Books For Me Literacy Foundation (Program Volunteer Working With Children to Select Books)
Organization Name: Books For Me Literacy FoundationOpportunity Title: Program Volunteer Working With Children to Select Books
Category: Children & Youth
Commitment: Less than 6 months, Ongoing Opportunity (> 1 year)
Start Date: March 4, 2024
End Date: March 4, 2030
Email: booksformevancouver@gmail.com
Website: http://www.booksformevancouver.org
Details:
- Background/police check required
- Appropriate for volunteers aged between 18 and 55
- Appropriate for volunteers aged 55 and over
We are looking for volunteers to run monthly sessions at Vancouver elementary schools. This is a fantastic opportunity for people who are passionate about children and books. At each monthly session, volunteers move boxes of books, set up displays/baskets of books, give a short introduction of the program, interact with classes of children as they come in to select a book to keep, help children find a book, and put in a label/assist younger children with writing their name, clean up and put boxes away.
We ask volunteers for a 6 month minimum commitment to attend a repeating monthly session typically on a Thursday afternoon between 12:30 and 3 or Monday morning from 10- 12:00. We are looking to expand so there may be opportunities at different times.
Volunteers are required to move boxes so this is not appropriate for individuals who cannot lift over 25 lbs. Volunteers must be available during school hours on weekdays. We do not run sessions during the summer months.