Children
Below you will find a listing of Children Agencies in
the Athens-Clarke County area, along with relevant and
helpful statistics, resources, and service-learning reflection
questions.
Athens-Clarke
County Leisure Services
After school homework helpers, computer instructors,
and other volunteers needed at the Lay Community Center, East Athens
Community Center, and Broadacres, Parkview, and Rocksprings
Enrichment Centers.
Contact: Cathy Padgett 706-613-3625 or cathypadgett@athensclarkecounty.com
Athens Oconee
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
CASA is a trained community volunteer appointed by
the Juvenile Court to be a voice for children involved in court
proceedings due to abuse or neglect. Volunteers conduct independent
investigations about the facts leading to the child’s removal,
attend court proceedings, and provide recommendations to the judge
as to the best interest of the child. Volunteers must be 21 years of
age.
Contact: 706-613-1922 or info@athensoconeecasa.org
Boys Scouts
There are volunteer opportunities in the following
areas: Scout leaders in the ScoutReach program and merit badge
counselors. Volunteers are selected after an application and
training process.
Contact: 1-800-699-8806
Boys and
Girls Club of Athens
They are looking for volunteers that can give
homework help between 3-4:30 pm or become a tutor for a specific
subject. There is also an opportunity to interact with the kids
between 3-7 pm Monday - Friday.
Contact: Donna Tucker at 706-549-7017
Boys and
Girls Club of Garnett Ridge
Boys and
Girls Club of Jack R Wells
Contact: Susan Wilson at
706-548-5001 Contact:
Cherene Williams at 706-353-2823
Clarke-County
Mentoring Program
Volunteers are matched with students after completing
an application, police background check, and a two hour training
session. You must make a one-year commitment to the program and
spend three hours per month with your student.
Contact Trudy Bradley at 706-353-2288 or ccmentorprogram@athenschamber.net
Girl Scouts
of Northeast Georgia
There are volunteer opportunities in the following
areas: Group leader, Daisy Headstart/Pre-K Program Assistant,
Council Ambassador, Recruiter, Trainer, Troop Leader, Event Staff or
Director, and Council Volunteer Liaison.
Contact: Molly Carow at 706-548-7297 or mcarow@gsneg.org
Oasis Catolico Santa Rafaela
OASIS is dedicated to helping the Hispanic Community of Athens through education.
Volunteers are needed to help students in all subjects, especially the language barrier. Tutors do not need to be bilingual as long as they are patient and willing to give the children encouragement. Volunteers are needed Monday through Thursday, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Contact: Sister Margarita Martin at acjoasis@gmail.com
Please check us out and join the "Oasis Tutors" Facebook group.
Tutoring Our Tomorrows (also on Education and UGA Student
Organization sheet)
Tutoring concentrates two hours per week strictly on
helping children who are behind on their schoolwork, whether they
are developmentally challenged or just need a little bit of extra
attention.
Contact: tots@uga.edu
Wishmakers on
Campus
This is a non-profit University of Georgia student
organization that benefits the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Georgia and
Alabama.
YMCA
Some of the available volunteer opportunitie are Youth Sports Coach, Swim Instructor, Aerobic
Instructor, Front Office, Internships, Summer Day Camp (LIT's-
Leaders In Training)
Contact: Janet Kloepfer 706-543-6596 or janetk@athensymca.org
Young Women’s
Christian Organization (YWCO) Girls Club
There are volunteer opportunities in the following
areas: guest speaking about careers, hobbies, health and nutrition,
story telling, van driving, and administrative work.
Contact: Robin Stevens at 706-354-7880 or rstevens@ywco.org
Athens-Clarke Demographic Information (data
from 2000 Census & Family Connection Partnership)
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Total population – 101,489
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64.9% White ; 27.3% African-American; 6.3% Hispanic or Latino;
3.1% Asian
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9,000 families in Athens with children under
18-years-of-age
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3,128 families with female householder and no husband present
with children under 18-years-of-age
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11.8% of the population speak a language other than English ;
6.4% of the population speak Spanish
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14.8% of the families in Athens-Clarke were below poverty level
in 1999
Resources
Pre-Service Activities: Enhance your service experience.
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If you would like to get the most out of your service
experience, please consider the following questions:
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Why are you interested in working with children?
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What have your experiences been so far with these activities?
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What do you think your service experience will be like?
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Are you interested in learning about these facts at the service
site? If so, what are some ways that you might be able to do
that?
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What are your goals in participating in service?
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What issues do you think will be present as you begin
volunteering?
Post-Service Reflection Questions: To understand your service experience
In order to understand your experiences please reflect on the
following questions:
WHAT:
SO WHAT:
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What did your experience(s) mean to you?
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What did you learn from your experience(s)?
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What do you feel is your main contribution to the agency or the
people you worked with?
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What did you learn about yourself?
NOW WHAT:
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In what ways can you apply what you are learning to other areas
of your life?
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The most important thing you will take with you from this
experience is…
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Has your community service sparked an interest in service or in
the issue that you worked with?
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If so, how do you plan to continue pursuing that interest?
(Reference: Florida State University’s Children/Youth
Sheets)
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