Volunteer Opportunities

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July officially starts the dog days of summer. What better way to spend your days than by volunteering to promote literacy in Houston? Our Connect4Literacy.org volunteer platform opens doors to many different service opportunities this July that contribute to the literacy cause. Find one below and sign up to volunteer today!

Be a point of light like our many Community Partners, Houston Independent School District, Phillips 66, PWC, Target, EOG Resources, Marathon Oil, and JP Morgan Chase. In partnership with Children's Museum of Houston, Houston Area Urban League and Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation, these partners will bring an enriched arts, science and literacy curriculum to over 400 students in Houston through a summer reading camp program called Camp Adventure! This partnership has come together to design a balanced Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math curriculum, to ensure volunteers are on hand, and to supply some fundamental provisions to launch successful camps. The two-week long camps will serve children in kindergarten through fifth grade and the camps will include an array of interactive reading, writing, speaking and critical thinking activities for the children. We want to express our gratitude to our partners for all of their time and energy spent planning and coordinating Camp Adventure!.

The first two-week camp will be at Codwell Elementary in Sunnyside and the second camp will be at Atherton Elementary in Fifth Ward. Volunteers are still needed for Atherton Elementary from July 23rd-31st! Volunteers will serve as Junior Counselors and will help assist Lead Counselors with story times, science experiments, and games. There are half-day and full day volunteer opportunities available. To sign-up for a half-day or for more information, email Olivia Lewis at olivia@bushhoustonliteracy.org.

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Literacy Advance of Houston
Open doors for English Language Learners near you! Join Literacy Advance of Houston and become an ESL teacher. The English as a Second Language (ESL) program is the largest of all their programs and assists non-English speaking adults to learn everyday English.

Literacy Advance of Houston is looking for volunteer ESL tutors! You do not need prior teaching experience, and you do not need a second language to be an ESL tutor! All tutors are provided free training and are assisted with ideas, advice and resources as they begin the exciting process of teaching another adult learn English.

Volunteers must be 18 or older to tutor independently and 16 to tutor if joined by a parent. The average ESL class is 5-8 people and the students are grouped by language ability. Classes are hosted at their Wilcrest location.

For more information, contact Colleen Mayer at cmayer@literacyadvance.org or 713-266-8777.

Literacy Advance of Houston

Children's Museum of Houston
Every hero needs a break, even Houston's best hero, Power House. Fortunately, the Kid volunteers step up to the plat by becoming a hero for the day, while Power House becomes an ordinary kid. Will the Kid live up to the challenges of being a hero or will he discover that being a hero is not for everyone? Join the Children's Museum of Houston for this interactive production, Power Up!, now until August 11th! The show times are 11:30 am and 1:30 Monday-Saturday and 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm on Sunday.

Join Captain America and the Founding Fathers for Kidpendence Day at the Children's Museum of Houston! The stars and stripes will be in full effect as they celebrate the country's 242nd birthday. There will also be an indoor parade led by the All-City HISD High School Band. Do not forget to wear your red, blue, and white!

For more information on both of these events, contact Dr. Lisa Williams at lisawilliams@cmhouston.org.

Children's Museum of Houston

HYPE Freedom Schools
Are you HYPE about Summer 2018 and looking for ways you, your coworkers, your interns,
your family, or your friends can make an impact in the community? Serving as a Read Aloud
volunteer may just be a perfect fit. HYPE Freedom School, Inc. (HYPE) has empowered scholars and families throughout Houston for nearly 20 years.

HYPE would like to extend an invitation for you to volunteer an hour of your time to share a bit about your career and to then read your favorite short children’s story at one of their 5 locations. Additionally, HYPE has opportunities to support weekly field trips and special events throughout the summer.

If you have any questions about the event, contact HYPE at info@hypefs.org. If you are interested in volunteering, click the button below.

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Houston Public Library
The Houston Public Library is proud to present the Annual Camp STREAM Events! Camp STREAM is a series of summer day camps that allows students from Kindergarten to 12th grade the opportunity to participate in activities relating to Science,Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts and Math.

Participating volunteers will assist staff with teaching classes (curriculum, projects, activities, field trips), daily registration, serving lunches & snacks, coordinating student drop off/pickup & parking, and other duties assigned by staff.

Click here to see what events your local Houston Public Library is hosting!

For more information, contact Andrea Lawrence at andrea.lawrence@houstontx.gov. To sign up, click the link below.

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Friends of Houston Public Library
Support your local library by volunteering with the Friends of the Houston Public Library at the Book Warehouse! No prior training or experience is needed; guidance will be provided at the Book Warehouse.

Volunteer duties include scanning donated books, sorting and moving books, and listing books on Amazon. There are several days to volunteer for this summer. The Book Warehouse welcomes all volunteers ages 13 and up.

For more information, contact friends@houstonlibraryfoundation.org. To sign up for a shift, click the button below.

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