Mentoring For Success Program
Volunteer through the Literacy Center's Mentoring for Success Program
Would you like to help children? Mentoring for Success provides Missouri State University students the opportunity to help area children develop their competence and character.
- Mentoring for Success is a program that places Missouri State University students in area schools and agencies, providing individual attention to benefit children who may need assistance in achieving success.
- Mentors have a choice of working with children who are in preschool, elementary school, middle school, or high school, as well as adult learners.
- Mentors make a one-semester commitment and give an average of one hour per week to their assigned placement.
- Mentors assist students with academic tasks, social interactions, and other activities. The attention and assistance provided by the mentor encourages the student's interest and enthusiasm for learning!
If you would like more information, please contact: Kimberly Freeman or W. Roy Roworth at the Missouri State University Literacy Center at (417) 829-5098, or by email at Kimberly14@live.missouristate.edu or wroyroworth@missouristate.edu
One hour of your time each week can make a difference in the life of a child!
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Mentoring Opportunities for Fall Semester 2009
Elementary Focus
Multicultural Center
Location- 1436 W. Hovey (one block SE of Kansas Expressway & Division)
Hours of Placement- 3:30PM until 6:00PM, Monday-Thursday
Focus- ABCD Program: Tutor/mentor Hispanic students from area school through help with homework. Potential to sit in on weekly parent teacher visits.
Director- Sandra G. Sandra@hihmc.org or Julie Humphrey; Phone: 865-4673
Parks and Recreation Community Learning in Centers for Kids (CLICK)
Located in the following Springfield Public Schools:
Bissett ELE- 3014 West Calhoun; Phone: 523-2800
McGregor ELE- 1221 West Madison; Phone: 523-5700
Reed Middle School- 300 Lyons; Phone: 523-6300
Robberson ELE- 1100 E. Kearney; Phone: 523-1800
Weaver ELE- 1461 North Douglas; Phone: 523-1200
Weller ELE- 1630 N. Weller; Phone: 523-1900
Hours of Placement- 3:30PM until 6:00PM, Monday-Thursday
Focus- Mentoring, tutoring with homework, recreation, and enrichment
Director- Angie Merritt; Phone: 837-5737; amerritt@springfieldmo.gov
Boys and Girls Club of Springfield
Located in the following sites:
Henderson Unit- 835 West Calhoun Ave.; Phone: 869-4111
Stalnaker Unit- 1410 North Fremont; Phone: 865-2821
Musgrave Unit- 720 S. Park Ave.; Phone: 869-8211
Hours of Placement- 3:30PM until 8:30PM, Monday-Friday
Focus- Springfield Public School students elementary-secondary homework help and mentoring, meal provided. Opportunity to help with various topic-related clubs, such as science club, cultural club, and reading club.
Director- Cindy Dodson; Phone: 862-9249 Ext. 104; cdodson@bgclubspringfield.org
Ozarks Literacy Council
Location- 430 South Ave.
Hours of Placement- Variety of volunteer times
Focus- Variety of volunteer options, including reading and presenting visual aids, puppets, and learning-focused activities in 27 "special needs" preschool classrooms; constructing backpacks for Springfield's Title One second graders to encourage literacy in the home; promoting reading advocacy by reading to children at various area organizations, etc.
Director- Nicole Thom-Arens; Phone: 895-5632 Ext. 35; programdirector@ozarksliteracy.org
Broadway Head Start
Location- 1477 N. Broadway Ave
Hours of Placement- 9:30AM-12:30PM; 3:00PM-4:00PM, Monday-Friday
Focus- Ages 3-5 mentoring and assisting teacher
Director- Ms. Gray; Phone: 862-9146; jgray@oacac-caa.org
Douglas Head Start
Location- 1042 S. Douglas
Hours of Placement- 8:30AM-3:30PM, Monday-Thursday
Focus- Ages 3-5 mentoring and assisting teacher
Director- Ms. Reuter; Phone: 831-4540
Grant Head Start
Location- 1051 S. Grant
Hours of Placement- 6:30 AM-5:30 PM, Monday-Friday
Focus- Ages 3-5 mentoring and assisting teacher
Director- Helen Swadley; Phone: 865-5674