Women's Leadership Council
Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Opportunities
Phoenix Family Housing
Tanesha Goshon
(816) 561-1033 or tgoshon@phoenixfamily.org
A number of mentoring and tutoring opportunities are available through a housing organization serving low-income individuals and families. Locations and times vary at each housing complex.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City
Scott Cruse
(816) 561-5269
Serve as a mentor through the YouthFriends program. You will serve in a variety of roles, such as The Kauffman Scholars program is a collaborative effort with a nationally-recognized community-based program matching children with caring adult mentors. The program is a comprehensive multi-year program designed to provide student who would not otherwise have a chance to go to college and the opportunity for a full scholarship. Volunteers are currently being recruited to mentor and befriend high school students enrolled in the program who will be first-generation college students in their families.
Ozanam
Una Magee
(816) 508-3607 or una.magee@ozanam.org
Mentors are needed for a South Kansas City based organization dedicated to providing help for children and youth ages 11-17 and their families who are experiencing emotional problems and learning difficulties. You will be matched with one of the youth based on interests, and will work closely with the staff therapists and youth care staff to help them through the recovery process.
Shawnee Mission School District
Terry Wintering
(913) 993-6411 or terrywintering@smsd.org
Serve as a mentor through the YouthFriends program. You will serve in a variety of roles, such as lunch buddies, tutoring math or reading, classroom assistant or befriending a student. Mentors can choose the time and day that works best with their schedule.
Reading Opportunities
Operation Breakthrough
Tara Lindahl
(816) 329-5233 or tara@operationbreakthrough.org
Be a reader friend. Volunteer to read with preschool children and after-school children in the library. Preschoolers nap from noon - 3:00 pm, so any other time between 6:00 am - 6:00 pm.
Blue Springs Family Literacy Center
Rae Meuninck
(816) 228-8793 or rueninck@bssd.net
A division of Blue Springs School District seeks volunteers to serve as guest readers to the children, and encourage reading in the home. Other opportunities include rocking babies and reading picture books to them. You will work with children six weeks to six years old. Orientation and training is provided.
Reach Out and Read
Laura Long
(816) 588-2793 or llong2@kumc.edu
Help Kansas City area children develop a love for reading by volunteering to read to them in the waiting rooms of pediatric clinics. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and able to commit 1-2 hours one day a week Monday-Friday. You must be comfortable being in the company of children and comfortable reading aloud. Training will be provided.
Tutoring Opportunities
Junior Achievement
Erma King
(816) 561-3550 or eking@jamidamerica.org
Have a desire to work in the classroom? A nationally-recognized organization that recruits business volunteers to teach students state-approved, age-appropriate hands-on lessons about financial literacy, workplace readiness and entrepreneurship seeks over 100 volunteers to teach K-12th grade curruiculum in area school districts. You must be at least 18 years old and available one hour a week for 5 weeks, morning or afternoon hours during the school day.
The Family Conservancy
Rochelle Parker
(913) 742-4144 or rparker@thefamilyconservancy.org
An organization championing the healthy development of children has an ongoing opportunity for two volunteers at their Choteau Court location in Northeast Kansas City. Volunteers will lead the Family Empowerment after-school program from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Duties include tutoring and directing arts and crafts projects.
Girls Leading Our World (GLOW)
Cynthia Saddler
(816) 659-4957 or casaddler@glow-inc.org
A classroom facilitator is needed for an organization geared toward building the self-esteem and talents of young women in the urban core. Duties include creating life skills curriculum for one of three age groups. Teaching experience is required. Weekday evening and weekday morning hours are available.
KidsTLC
Shannon Moriarty
(913) 764-2887 or smoriarty@kidstlc.org
Tutor youth (ages 12 to 18) in a variety of subjects.
Leatherwood MATTERS
Herman Lyons
(816) 842-7546 or hermanlyons@leatherwoods.biz
Tutor middle school students at Kansas City's under-performing schools.
Operation Breakthrough
Tara Lindahl
(816) 329-5248 or tara@operationbreakthrough.org
Be a child assistant for early childhood. Volunteer will work one-on-one or one-to-two with specific children to address goals outlined by the teacher and education coordinator. Children will be between the ages of 3 to 6 or K-5th grade. Must be able to commit to a regular schedule.
Ozanam
Una Magee
(816) 508-3607 or una.magee@ozanam.org
Be a tutor. Volunteers will assist in reading with students and helping them with their homework.
Operation Breakthrough
Tara Lindahl
(816) 329-5233 or tara@operationbreakthrough.org
Be a classroom volunteer. Assist the teacher with activities, meal times, outside time and individual time with the children.
Other Educational Volunteer Opportunities
KidsTLC
Shannon Moriarty
(913) 764-2887 or smoriarty@kidstlc.org
Provide childcare while parents attend training and classes. Or plan and implement activities for a group of ten teenagers 12 to 17.
Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City
Team Leader
(913) 432-9822 ext: 305 or yvc_kc@yvca.org
Choose from a variety of projects every year. Youth Volunteer Corps plans and supervises service projects for 11-18 year olds all year long from after-school to Saturdays to intensive week-long summer projects.
