The Children’s Agenda- Volunteer Opportunities
ABC CHILD
DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Contact: Tricia Crissman
700 North
Street
Rochester, NY 14605
585 454 2332
www.communitywishbook.com/ABCChildDev.html
Child Development Center serves children 6 weeks to 10 years old, including Early Head Start, Head Start, and Universal Pre-K.
Donate blankets, books or toys for all ages.
ABC HEAD START
Contact: Sharon Minigan
585 325 5116
49 Stone
Street
Rochester, NY 14604
Head Start is a preschool program for low-income children. While most children are age 4 when they enter the program, a limited number of 3 year olds are also enrolled. With the addition of Early Head Start, children from birth through age 3 and pregnant mothers also receive services. A minimum of 90 percent of the total enrollment must meet low-income eligibility standards, and at least 10 percent must be children with disabilities.
Volunteer in a classroom to read, play, and help with crafts. Orientation every Tuesday, 9 am- 12:00 pm, 7 locations. Make your own schedule.
THE ADVOCACY CENTER
Contact: Ann Scherff
585 768 9690
590 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
The Advocacy Center is a non-profit organization located in New York State that educates, supports, and advocates with people who have disabilities, their families, and circles of support.
Volunteer to help with office support activities. Tasks could include answering the agency's telephone, typing, filing, data entry and other office projects. Afternoons are our greatest need for coverage. The Advocacy Center hosts fundraising activities on a periodic basis. Anyone interested in fundraising, please feel free to share with us any ideas you might have.
Advocacy: The Advocacy Center offers “Lay Advocacy Training” and “Partners in Policymaking” programs that focus on advocacy for individuals, including children, with disabilities.
ALTERNATIVES FOR BATTERED WOMEN
Contact: Ruth K
585 232 7353
Alternatives for Battered Women offers safe and nurturing shelter for women endangered by domestic violence and their children.
Volunteer to work in a playroom or as a homework helper with infants through teens.
Scheduled on an individual basis.
Donate
boys' clothing, infant to teenage sizes, especially little
boys' pants & shirts
children's clothing (next-to-new
condition), personal-care items, regular size slippers, all sizes
socks, assorted sizes for children and women, umbrella strollers,
umbrellas, underwear (new) for women and children, washcloths and
towels, women's clothing (next-to-new condition), especially large
sizes and nightwear
BABY LOVE
Contact: Wendy Winston
www.stronghealth.com/services/childrens/patientcare/socialworkbabylove.cfm
Baby Love is a community-based outreach program designed to engage at-risk pregnant women in early and continuous prenatal care.
Donate gently used baby clothing, high chairs, strollers, cribs, potty seats, baby baths and more. Call to arrange drop off of items.
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Rochester
Contact: Helen Gormont, Volunteer Coordinator
585 442 2332 ext. 111
232 South Plymouth
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14608
Big Brothers Big Sisters matches youth with adults committed to investing time by showing and sharing the way to a better future.
Volunteer to mentor a child from Monroe and Wayne counties on a one-on-one basis to help them reach their potential. Volunteers age 18 and up needed to make at least a one-year commitment to spend time with a child on a weekly basis.
Donate art
supplies, balloons, coloring books, computer software, construction
paper,
copy paper, crayons, Etch-a-Sketch, flash cards, juice
boxes or canned soda and snacks, juice in gallon jars for
after-school programs, paper plates, cups, napkins, hand held video
games
Birthright of Rochester, Inc.
Contact: Joan K. Rohr, Executive Director
585 385 2100
3380 Monroe Avenue,
Suite 103
Rochester, NY 14618
Birthright offers help in finding resources for prenatal care, emergency housing, legal aid, job training/education programs, adoption counseling, maternity clothes, childbirth classes, infant clothing and supplies.
Volunteer to help knit and crochet newborn sweater/hat sets and infant blankets. (Yarn provided for those on fixed income.) Office assistants needed 4 hours per week; training provided, (Locations: 3380 Monroe Ave. near Pittsford Plaza; 819 W. Main St.; Brockport and Geneseo near SUNY campuses). Sorters, laundry workers, packers for layette and children's clothing (Monroe Ave.), Help with seasonal clothing changeover - Spring/Fall (Monroe Ave.) Help with clerical/reception for office (Monroe Ave.) Donate infant and toddler clothing (snowsuits, coats) maternity clothing, room monitors, crib mobiles, crib sheets, toys for infants. Multiple locations – see website for particular volunteer positions at each location.
Boys and Girls Club of Rochester
585 328 3077
500 Genesee
Street
Rochester, NY 14611
The Boys & Girls Club is a safe, positive place for youth to explore exciting opportunities in five core program areas; the arts, health and life skills, education and career development, character and leadership development and sports, fitness and recreation.
Volunteer to help with youth development programs helping young people become responsible citizens and leaders. Tutor math, science, and reading. Duties consist of teaching basic subjects and positive learning skills and habits. Help youth with homework. Girls group: conduct workshop with young girls/teens on topics relevant to girl/women issues. Boys group: conduct workshop with young boys/teens on topics relevant to boy/men issues. Coaches needed for basketball, soccer, golf, and flag football. Donate appliances, microwave oven, arts and crafts supplies, basketballs, books: basic reading, writing, and math books, billiard balls and cue sticks, board games, computers, computer software, copy machine, easel, educational videos, encyclopedias (current), front panels of greeting cards, including Christmas cards, for use in craft projects, kitchen utensils, ping pong balls, paddles, and table nets, sofa, chairs for teen center, stackable chairs for library and games room, toys (new) for Breakfast with Santa
CAMERON COMMUNITY MINISTRIES
Contact: Kathy Pierce
585 254 2697
48
Cameron Street
Rochester,
NY 14606-1743
Cameron has developed programs to meet the needs of the Lyell-Otis neighborhood where a significant number of families live in poverty.
Volunteers needed to tutor children in the first to sixth grades in the after school program during the school year. Volunteer at summer camp with field trips, computer programs and more. Volunteer to prepare, serve, and clean up after meals in Hot Lunch Program or to sort and distribute clothing in the Clothing House, 9:30 to 1:30 Monday through Thursday. Volunteer for office and clerical duties. Donate baby layette items, blankets, sheets, towels, clothing (large sizes) for children and men, food items: bulk food, coffee, mayonnaise, salad dressing, meat, personal hygiene items: toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, razors, shaving cream, deodorant, toilet paper, tampons, napkins, diapers, socks and underwear (new): for men, women, and children
Camp Good Days and Special Times
Kids Adjusting Through Support (K.A.T.S)
Contact: Stephanie D'Amico
585 624 5555 ext. 3222
1332 Pittsford-Mendon
Road
Mendon, NY 14506
Camp Good Days and Special Times provides a camping experience and more for children and adults facing the toughest challenges of life.
Volunteer to be
a Children Coping Support Group leader to co-facilitate bereavement
or illness support groups (10-week commitment, 1 night per week.)
Volunteer in the summer to serve as counselors for various week-long
camping programs. Volunteer to help support year-round recreational
programs and fundraising events. Donate arts and crafts
supplies, batteries: C and AA, costumes for kids, prom dresses, and
tuxedos, decorations: holiday and party, fans
fishing poles,
flashlights, musical instruments, percussion instruments, pool toys,
sleeping bags, sports equipment, stage lighting and equipment,
toothpaste and toothbrushes, water shoes and life vests, woodworking
tools
Catholic Charities Community Services – AIDS Services
Contact: Jane Hallinen
585 339 9800 ext. 242
1945 East Ridge
Road
Rochester, NY 14622
Catholic Charities Community Services offers support and services to persons with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and HIV/AIDS disease without regard to religion or ability to pay.
Volunteer to move furniture for clients or for group homes. Help with painting interior walls. Donate cameras, food, personal items, clothes (new), sheets and towels (new), cleaning supplies, tickets to movies and community events, craft supplies to help youth and their families dealing with a member infected by the HIV/AIDS virus.
Catholic Charities Community Services – AIDS Services
Camp S.O.A.R
Contact: Jane Hallinen
585 339 9800 ext. 242
1945 East Ridge
Road
Rochester, NY 14622
Camp S.O.A.R provides camping and recreational activities to children infected or affected by HIV/AIDS disease.
Volunteer to be a counselor at Camp S.O.A.R. Medical staff and lifeguards are needed for summer activities. Chaperones for year-round activities needed.
CATHOLIC FAMILY CENTER (CFC) – Community and Family Services
Contact: Jacquelyne Martin-Turner
1476 St. Paul
Street
Rochester, NY 14621
585 232
2050
www.communitywishbook.com/CFCChildandFamilySvcs.html
Catholic Family Center provides emergency services (food and clothing), as well as counseling and referrals; placement services for adoption and foster care; intervention and therapy for abused children; and violence prevention program for at-risk youth.
Donate bus
passes, car seats, clothing, diapers, food, personal items, baby
formula, etc.
The Center for
Youth
Contact: Stephanie
Fitzgerald
585 473 2464
905
Monroe Avenue
Rochester,
NY 14620
The Center for Youth provides free and confidential services to youth, ages 12-21 and their families.
Volunteer to play, read and interact with babies and toddlers 1-4 years old while their teenage parents are attending mandatory workshops and meetings. Volunteer as a Drop-In Center Assistant to socialize with teens at the Friday Night Drop-In Center. Play games, watch movies, talk with and enjoy the company of teens. Help distribute coats, gloves, blankets and sleeping bags. Volunteer for the Saving Kids One-At-A-Time/Host Home Program by offering a emergency housing for runaway and homeless youth. Host Home volunteers open their homes to youth 12-17 years of age and provide a stable, safe haven that enables the youth to resolve the crisis and develop solutions. Volunteer as a Phone Counselor to provide support, information and referral services to callers in crisis, youth looking for emergency housing, or just someone to talk to. Must be 19 years old or over. Donate appliances, art supplies, batteries (new): all kinds, CD players, CDs, file cabinets, 2- and 4-drawer, furniture, gift cards: Tops, Wegman’s, video and CD shops, Wal-Mart, Kmart, Famous Footwear, gift items for teens, winter wear, hair care products hygiene and beauty products (new) for boys and girls, blankets, bedspreads, comforters, mattress pads, sheets (all twin-size); pillows, dish towels, bath towels, washcloths, school supplies: 3-ring binders, backpacks, notebook paper, pencils, pens, calculators, spiral note pads, shoes, sneakers (new) for males and females, sleeping bags (new), socks and underwear (new) for teens, sweaters and coats (new or like-new) for teens, telephones, answering machines, telephone calling cards (new), toothbrushes, mouthwash, dental floss (all new), videos (PG rating)
Cerebral Palsy Association of Rochester
Contact: Tina Bennett
585 334 6000 ext. 321
3399 Winton Road
South
Rochester, NY 14623
The Cerebral Palsy Association of the Rochester Area exists to support people with physical and developmental disabilities in choosing and accomplishing successive individualized life goals. Volunteer to be a swim assistant for our preschool program. Volunteers will assist program staff in offering a safe swim opportunity for children ages 18 months to 5 years. Need to be available at various times during the school day, Monday through Thursday. Volunteer to be a horseback riding assistant to assist disabled young riders in a therapeutic setting. Volunteer must be available at least one hour per six week session. Volunteer to be a classroom aide, assisting staff in a preschool setting, working one-on-one with children, assisting with feeding, helping clean and setup classroom. Assist with labeling bulk mailings and/or stuffing envelopes or provide support to staff in areas of filing, copying, data input.
CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE
Program provided by
Family Resource Centers of Rochester
Contact:
Jeanne Miller
585 458 2208 ext. 12
www.thirdpresbyterian.org/outreach-service/familyresourcecenter.shtml
Child Care Assistance provides early childhood education, parenting education, and early intervention services.
Volunteer to assist teachers in child care while parents are in group meetings.Daytime and evening opportunities. Availability needed: 2 hours per week.
THE CHILDREN’S AGENDA
Contact: Michelle Yale
585 256 2620
500 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
www.racf.org under “community issues”
The Children's Agenda is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization working to improve the health and well-being of children in the Greater Rochester area.
Advocacy: The Children's Agenda is focusing initially on two important areas of concern: prevention of child abuse and social and emotional well-being of young children. In addition, The Children's Agenda analyzes and makes recommendations annually regarding the Monroe County budget to ensure that children are a priority among policymakers.
CHILDREN AWAITING PARENTS, INC.
Contact: Patricia Burks, Associate Director
585 232 5110
595 Blossom Road, Suite
306
Rochester, NY 14610
Children Awaiting Parents, Inc. (CAP) is dedicated to finding adoptive homes for special needs children—older, minority, may have mental, physical and/or emotional disabilities.
Volunteer to help up to 5 hours a week with light office work to help this organization to facilitate adoptions for special needs children.
COALITION TO PREVENT LEAD POISONING
Contact: Patricia Brantingham, Executive Director
585 256 2260
75 College Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
The Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning is a membership organization devoted to ending childhood lead poisoning in Monroe County by 2010. Our mission is to provide leadership and advocacy in a local effort to empower the community and its residents to prevent the lead poisoning of children by creating an environment that is free of lead hazards.
Advocacy: Follow the link on the website to learn more about the Coalition. Find a role that interests you and then join.
COMMUNITY LUTHERAN
MINISTRY, INC.
Contact: Maggie D. Harris
942 Joseph
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621
585 338 2420
www.communitywishbook.com/CommunityLutheranMinistry.html
Community Lutheran Ministry provides tutoring, counseling, and career development for elementary school children ages 4 to 13. We also give clothes, shoes, and school supplies to school-age children; and provide some household items for needy families. Our teen program provides career development help for teens ages 13 to 16.
Volunteer
to help with after-school tutoring: math and
reading, building repairs, help with Thanksgiving Dinner on the
Saturday before Thanksgiving (serve approx. 500 people.), gather and
hand out gifts for children during the Christmas season. Speakers
needed to share information about their careers and professions with
a youth group (30 minutes per week.) Donate air conditioning
for the building, bathing suits, towels, socks, craft kits for 25
kids, money donations ($50,000 needed), money donations for Summer
Day Camp (any amount), pennies (we have a Million Pennies Drive),
siding to improve the building's exterior, snacks (individually
wrapped) for the After School program
COMPEER,
INC
Contact: Susan Tessoni
259 Monroe
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
585 546 8280
Compeer matches community volunteers with children and adults dealing with emotional problems in mentor/friendship relationships.
Volunteer to be
matched with children and adults waiting for a Compeer friend. Be a
Compeer Calling volunteer: be a phone friend, Skill builders:
short-term training in living skills: e.g., balancing a checkbook,
cooking, Friends for a Day: volunteering at a one-day social event:
e.g., picnic, bowling, zoo trip. Donate cologne, jewelry,
wallets (new, for men or women)
paperbacks (new, for men or
women), toys or books for youth ages 6 to 18, (new) ($5 to $15 range,
for holiday gifts), winter gloves and knit hats (new, for men or
women)
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA)
Contact: Laurie A. Holmes
585 428 5297
Room 331, Hall of
Justice
99 Exchange Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14614-2106
www.members.aol.com/casarochny
CASA of Rochester is an organization dedicated to helping children unable to stand up for themselves in the light of abuse and neglect. Court Appointed Special Advocates are appointed to foster care cases by Monroe County Family Court judges to assist in foster care cases to ensure that the needs of the child are visible to the courts.
Advocate
for an abused or neglected child. 30 hour training session in
classroom and Family Court will prepare you to be sworn-in and
assigned a case where you will advocate for an abused or neglected
child who no longer can reside in their family structure. This
course is offered three times each year. There will be a cost of
$10.00 for all materials. Call for schedule and to register. Donate
backpacks, bicycles, books for children of all ages,
cameras and film, CD Walkman players
donations of $25 to provide
tutoring services, gift certificates to music stores, scholarships
for lessons (art, music, gymnastics, or other extracurricular
activities), strollers, tickets for movies, amusement parks, or other
local special events, videos suitable for children, watches
CRISIS NURSERY OF GREATER ROCHESTER
Contact: Suzanne Tunnell
585 943 7558
P.O. Box 18631
Rochester, NY 14618
Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester is a free 24 hour emergency safe haven for children, from newborns to age 6, whose families are in crisis because of parental stress, accident, homelessness or substance abuse.
Donate: Monetary donations can be sent to the Nursery’s P.O. Box address.
Day Star -Sisters of St. Josephs
Contact: Mary Erturk
585 385 6287
47 Lochnavar
Parkway
Pittsford, NY 14534
Daystar provides complete medical childcare services: 24-hour foster care; Monday through Friday medical daycare/respite and advocacy for infants ages birth through three years who have serious medical complications, physical disabilities, and developmental needs.
Volunteer to help with medically frail infants and toddlers in a therapeutic home for "special needs" infants and toddlers (substance abused; failure to thrive; seriously ill.) Must have experience in working with children. Volunteer to help with fundraising or office work.
Dream Factory
Contact: Laura Walitsky, Area Coordinator
585 234 0740
P.O.
Box 308
East
Rochester, NY 14445
The Dream Factory, Inc. is a volunteer organization dedicated to granting the dreams of children with critical or chronic illnesses between the ages of 3-18.
Volunteer: Meet at regular meetings the third Monday of each month to find out about opportunities available for helping raise funds and fulfill dreams for critically and chronically ill children.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Contact: Jacque Cady
500 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
585 271 4100
www.racf.org/images/ecdiFactSheet031.pdf
The mission of the Early Child Development Initiative (ECDI) is to mobilize the community to expand and improve developmentally appropriate early childhood services to ensure that every child in Rochester and Monroe County has the foundation to succeed in school and in life.
Advocacy: ECDI has a steering committee that meets monthly and a public policy/advocacy subcommittee that meets monthly.
EASTER SEALS
585 264 9550
349 W. Commercial
Street, Suite 1350
E. Rochester, New York 14445
Easter Seals has a variety of services to help people with disabilities address life's challenges and achieve personal goals.
Volunteer to help children with disabilities and their families in the Rochester area.
FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS OF ROCHESTER
Contact: Sicily Mitchell
585 467 8130
Multiple locations
www.communitywishbook.com/FamilyResourceCenters.html
Family Resource Centers of Rochester provide parent and early childhood education, link families to essential services and support families as they advocate and care for themselves and their children.
Volunteer in a classroom with pre-K or 2-3 year olds and be a reading buddy. General classroom assistance is also needed. Provide meals for evening classes or volunteer in a child care group. Call and select a location at which to be assigned.
FLOWER CITY SOCCER
Contact: Jeff Bird
585 232 5290
Flower City Soccer contributes to the personal growth of its participants through the enhancement of physical and life skills and improvement of academic performance.
Volunteer to coach or assist in coaching boys and girls teams, ages 8-14 in city neighborhoods.
FOODLINK Kids Café
Contact: Guin Smith
585 328 3380 ext. 148
Multiple locations
FOODLINK currently sponsors eleven Kids Cafe programs throughout the Greater Rochester area. These programs attempt to lessen the impact of hunger by offering children a hot nutritious supper, after school homework help, and nutritional education.
Volunteer to assist with our Kids Café programs. The hours are generally limited to Monday through Friday, from 2 pm to 5 pm during the school year. Must be ages 14 years old and up. Volunteer to help with homework.
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong Memorial Hospital
Contact: Wendy Lane
585 275 2420
601 Elmwood Avenue
Box
619-11
Rochester, NY 14642
www.communitywishbook.com/GolisanoChildrHospatStrong.html
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong serves as a primary care and emergency medical facility for the community. It has a 70-bed pediatric floor serving children and families with acute illnesses, plus an additional 52-bed intensive-care nursery.
Volunteers needed to play with children in the inpatient and outpatient playrooms and movie library.
Grace Urban Ministries
Contact: Eric Van Dusen
585 458 1310
858-860
Dewey Avenue
P.O.
Box 13109
Rochester,
NY 14613
www.volunteersolutions.org/uwgr/org/224406.html
Grace Urban Ministries programs serve the Maplewood and Edgerton neighborhoods in the city of Rochester and are designed to improve economic and educational opportunity, as well as increase resident involvement to help address quality of life issues.
Volunteer to help tutor at-risk children attending School 34. Tutors will work one-to-one with students focusing on reading, writing, math and language skills. Minimum of 6 hours per month required.
HEALTHY MOMS PROGRAM
OF UNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS
Contact: Jacqueline Cowans,
Coordinator
89 Genesee
Street
Rochester, NY 14611
585 386 3736
www.communitywishbook.com/HealthyMomsProgram.html
The
Healthy Moms Program of Unity Health Systems provides pre-natal
education and support to pregnant women. Although the program is
located in the inner city, we do provide services to women of all
socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. The women participate in
childbirth, parenting, and empowerment classes. Transportation,
lunches, and childcare services are offered while the women are in
the program.
Donate baby clothes: onesies, socks,
booties, outfits, diapers, hats, sweaters, sleepers
baby items for
infants, ages birth to 12 months, blankets, books, breast feeding
bags, breast pads, breast pumps (electric or manual), car seats,
cribs, highchairs, strollers, diaper bags, diaper genies, sippy cups.
HERITAGE CHRISTIAN
SERVICES
Contact: Kelly Nash
349 W. Commercial Street,
Suite 2795
East Rochester, NY 14445-2402
585 340
2000
www.heritagechristianservices.org
Heritage
Christian Services supports children with developmental disabilities
through residential homes, service coordination, respite, and day
habilitation programs such as Springdale Farm and Heritage Christian
Stables.
Volunteer to provide friendship and respite
to a child and family. Coaches are needed to support recreational
athletic activities, including Special Olympics training.
HILLSIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER
Contact: Jennifer Bacci
585 256 7500
1183 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
Hillside Children's Center is an affiliate of the Hillside Family of Agencies, which provides youth development, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, and developmental services to youth and families across 24 counties in Central and Western New York.
Volunteer to make a difference in the life of a child as a Hillside foster parent. Foster parents needed to provide a secure home environment that allows children to build on their strengths and develop important life skills.
HILLSIDE FAMILY OF AGENCIES
Contact: Chris Kunz, Human Resource Specialist for Volunteers and Interns
585 256 7500
Multiple locations
Hillside Family of Agencies provides youth development, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, and developmental services to youth and families across 24 counties in Central and Western New York.
Volunteer at one of their many agencies located throughout the Rochester area to work with youth: Crestwood Children’s Center, Crestwood Children’s Foundation, Hillside Children’s Center, Hillside Children’s Foundation, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, or Snell Farms Children’s Center.
HOCHSTEIN SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DANCE
Contact: Peg Heminway
585 454 4403
Hochstein School Development Office
50 N. Plymouth Avenue
Rochester 14614
Hochstein School of Music & Dance has served as Rochester's Community School of the Arts, welcoming and nurturing students of all ages, all levels of skill, and all backgrounds, regardless of financial means.
Contribute to the Tuition Assistance Program providing scholarships for kids Summer Music Camp. Mail donations to Hochstein School Development Office or pay by phone with credit card.
Jefferson Avenue
Childhood Development Center
Contact: Furnessa Mangrum
585 436 0454
793 Jefferson
Avenue
www.communitywishbook.com/JeffersonAveChildDevCtr.html
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center provides high-quality early-childhood education for children between the ages of 10 months and 5 years, and before/after-school enrichment program for children 6 to 12 years old.
Volunteer to support a reading literacy program by reading to children.
JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT OF
ROCHESTER
Contact: Jennifer Sciarabba
40 Humboldt
Street
Rochester, NY 14609
585 327
7400
www.jarochny.org
Junior
Achievement is a non-profit agency that arranges for volunteers from
the Rochester business community to partner with elementary-,
middle-, and high-school classrooms to educate and inspire young
people to value free enterprise, business, and economics to improve
the quality of their lives.
Volunteers are needed from
the Rochester business community to spend five hours with an
elementary (K-6) classroom being a role model and sharing their life
experiences. Training and class activities are provided by Junior
Achievement. Volunteers must have work experience and be able to
volunteer during the work/school day.
JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY CONFERENCING PROGRAM
Sponsored by the United Way of Greater Rochester and The Rochester Police Department
Contact: Anne Powless, Volunteer/Intern Coordinator
585 428 7496
185 Exchange
Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14614
Juvenile Accountability Conferencing offers the youthful offender the opportunity to take responsibility for his/her wrongful offense and to be reintegrated back into the community.
Volunteer to supervise and work alongside youth ages 6-15 yrs required to perform community service projects. Often, victims who attend a conference request that the youth perform a meaningful community service project of a specified number of hours mostly in the neighborhood where the offense occurred.
KIDS CONNECTION After-School Enrichment Program
Contact: Emily Warren
585 546 6340
400 Andrews Street,
Suite 515
Rochester, NY 14604
www.volunteersolutions.org/uwgr/org/opp/2578691.html
KIDS CONNECTION After-School Enrichment Program give children the opportunity to work on their homework, play educational games, participate in arts and crafts activities and have a snack. Many of the children are from single-parent homes and do not have a parent home after-school.
Arts and Crafts Project Volunteers needed for after-school projects with children living in an affordable housing development in Greece.
LEAP TO LITERACY BOOK DONATIONS
Contact: Isobel Goldman
585 461 0490
441 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
The mission of the Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester is to enrich the quality of life for Jews in Rochester, Israel and around the world. The Federation meets this goal through financial resource development, planning, education, community relations, and volunteer recruitment and training.
Donate new or gently used children’s books. All books are distributed to children in city schools for them to take home and “own”.
MARY CARIOLA CHILDREN'S CENTER
Contact: Catherine Welch
585 271 0761 ext. 475
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
Mary Cariola Children’s Center provides the highest quality individualized services for children with developmental delays and especially those with complex or multiple disabilities.
Volunteer in residential programs helping children in a home setting with recreational activities out in the community -- to the mall, swimming, etc. evenings and weekends. Developmental disabilities vary.
Mommies for Miracles
Contact: Jill Orologio, President/Founder
585 223 7377
5 Grey Fox
Lane
Fairport, NY 14450
www.communitywishbook.com/MommiesforMiracles.html
Mommies for Miracles is an organization that raises funds to purchase gift (luxury/comfort) items specifically for children being cared for in specialized not-for-profit institutions.
Volunteers needed with experience in grant writing, accounting services, sales and event organization. Donate blankets, books, cash donations (tax deductible), dolls, music, DVDs, new toys.
MONROE COUNTY INTERAGENCY COUNCIL (MCIC)
Contact: Chuck Allan
585 428 4898
home.rochester.rr.com/pokingatya/MCIC/
The Monroe County Interagency Council is a partnership of community human service organizations, government agencies, schools and families. Their mission is to develop and support interagency collaboration that promotes the lifelong success and achievement of individuals with special needs.
Advocacy: MCIC has a policy committee that undertakes education and advocacy to inform local, state, and federal decision-makers about children’s and other issues.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children/ Rochester Office
Contact: Martha Tuke
585 242 0900
275
Lake Avenue
Rochester,
NY 14608
www.kidsoutandabout.com/ncmec.html
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children assist in the recovery of missing children and prevenst child victimization through education regarding child abduction, molestation, and sexual exploitation.
Volunteer as an intern to assist in the Prevention Education Department. Training provided to help interns observe, prepare and eventually teach prevention education presentations. Minimum of 16 hours per week required.
PARENTS AS
TEACHERS
HOME VISITATION PROGRAM
A program of Family
Resource Centers of Rochester
Contact: Gloria
Treis
585 436 0370
www.thirdpresbyterian.org/outreach-service/familyresourcecenter.shtml
Family Resource Centers of Rochester provide parent and early childhood education, link families to essential services and support families as they advocate and care for themselves and their children.
Donate books and puzzles to be left in the home after a home visit: age-appropriate for infants through 5 years old. Volunteer to accompany and assist a trained home visitor in monthly home visits based on the "Born to Learn" curriculum, a nationally recognized program in child development.
Peter Castle Family Resource Center
Contact: Sicily Mitchell
585 467 8130
555 Avenue D
Rochester,
NY 14621
www.communitywishbook.com/PeterCastleFamilyResCtr.html
Peter Castle Family Resource Center provides high-quality early education programs and parent education in a safe supportive environment.
Volunteer to be a classroom aide in classes that are divided into 2-year-olds, 3-year-olds, and 4-year-olds.
Pirate Toy Fund
Contact: Melissa Camman, Executive Director
585 271 5519
1453 East Main Street
Rochester, NY 14609
The Pirate Toy Fund provides toys for children in need in our community.
Volunteer to help with toy sorting, organizing, putting toy orders together and general office work.
PROJECT COPE
Contact: Peter Shaw
585 232 1136 x28
321 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
Project COPE is a faith-based federally funded community mentoring program through HOPE Initiatives, CDC that centers on a relational approach of supporting children and families in Monroe County who are affected by incarceration.
Volunteer Through Project COPE, children are matched with screened, trained volunteer mentors who meet with the children on a weekly basis and are committed for at least one year. In addition Project COPE provides case management and other supportive services in collaboration with faith, school and human service entities.
REACH OUT AND READ
OF GREATER ROCHESTER
Contact: Susan Huppe
333 Thomas
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14617
585 544
6104
www.reachoutandread.org
Reach
Out and Read is a pediatric early-literacy program designed to
encourage literacy development in young children. ROR reaches
children beginning at 6 months of age through their pediatrician and
provides them with a book at each well-child visit, as well as
providing parents with the education and support they need to make
books an important part of their children's lives.
Volunteer
to read to children as they wait for their appointment in pediatric
clinic waiting rooms throughout the Rochester area. Training
provided. Donate children's books (new and gently-used.)
ROCHESTER GENERAL
PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES
Contact: Mary Lou Wilkins, RN
Box
228
1425 Portland Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621-3095
585 922
2575
www.communitywishbook.com/RochGeneralPediatricAssoc.html
Rochester
General Pediatrics Associates serves over 14,000 children and their
families in the urban areas of Rochester, high-risk and diverse
population of African-American, Hispanic, and risk-type
families.
Volunteer to read to children in waiting
lobby. Donate books for 6 to 12 years: e.g., Harry Potter
books, money for smoking cessation program, to help stop smoking
safety kits for parents of infants, toddlers: plug protectors,
safety latches for cabinets, gates, thermometers, digital
(inexpensive), toothbrushes and toothpaste for kids, toys.
RONALD
MCDONALD HOUSE
Contact: Cher Niedermaier, House Manager
333
Westmoreland Drive
Rochester, NY 14620
585 442
5437
www.ronaldshouse.com
Provides
lodging, emotional support, and comfort to families of children
receiving medical treatment at area hospitals, and reaches out to
families in the community with support to other children's programs.
Donate new items
including batteries: AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt,
cleaning supplies, -
feminine
supplies, first-aid supplies, flashlights, night lights, food
(individual sizes, all kinds, linens, etc. Volunteer:
Please investigate the web site for more information and a volunteer
application.
ROCHESTER JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
Contact: Isobel Goldman
585 461 0490 ext. 235
Rochester Jewish Coalition for Literacy enables students in Rochester city schools to have one-on-one tutors preparing them to read at grade level.
Volunteer to work with children in city schools grades 1-3, who need help with literacy skills. 1 hour per week suggested.
ROCHESTER SALVATION ARMY– PROJECT REDIRECT
Contact: Amy Harrington, Volunteer Coordinator
585 987 9540 ext. 223570
70 Liberty Pole
Way
Rochester, NY 14604
www.rochestersalvationarmy.org
The Salvation Army provides a wide range of humanitarian assistance to hundreds of people in the Greater Rochester Community.
Volunteer to help with math tutoring weekdays anytime between 8:30am and 4pm. Specific subjects needed are fractions, 5th and 6th grade math, and basic algebra.
St. Joseph’s Villa of Rochester
Contact: Susan Grieco, Director of Volunteer Services
585 865 1550
3300 Dewey
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14616
St. Joseph's Villa of Rochester helps youth, families, and the community by providing the highest quality mental health and supportive services.
Volunteer to be a friend, a good role model to an adolescent in need. Spend a minimum of two times a month in the community with this young person. Minimum age is 21. Agency orientation, training & supervision provided.
Saint’s Place
Contact: Colleen Knauf, Director
585 385 6860
St. Louis Church
46
S. Main Street
Pittsford, NY 14534
Saint’s Place is a Christian values-based ministry that assists people, regardless of their race or creed, seeking a fresh start. Talents, resources, and time are shared with those who have suffered because of violence, injustice, war, discrimination, and poverty.
Volunteer to be a Student Advocate/Tutor/or Driver: minimum of 1 day per week (Thursday from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm) to counsel refugee students at the Saint's Place Ministry Center. Volunteer must work the school year. Each volunteer will be paired with a student to assist in understanding and completing their homework assignments. Volunteers must also be willing to work as a liaison for the student in case school supplies or other support is needed. Students range in age from 5 to 18. Drivers are especially needed to bring the students to the program and back home again each week.
SOCIETY FOR THE
PROTECTION AND CARE OF CHILDREN
Contact: Dorothy Irwin
148
S. Fitzhugh Street
Rochester, NY 14608
585 325 6101 ext. 201
www.spcc-roch.org
The
Society for the Protection and Care of Children provides counseling
and advocacy for children and families.
Volunteer to
monitor once-a-week, one-hour visits between children and parents who
are involved in adversarial custody proceedings. These are held at
the agency's offices. Fundraising Assistants are needed to help with
the annual golf tournament as well as many other fundraisers
throughout the year. After-school program at Clara Barton School #2
needs tutors, mentors, and homework helpers. If you have a hobby or
an area of expertise or interest, you can come in and share this with
the children. Donate balls, basketballs, board games,
bubbles, crafts supplies: construction paper, glue sticks, bead kits,
models to assemble, markers, crayons, writing paper, paper for
drawing, diapers, large household items (new): sheets, blankets,
dishes, silverware, jump ropes, Play-Doh, snack items, individually
wrapped.
SOJOURNER HOUSE
Contact: Charlana Ross
585 436 7100 ext. 117
30 Millbank Street
Rochester, NY 14619
Sojourner House provides a home for women who are committed to rebuilding their lives. Here, they and their children live in a safe community for up to 6 months, participating in counseling, educational, and recovery programs.
Tutor seven year olds and up during the school year with various subjects. Assist with children's field trips.
THRESHOLD
Contact: Mary Ann Colamarino
585 454 7530
80 Saint Paul Street
Threshold provides health care, education and counseling to adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 25.
Volunteer to work with teens at risk. Tutors needed for high school drop-outs.
No evenings or weekends.
TWO DOORS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, INC.
Contact: Kristen Weiser, Program Director
585 663 1720
2984 Dewey
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14616
Two Doors Community Resource Center provides a caring heart, an attentive ear and helping hand to support the educational and developmental needs of our neighborhood family.
Volunteer to tutor elementary school children Monday through Thursday 3-6pm. Help with homework on a 2:1 adult/child basis, have snack, visit and participate in different craft, game, and computer activities.
United Way of Greater Rochester
585 242 6400
75
College Avenue
Rochester, New York
14607-1009
www.uwrochester.org/Web_Volunteer/Volunteer_VolunteerConnection.aspx
United Way’s Volunteer Connection is a resource for volunteering and volunteer-related information in the greater Rochester community and surrounding counties.
Log on to their website or call to find out about volunteering.
Women Helping Girls
Program of the American Association of University Women
Contact: Joyce Pearson, Coordinator
585 244 8890 or 218 4118
494 East
Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
www.volunteersolutions.org/uwgr/volunteer
Women Helping Girls is a mentoring program for 7th- to 12th-grade girls, sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Women support girls in the Rochester City School District by providing guidance, mentoring, and broadening experiences.
Volunteer to mentor 7th to 12th grade girls. Help support girls in the Rochester City School District by providing guidance, mentoring, and broadening experiences.
YMCA Child Care at Lewis Street
Contact: Diane Dukes
585 325 2572
53 Lewis
Street
Rochester, NY 14605
www.communitywishbook.com/YMCAChildCareLewisSt.html
YMCA Child Care at Lewis Street is an inner-city childcare center serving children which are high-risk due to poverty and health/development problems.
Volunteer to be a teacher’s aide on school vacations helping children with activities, games, and some homework. Volunteer to be a one-on-one tutor for school-age children after school which may include reading and math. Volunteer to do arts and crafts activities with school-age children.