This is a great opportunity for those interested in developing their leadership skills in partnership with a local community-based YMCA after-school mentoring program called College Gardens Youth Program. This Service-Learning Intern would be supported through Service-Learning Staff through The Shriver Center to coordinate fellow UMBC volunteers doing outreach this Fall 2009 on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30-5:45 pm. Participating youth attend a local elementary school and receive great support from UMBC students through educational support and fun, interactive activities. Service-learning Interns leading service sites through The Shriver Center are also expected to attend meetings every other Friday 12-12:50 pm to develop volunteer recruitment strategies, engage in reflective activities designed to assist in retention, and participate in professional development to enhance their own abilities.
For more information, go to the direct link on The Shriver Center's website at http://www.shrivercenter.org/service_forms.html. Submit your application ASAP to Clare Greene either in-person at The Shriver Center (1st floor of the Public Policy Building) or via email at clare6@umbc.edu. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position has been filled.