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Volunteer by Program: Learn to Earn at St. Ambrose

Current volunteer opportunities at St. Ambrose include:

The Season of Giving - St. Ambrose Adopt-a-Family
Be a Xmas elf—sort and distribute gifts for families.
Saturday, Dec. 12, 9am – 12:00 pm & 12:00 – 3:00 pm and Sunday, Dec. 13, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Contact Richard Williams at 410-225-0870 or Richard.Williams@vincentbaltimore.org

• St. Ambrose Center needs volunteers to help with administrative tasks such as answering phones, staffing reception desk, and shredding and filing documents.
• Volunteer times are flexible, but must be during St. Ambrose Center hours, Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.

Adult and Young Adult Education:

• St. Ambrose has adopted a Learn to Earn literacy model that focuses on helping adults gain the necessary skills to meet their individual goals. The program has two levels: Pre-GED, and GED preparation.
• One-on-one tutors are needed. Volunteers must have high school diploma or equivalency, but previous experience is not required.
• Classes meet 9:30am -1:00pm from Monday to Thursday, and 6:30pm-9:00pm Monday and Wednesday.

Career Development:

• The Career Development Program helps both unemployed and employed individuals find and retain jobs.
• Volunteers can serve as resume and application coaches, helping with follow-up, and/or with facilitating workshops.
• Volunteer times are flexible, but must be during St. Ambrose Center hours, Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.

Computer Education:

• The Computer Instruction Program to assist individuals to become computer literate.
• Volunteers can work as lab supervisors or computer literacy tutors.
• Volunteer times are flexible, but must be during St. Ambrose Center hours, Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.

Driver:

• The Saint Ambrose Center needs volunteers to drive our van to the surrounding churches to pick up donations for our pantry.
• Volunteers must have a clean driving record, be reliable, and able to lift heavy boxes and bags.
• Pick-ups are scheduled on Monday mornings.

Gardening:

• The Saint Ambrose Community Garden needs volunteers to work individually and with community members to organize and maintain our vegetable and flower beds.
• Volunteer times are flexible to fit volunteer schedule. Previous experience is not required.

GED Teachers:

• Classes are held Monday & Wednesdays 10:00-12:30.  Volunteers are needed to teach GED in a classroom setting.  The subjects include math, writing, social studies and science.  Volunteer are also needed on Tuesday and Wednesdays for our one-on-one tutorial that supplements the classroom work given on Monday and Wednesday. 

Housekeeping and Maintenance Assistance:

• The Saint Ambrose Center is in need of volunteers to help with light housekeeping and/or minor maintenance tasks.
• Volunteer will work with the volunteer coordinator to determine how his or her interests and skills can best be applied to the Center’s needs.

Meal Program:

• The Meal Program works in conjunction with the Culinary Program to provide a hot and nutritious meal to anyone who is hungry.
• Volunteers can buss tables or distribute and collect meal tickets.
• Volunteers may come in on a regular basis or by appointment. The meal is served three days a week from 11:30-1:00.

Youth Mentoring/Tutoring:

• St. Ambrose Youth Place seeks to increase academic performance and strengthen participants' commitment to education.
• Volunteers help students with homework and other educational and recreational opportunities.
• The afterschool program runs from 3:00pm to 6:00pm Monday through Friday. The minimum commitment is one hour weekly for ten consecutive weeks.

Contact Richard Williams, Resource Coordinator, at 410-225-0870 or richard.williams@vincentbaltimore.org to volunteer.