Fall 2015 Community Partners
MONT 104S
Community Partner
Time Frame
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Positive Directions
Nativity School of Worcester
Monday or Wednesday, 1:45-3:15p or 3:30p-6p
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 5:15p
to 6:30p; or Wednesday from 3:30-5p
Thursdays, 3:30-6:30p or Saturdays, 11a-2p
CBL Fair
CBL Fair
Monday or Wednesday, 5:30-8:30p
CBL Fair
YWCA – Girls CHOICE (femaleidentified students only)
Let’s Get Ready (by permission only)
Office
Important Dates:
Office hours for MONT 104S: Friday, 9/4, 9a-11a (or by appointment), Donelan Office (Fenwick 321)
CBL Fair: Tuesday, 9/8, 4:30-5:45p, Hogan 4th Floor
Van Certification Courses: Tuesday, 9/8, 2:15-4:15p, Hogan 401; Thursday, 9/10, 9a-11a, Hogan 401
Positive Directions: Drop Out Prevention Program
South High Community School
170 Apricot Street, Worcester, MA 01603
Staff Contact:
Sue Sleigh
Susan.Sleigh@umassmed.edu
508-860-7700 ext 1475
508-799-3346
Organization Description:
Family Health Center of Worcester is a full-service health center open to all residents of Worcester and
surrounding areas. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of all residents in the Greater
Worcester area, especially culturally diverse populations, by providing access to affordable, high quality,
integrated, comprehensive, and respectful primary health care and social services, regardless of
patients’ ability to pay.
Family Health Center offers family medicine, maternal child health, behavioral health, vision services,
dentistry, nursing, a Walk In Center for urgent and primary care same-day visits, a low-cost pharmacy,
lab, radiology, school-based health centers, refugee / immigrant health services, teen health clinic,
ADHD clinic, INS clinic, an optical shop, flu vaccine clinics, health education and promotion, HIV
counseling and testing, and public health programs for the early detection and prevention of disease.
Positive Directions is a drop-out prevention program that targets incoming 9th graders who are at high
risk for high school dropout due to attendance, behavioral, academic and social issues. We intervene
with twice a week tutoring and recreation at the YMCA, case management and community involvement.
CBL Opportunities:
Afterschool Tutoring Program
Meeting once a week, CBL volunteers provide homework help and mentorship to the Positive Directions
youth. The tutoring program meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:45 to 3:15 pm. The program
needs approximately 5 tutors (per day) to work with these youth. Volunteers must be comfortable
initiating a tutoring mentorship with teenage students. An outgoing personality will be useful in this
role. A CORI background check is required and volunteers must attend an orientation session before
beginning.
Afterschool Recreation Program
Meeting once a week, CBL volunteers will support that Positive Directions case manager in providing
recreation for the students, leading or facilitating activities such as: fitness, team sports, rock wall
climbing, swimming. The recreation program meets after tutoring on Mondays and Wednesdays from
3:30-6:00pm. This program needs 3 recreation volunteers (per day) to work with these youth.
Volunteers must be comfortable in the areas of fitness and recreation as well as competent in a
leadership role with teenagers. A CORI background check is required and volunteers must attend a
program orientation as well as a YMCA orientation before beginning.
Positive Directions encourages CBL volunteers to combine an afterschool tutoring session with an
afterschool recreation session in order to build strong relationships with the students. It is also possible
to tutor twice per week or volunteer with the afterschool recreation twice per week.
Pre-Service Requirements: CORI, Orientation
Volunteers needed: 10-16
Nativity School of Worcester
http://www.nativityworcester.org/
67 Lincoln St., Worcester
Staff Contact:
Cindy Schofield, Director of Operations (primary contact)
cschofield@nativityworcester.org
508-799-0100
Organization Description:
Nativity School of Worcester is an accredited, independent, Jesuit middle school that provides a quality,
all-scholarship education to underserved boys of all faiths. Drawing upon four pillars - strength,
scholarship, character, and service - a Nativity education inspires self-discovery, responsibility, spiritual
growth, and a lifelong dedication to learning. Nativity School of Worcester is modeled upon effective
practices that provide students from low-income homes the opportunity for academic excellence. The
Nativity model of education began with the creation of the Nativity Mission Center in New York City in
1971. The model consists of small class sizes, a mandatory summer program, an extended school day
where students attend organized activities and an evening study, and a graduate support program. In
addition to the rigorous academic program, students participate in a comprehensive, character-building
sports and activities program in the afternoon, and an individualized tutoring program in the evening.
Nativity School of Worcester offers a comprehensive and unique learning experience that prepares
students for the rigors of high school and college. The academic program emphasizes hard work,
dedication, and achievement with the goal of inspiring each student to attain the following goals:
• He will achieve at his highest level, as measured by effort and assessment in his classes and
improvement on his M.A.P. testing.
• He will be accepted into a selective high school or specialized high school program.
• He will graduate from high school in four years.
• He will graduate from a four-year college or specialized post-high school program.
CBL Opportunities:
Volunteers are needed to serve, once per week, as tutors during Nativity's evening study program,
which runs three nights a week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
During this time, Nativity men are paired with tutors who assist them with academic subjects that pose
personal challenges, explore advanced areas of study, or complete homework. There are also
opportunities to participate in the creation of weekly activity clubs and/or sports on Wednesdays from
3:35-5:00, based on the non-academic interests of our volunteers. Past clubs have included
woodworking, guitar, cooking, and origami, amongst many others. In addition to these opportunities,
CBL students may assist our teachers in proctoring after school intramural or interscholastic athletics.
Pre-service Requirements: CORI form, Volunteer application, Code of Conduct
Volunteers needed: 15
YWCA- Girls CHOICE
http://www.ywcacentralmass.org/
1 Salem Sq. Worcester
Staff Contact:
Asia Simpson, Program Manager, Girls CHOICE Program
girls.choice.worc@gmail.com
508-791-3181, ext. 3073
Organization Description:
Girls CHOICE is a long term mentoring program for middle school and high school girls in Worcester
Public Schools. Our focus is on identifying and working with young women in the Worcester community.
The program aims to nurture their natural desires to be leaders, build self-confidence and develop and
execute education plans based on their individual interest and needs.
CBL opportunities:
Girls CHOICE fosters opportunities for women of all ages to become empowered community leaders and
active world citizens. We are looking for female volunteers to assist in the following 2 areas:
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Middle school Workshops (Saturdays 11:00am – 2pm)
High School Workshops (Thursdays 3:30p-6:30p).
Pre-service requirements: CORI form, Picture ID, Orientation (Tuesday, September 8th, 2015, 4:30p-6p,
YWCA)
Number of volunteers needed: 2-4 per day
Please Note: Students who are interested in volunteering with Let’s Get Ready should be
students who have a more open schedule and who have good time-management skills. Although
a larger time commitment, Let’s Get Ready is a great option for students who are interested in
gaining teaching experience. Please talk to Professor Ludden and Donelan Office staff if you are
interested in volunteering at this site.
Let's Get Ready
http://www.letsgetready.org/
89 South St. Boston
(staff work in Boston, but program administered at South High in Worcester in the fall semester, and
North High in the spring semester)
Staff Contacts:
Renee Robichaud, Worcester Site Director
worcesterlgr@gmail.com
Phone: 508-579-5518
Ashley Lesperance, Worcester Program Manager
alesperance@letsgetready.org
Cell: 508-269-8159
Boston Office: 617-345-0098
Lisa A. Dziokonski
New England Director of College Access
ldziokonski@letsgetready.org
Main Line: 617-366-2643
Direct: 617-345-0082
Organization Description:
Let's Get Ready provides low-income high school students with free SAT preparation, admissions
counseling and other support services needed to gain admission to and graduate from college. Services
are provided by volunteer college students who also serve as role models and mentors. LGR was
founded in 1998 by Jeannie Lang Rosenthal, a Harvard undergraduate. Believing that the knowledge
and experience she had gained while applying to college could be of substantial value to low-income
high school students who lacked access to the critical support resources she had, Jeannie started the
first Let’s Get Ready program in a church basement in Mount Vernon, NY. Since then Let’s Get Ready
has served more than 19,000 low-income high school students with the mentoring power of 7,000
trained volunteer college Coaches. In partnerships with colleges, high schools and community
organizations, programs stretch from Lewiston, Maine to Philadelphia. In 2013 Let’s Get Ready assisted
nearly 3,500 high school students on the road to higher education and college success.
CBL Opportunities:
Let's Get Ready mobilizes and trains volunteer college student ""Coaches"" as tutors and mentors who
provide not only instruction but also the encouragement and inspiration students need to succeed.
Coaches are comprehensively trained to teach reading comprehension & writing or math (or both), as
well as financial aid and college readiness. The program runs from 5:30-8:30 on Monday and
Wednesday nights. Reading comp coaches teach one night and math coaches teach the other night, but
students attend both nights each week. Coaches must commit to preparing for and teaching the full
three-hour class each week. Let's Get Ready provides a workbook and lesson plan, which coaches can
supplement with fun activities of their own.
Coaches are dynamic and motivated undergraduate students who are committed to equality and social
justice. Coaches will work on site once or twice a week to guide a small group of high school students
through the SAT and college application process.
Qualifications:
• Have SAT score of 600 or higher in the subject they want to teach
• Tutoring experience ideal, but not required
Responsibilities:
• Attend a 4-5 hour orientation session
• Volunteer one evening per week for approximately 6-8 weeks
• Serve as a mentor to high school students
• Prepare high school students for the Math or Critical Reading/Writing Sections of the upcoming
SAT
• Help students better understand the college admissions process and assist on completion
of key components of their application
Pre-service Requirements: CORI form, Online Volunteer application at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CoachWorcesterSp15
Volunteers needed: 5-10