act as counselors-in-training and provide accompaniment for participants."
Check out their calendar.

Contact Jose Mosqueda
Staffing Manager
jmosqueda@viaservices.org

Website: http://www.viaservices.org/services/via-west

Schedule of Events: http://viaservices.org/assets/images/uploads/misc/2018-2019_Fall_Winter_Spring_Registration_Brochure.pdf

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Reach Academy is Oakland Public elementary located 8 blocks from O'Dowd, on 98th between Bancroft and
Sunnyside streets, (on the same campus of E. Morris Cox Academy.)
See Ms. Stewart to get dropped off  by the O'Dowd BART shuttle to Reach!

There are a couple different outside partner agencies that run after school
programs, including Girls, Inc., Super Stars Literacy, and Reading Partners. To volunteer, contact REACH Academy's Community School Manager, Camila Barbour, LCSW.
Community School Manager
Reach Academy
camila.barbour@ousd.org
www.ousd.org
1-510-729-7775

619-218-3785 (c)

For student clearance, here are the rules:

If a student volunteer is under 18 years old, they do NOT need to complete clearance, but they must be supervised by an OUSD employee all times.

If a student volunteer is over 18 years old (or becomes 18 years old while volunteering), they must register online as a community volunteer and complete the volunteer clearance requirements the same as any other adult. We provide financial aid scholarships for the fingerprints to anyone who cannot afford it. (registration is here)

Girls, Inc contact: Xavier Buster xbuster@girlsinc-alameda.org
469-877-0310

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See this map of pre-approved Anawim sites in the Bay area.

more camps for people with disabilities, volunteering with the elderly, and more. See the Pre-Approved List (tinyurl.com/preapprovedanawim) for more ideas. To propose a new placement, click here: http://tinyurl.com/servicelearningnewplacement

REMEMBER:
O'Dowd does not promote or institutionally support any one program or agency. Service Learning Department at O'Dowd does try to display what opportunities we know of that will "count" as credit toward their service projects based on the nature and requirements of the projects (see Pre-Approved Lists on the respective projects' Service Learning web pages). Students do not have to stick to agencies on the Pre-Approved Lists and can find other agencies that fit the requirements of the respective projects.

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is for young girls in elementary school. It helps them to become stronger, smarter and bolder. Volunteers work with girls in class and supervising recess. There is a short orientation and tour on site before starting. Volunteers support staff in preparation and facilitation of workshops, classes, activities and field trips. Classes include: sports, media, science, culture, health, art and drama.  For more information, call or email Natalie Duarte:  nduarte@girlsincislandcity.org

http://www.girlsincislandcity.org/ for info.

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Interested in their After-School Program? Contact
Ozzy Alcala-Enriquez
ozzy@bgcsl.org
510-483-5581