VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Assist with activities in our core programming areas which are offered at all 7 club sites:

1. The Arts
2. Character & Leadership Development
3. Education & Career Development
4. Health & Life Skills
5. Sports, Fitness & Recreation
6. Family Support
7. Gang Prevention/Intervention
8. Environmental Education

EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

Power Hour Tutor and Education – Provide one-on-one tutoring for children, help with homework assignments, spend time reading with a child, and assist the Director of Education in providing positive educational activities and experiences.

Group Facilitator – Individuals needed to facilitate workshops and groups for children, pre-teens, teens and parent/family groups. Areas of focus: education, employment, drug prevention, life skills, self-esteem, and crisis prevention/intervention.

Physical Education – Help youth achieve and maintain fitness, acquire a broad range of skills, develop a sense of teamwork, cooperation and fairness that leads to the development of healthy lifestyle patterns. Coaches needed for Winter Basketball and Spring/Summer Softball and Baseball.

Social Recreation – Spend one on one time with youth playing pool, foosball, ping-pong, chess, checkers and board games. Exciting tournaments that need adult supervision are held often. Offer your skills in the area of social recreation while getting to know young people in a positive and lively environment.

Other examples – Assist with a teen leadership group; Be a mentor for club members; Help with a drama, music or dance group; Help youth learn basic computer skills; Assist arts & crafts projects; Provide expertise with aquatics; Assist with sports (flag football, etc.).

To begin your one-time or on-going volunteer experience, please contact a club site’s branch director to discuss the club’s current individual volunteer opportunities, upcoming special events or facility needs. You may also download, fill out, and send the volunteer appplication to:

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities
6500 Nicollet Avenue South
Suite #201
Minneapolis, MN 55423-1674
email

More comprehensive Environmental Education and outdoor recreational programming is offered at the BGCTC Voyageur Environmental
Center (VEC). More information about volunteer opportunities at the VEC is available upon request – contact us