11/01/09 Volunteer Opportunities


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Here are this week's volunteer needs in the Yakima Valley:

 

* HOOVER HELPERS: Hoover Elementary School needs reading tutors Monday from 1 to 2:10 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 3:10 p.m. Tutors will listen to children read and help students improve their reading skills.

All potential volunteers must complete a volunteer application and have a criminal background check done.

Call Sirena Phillips at 509-574-1933.

 

* McCLURE HELPERS: McClure Elementary School has several volunteer opportunities.

Reading tutors are needed Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. A tutor will lead a reading group, modeling proper reading techniques.

Office/clerical volunteers are needed Monday through Friday for one to two hours per day to help with such duties as copying and filing. No phone or computer work.

Volunteers are also needed on Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. starting Nov. 5 to share their special skills and hobbies with a group of bright, enthusiastic students.

Potential volunteers must complete a volunteer application and have a criminal background check done.

Call Sirena Phillips at 509-574-1933.

 

* RAMP BUILDERS: Volunteer Chore Services needs voluteers to build wooden wheelchair ramps to code for low-income elders and low-income adults with disabilities. Volunteers will be paired with current ramp builders and should have basic carpentry skills.

All volunteers must complete an application and have a criminal background check done.

Contact Sirena Phillips at 509-574-1933.

 

* CHILD CARE HELP: The Yakima School District wants volunteers to assist with child care supervision during English as a second language classes. The district has infants to about seventh-graders who come with parents to these classes. The district is also looking for high school students who may be able to assist.

Opportunities include:

Washington Middle School -- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School -- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Family Resource Center -- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Lewis and Clark Middle School -- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 p.m.

Call Javier at 509-573-5262.

 

* PET FOSTER HOMES: Yakima Valley Pet Rescue needs foster homes for adoptable dogs and cats. Go to www.yakimavalleypetrescue.blogs.com or call 509-248-3113 for more information.

 

* TRUANCY BOARDS: The Community Truancy Board volunteers address the issue of truancy in the Yakima schools. The boards review cases involving students who have been truant from school on unexcused absences. They assist families and students by setting goals to avoid truancy court and recommend community resources to support the families.

Community Truancy Boards meet twice a month.

Call Lisa Acosta at 509-574-2091.


* Volunteer Opportunities is prepared by Sirena Phillips, volunteer coordinator of Yakima's Retired Senior Volunteer Program. Contact her at 509-574-1933, 120 S. Third St. Suite 200B, Yakima, WA 98901, or sirena.phillips@co.yakima.wa.us.



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