A range of administrative projects arise for which we need additional hands including mailings for families, newsletter distribution, and organizing portfolios of student work to share with interested visitors and supporters. Some projects can be done off-site.
Academic Mentors (AMs) support students who need additional assistance with classwork and homework throughout the school year while providing mentorship to students by offering guidance around non-cognitive skills such as study skills, organization, and self-advocacy. Academic mentoring sessions will consist of tutoring in core academic subjects identified by Breakthrough staff as well as coaching around…
Event volunteers assist in a variety of ways from planning an event, setting up for an event and other day of tasks, hosting a information session to introduce people to Breakthrough, or help provide meals for teachers and students.
For those with professional-level skills to share, we always need assistance with web design, photography, videography, graphic design and printing.
Want to volunteer with your fellow classmates in a local preschool? You can help children develop the language and literacy skills they need for kindergarten success.
Interested in taking on more of a leadership role? Team Leaders coach teams of Corps members, plan and implement Jumpstart sessions, and facilitate meetings. The team leader plays a variety of roles, including coach, trainer and observer and is essential to making Jumpstart a high quality program.
Just because you’re not in college, doesn’t mean you can’t give back! We love connecting volunteers of all ages to their communities. Jumpstart Corps members have the unique opportunity to inspire young children to learn, serve in a local community, work on a team, and build professional skills.
Love spending time with a diverse group of dedicated and passionate people? Recruit, train, and manage volunteers for short and long-term service projects as a volunteer coordinator.
As a volunteer Citizen Teacher, you will lead a 10-week apprenticeship on a topic of your choosing. Help turn kids into young scientists, architects, lawyers, business owners and more.
There are times throughout the year when we look for volunteers to help us with specific office tasks, event coordination, or special projects.