Have you heard? Our volunteers are amazing! They have big hearts and open minds and help change lives.
A recent study by the Afterschool Alliance reports that parents face many barriers to enrolling their children in after-school programs. Top factors for parents not enrolling their students in these programs include expense (57%), students not having safe transportation to/from the program (52%), and after-school program locations are inconvenient (51%). Be a part of a team dedicated to eliminating these barriers.
Phoenix Family's HIKE (Help Instill the Key to Education) programs are located in apartment communities throughout Kansas City and are free of charge for the families in our communities. Students in K-8th grade can come from 4:30pm-6:00pm (3:00pm-5:00pm during summer) for a meal and engaging structured activities. For an hour and a half a week we are looking for volunteers to come and have fun while making a significant impact on the lives of our students and families. Volunteers will work one-on-one with students to improve their literacy skills. We'll provide all the training and support you need. We prepare the lesson plan and activities; you come and build confidence, encourage, and have fun! Sound like it might be for you? Here are the next steps:
Steps to volunteering:
- Complete your volunteer application. (It only takes a couple of minutes!): https://sforce.co/3px154M
- Attend an orientation. Our orientation will cover all the information you need to get started. Once you complete a volunteer application, our Volunteer Coordinator will reach out to schedule an orientation.
- Complete a background screening. We'll send you the information after the orientation.
- Sign up for shifts! We can't wait to see you in our programs soon! Start browsing the calendar here to get a preview now: https://sforce.co/3CiWLxn.
Have questions? Please reach out to volunteer@phoenixfamily.org
