St. Phillips UMC - Summer IN-PERSON Volunteering Reading Bookworms

Last date was Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 from 9:30am to 12:00pm (CT)
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About

Project Transformation North Texas is committed to supporting children in their love of reading and academic growth. This Summer, we will have volunteers read in-person with children one-on-one, working to help maintain or improve their reading level and love of literacy throughout the summer.
In-person Reading Bookworm Buddies will take place at St. Phillips UMC. Reading Bookworm Buddies offer genuine relationships, encouragement, and reading help for children during the summer program. In order to volunteer in person with Project Transformation North Texas, you must go through Ministry Safe Training and undergone a background check. If you are a member of a United Methodist Church, please work with your church to complete your Ministry Safe training and background check. 

We kindly ask that you sign up for at least FOUR in-person reading buddy dates. This will help us to reduce the number of people that step foot on our sites this summer. Thank you for helping us mitigate the risk of Covid transmission by signing up for at least four dates. 

Responsibilities:

• Register on GivePulse

• Attend the volunteer training at 9:30 AM on the first day of your volunteering

• Arrive five minutes before appointed volunteer time

• Recognize and affirms children’s strengths, contributions, and achievements

• Support students in reading and other literacy-based activities

• Complete notes on child’s progress following each session 

Requirements: 

• Must be 16 years or older, Ages 13-15 may volunteer with a parent/guardian/youth leader present

• Cleared criminal background check run in the last year (for ages 18+)

• Completed Ministry Safe Training in the past two years
(for ages 18+)

• Must have all doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 2 weeks before your first volunteer date

• Encouraging spirit

• Love of learning 

• Flexibility  

Why:

To help children maintain or improve their reading level over the summer months

Have questions? Contact Jenna Babbitt at (817) 851-9776, or babbitt@ptnorthtexas.org
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Registration
Opens Apr 20, 2021 11:00am
Registration Closes
48 hours before each start date or when space runs out.
Age Limit
13 and up
Requirement Details

If you are volunteering through your United Methodist Church, your church is responsible to conduct your background check and Ministry Safe training. Please work with your church's Project Transformation liaison to ensure this is completed before you volunteer. 

If you are not volunteering through your United Methodist Church you will recieve an email from Project Transformation with further instructions to complete your Ministry Safe training and background check. 

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