Inwood House - Contact Carrie Pickett or Maddy Ramos Partnership With Children - Contact Jennifer Stevens Single Stop - Contact Lillian Seidman or Laura Friedman. STRIVE - Contact Marina Winton The Young Women's Leadership School - Contact Samantha Greenberg Inwood House Inwood House is an organization dedicated to helping young people take charge of their lives and become healthy and self-reliant adults. Established in 1830, Inwood House is a nationally recognized leader and innovator in teen pregnancy prevention, youth development and family support. Their continuum of service supports the growth and development of more than 8,500 impoverished New York City and New Jersey youth annually. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways through the Inwood House facility at 320 East 82nd Street, which supports 125 pregnant teens per year. The facility provides residency for a 6-month average stay, plus education, nutrition, child care, medical, insurance, career advice and emotional support. These girls (16 years old on average) need mentors for professional, cultural and scholastic development. Mentoring commitments vary in time and length, and there are opportunities that will fit all schedules. For further information, please contact Carrie Pickett or Maddy Ramos or visit their website at www.inwoodhouse.com. Partnership with Children Partnership with Children, founded in 1908 as Big Sisters, has served the New York City community for almost 100 years. The organization works to strengthen the emotional, social and cognitive skills of at-risk children so that they can succeed in school, in society and in their lives. Teams of professional social workers integrate themselves into school communities on a full time basis to provide comprehensive support to those children, families, teachers, and administrators that need it most. Through preventive services, counseling, and parent workshops, Partnership with Children serves over 7,000 children and youth in 10 inner-city public schools in New York City. Read about our monthly FUNDays here. For further information, please contact Jennifer Stevens or visit their website at www.partnershipwithchildrennyc.org. Single Stop This is a Robin Hood initiative designed to help lower-income families organize their finances. The program provides a range of free services, including financial, tax, legal, and family counseling. The program's clients are families with children, many of which are headed by single women. Volunteers do not need to have any particular skill set, as Robin Hood will train you. Volunteers are needed from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm on one or two weeknights per month. Single Stop is now up and running at ten sites in the city - four in the South Bronx, four in Harlem, one in East New York, Brooklyn and one on the Lower East Side. Single Stop needs 100 Women in Hedge Funds to help provide financial counseling to low-income families at each of these sites. YOU DO NOT NEED SPECIAL EXPERIENCE. You need to answer common questions such as how to balance a checkbook, open a bank account, fill out insurance forms, etc. Please help. Each site assists from 8 to 17 individuals and families per night with issues ranging from housing to custody to budget management and savings concerns. We are looking for volunteers to be on-site at the locations below. South Bronx on Wednesdays and Thursdays Wednesdays CES 53 Basheer Qusim School 360 E. 168th Street Bronx, NY 10456 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursdays Women's Housing & Economic Development Corporation's after-school program P.S. 218 R. Hernandez Dual Language School 1220 Gerard Avenue Bronx, NY 10452, 5:00 pm -7:00 pm. For further information, please contact Lillian Seidman or Laura Friedman. or visit their website at www.singlestop.org. STRIVE STRIVE New York is in the process of developing a volunteer outreach program which will provide counseling to STRIVE's students on a variety of topics related to developing their careers. STRIVE's mission is to assist adults in finding jobs and achieving financial independence, and it focuses on helping individuals in the transition from welfare to employment. Featured twice on 60 Minutes, the STRIVE model has been duplicated throughout the US and Europe and is a proven method of empowering individuals to achieve financial and emotional independence. This is an exciting time for the program and volunteers will have the opportunity to be a part of the program's incubation. Speakers for the STRIVE workshops: STRIVE students are encouraged to see the world beyond their neighborhood. We are looking for volunteers to share their life experiences and provide students, (most especially women), with an understanding of the world beyond and a belief that opportunity and success are within their reach. Time commitment will be flexible - one to five speaking commitments (about 45 minutes to an hour commitment) depending on volunteer's ability. Mentors: Volunteers are needed to work with STRIVE students during the critical job hunt period. We ask that the mentor will be available to provide support and knowledge regarding interview skills, professional social skills and career development. Time commitment: Three to six months, once or twice a month. Financial Literacy Teachers: Teachers are needed to show the importance of goal setting and the connection between goals and finances, inclusive of: math skills and their relevance to life and the business world; the relationship between work and money; growing money - explaining its purpose and why it's important to save and invest early; using the stock market to create wealth. Time commitment: Once or twice a month, depending on volunteer's ability. For further information, please contact Marina Winton or visit their website at www.strivenewyork.org. The Young Women's Leadership School (TYWLS) Founded in 1996 as one of the few all-girls' public schools in the nation, Young Women's Leadership School has quickly gained a reputation as a serious, academically challenging college-preparatory school for girls who believe they can achieve more without the distraction and competition posed by having boys in their classes. The school was ranked number one in the city in a report by InsideSchools.org entitled "Against the Odds," which recognizes schools that admit average or struggling students and graduate them on time. For further information, please contact Samantha Greenberg or visit their website at www.tywls.org. For current mentoring opportunities, please read this TYWLS Memo PDF.
Inwood House - Contact Carrie Pickett or Maddy Ramos
Partnership With Children - Contact Jennifer Stevens
Single Stop - Contact Lillian Seidman or Laura Friedman.
STRIVE - Contact Marina Winton
The Young Women's Leadership School - Contact Samantha Greenberg
STRIVE New York is in the process of developing a volunteer outreach program which will provide counseling to STRIVE's students on a variety of topics related to developing their careers. STRIVE's mission is to assist adults in finding jobs and achieving financial independence, and it focuses on helping individuals in the transition from welfare to employment. Featured twice on 60 Minutes, the STRIVE model has been duplicated throughout the US and Europe and is a proven method of empowering individuals to achieve financial and emotional independence. This is an exciting time for the program and volunteers will have the opportunity to be a part of the program's incubation.
Founded in 1996 as one of the few all-girls' public schools in the nation, Young Women's Leadership School has quickly gained a reputation as a serious, academically challenging college-preparatory school for girls who believe they can achieve more without the distraction and competition posed by having boys in their classes. The school was ranked number one in the city in a report by InsideSchools.org entitled "Against the Odds," which recognizes schools that admit average or struggling students and graduate them on time.