Groups and individuals are invited to take part in planning for Belmont's 8th Annual Family Literacy Day. Meetings will be held each Monday from 10:00 - 10:50 a.m. in the Beaman Student Life Center 1st Floor Conference Room.   For more information about serving on the planning team or involving your group or yourself in the event, please contact Tim Stewart, 460-5431.

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Habitat for Humanity has spots for volunteers on Sunday, April 6 and Sunday, April 13 to assist with their Spring Build. Volunteers would need to commit to work from 7:00 a.m. to about 3:30 p.m. Lunch and snacks are provided. For more informaiton, please contact Mike Allen, 615-254-4663, ext. 224.

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To learn more about volunteering at this wonderful day of celebrating the joy of reading, visit the Family Literacy Day website or contact Tim Stewart at (615)460-5431.

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Come help the Belmont-Hillsboro Neighbors, Inc. get the neighborhood ready for the Country Music Marathon by helping to pick up trash and tidy up the neighborhood between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. Contact Melinda Newpher, keaone@bellsouth.net, 972-7747, for more information about how you or your group can "pitch in"!

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One on One Opportunities
Catholic Charities Refugee Services
InterFACE Ministries
East Academy
Girl Scouts
St. Luke's Community Center
Pruitt Branch Public Library
Tabernacle of Glory Church
Sunshine Christian Academy

Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Nashville Rescue Mission
St. Luke's Community Center
West Nashville United Methodist Church

Christian Women's Job Corps
Monroe Harding Children's Home
Pastoral Counseling Center of TN
St. Luke's Community Center
World Relief

Tutor needed for 16 year old girl from Belmont's neighboring Sunnyside Community. Student has transportation to campus. Contact Bobby Johnson, Sunnyside Neighborhood Association President, 506-6661 or 532-3157

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ADVENTURESOME CATALYST NEEDED

Great opportunities and experiences are awaiting YOU!

Volunteers are needed in the acculturation of multi-national refugees. Are you someone who would like to work with our Elders (50+), Youth (5 -17) or Families?

Our greatest need currently is for caring individuals to work with our Elders Group, (2) days a week, Mon. and Wed. 8:30AM-12:30PM

Please contact: Mrs. Claus (yes, just like Santa) 615-760-2790, and lets talk about the possibilities!

InteFACE Ministries offers “American Conversation Partners” as an opportunity for international students and spouses to practice their English conversation. The program is always in need of American Christians to serve as their partners. College students are the perfect partners; in fact, most of our volunteers are undergraduate or graduate students. Each week some 15 to 30 internationals gather, so your presence is requested! You will usually have the same student for several months, and sometimes for an entire school year. Weekly topics and idioms for discussion are suggested each week.

Resuming January 14 and going through April 21, we meet Monday nights from 6:45 to 8:00 PM at the Fellowship Hall of Belmont Church, Music Square East (16th and Grand Avenues). A cross-cultural orientation is required for new volunteers.

If you are interested in helping, please contact Dr. Charles Parker at cap3105@bellsouth or 367-4387. Dr. Parker is Nashville director of InterFACE Ministries and also an adjunct instructor in the School of Religion.

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East Academy is an independent K-8 day school located in East Nashville. Our mission is to bring together kids from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds to provide them with an excellent education so as to prepare them for college and beyond. It is a multiple intelligences based teaching and learning community.

Our AfterSchool Program provides enrichment activities and academic support through our Homework Club. We are in need of volunteer tutors to work with our students during that time. Tutors need to enjoy working one-on-one with children. The hours would be from 3:30 to 5, Monday through Thursday. Tutors can choose the days that work best for them.

Successful tutors will have the opportunity to be added to our substitute pool, which would provide on-call paid substitute positions.

More information about our school can be found at www.eastacademy.org.

Contact:
Angela Runder
East Academy AfterSchool Director
108 Chapel Avenue
Nashville, TN 37206
615-228-2284
rundera@eastacademy.org

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The Girl Scouts of Middle TN is looking for college students of all ages to serve as troop leaders for young girls in at-risk and under-served areas including the Edgehill community, in Davidson County.

While mentoring young girls you'll:

• Build practical experience applicable to a broad range of careers.
• Improve organizational and time management skills.
• Establish leadership capabilities.

Getting Started:

• Attend four hours of on-campus training.
• Lead elementary -aged girls through specially developed sessions of Girl Scout meetings held in local schools and community centers.
• Earn a stipend.
• Make a positive difference in a girl's life.

Are you ready to change your life and the life of a young girl's?

Contact Pamela Cash, 615-383-0490 ext. 250.

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St. Luke's is currently looking for Finance Class / Budget Instructors for a class that meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month from 5:30-7:00pm. Classes are a part of their Workforce Development Program.

They also are looking for one-on-one mentors to assist participants in this program. Mentoring schedules are flexible.

For more information about these and other Volunteer opportunity, contact Laura Maria Smith, Volunteer Manager, at 615-324-8375.

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Volunteers are needed, especially in the area of elementary education/teaching, and also in the area of acting/drama. Tutors are needed to help the 20 to 30 elementary school children from 8 different schools in the community who come in each day (Monday through Thursday) for help with their homework assignments.

Volunteers are also needed to teach children acting and dancing for maybe once a week or even twice a month, depending on how much time the volunteer has. This is intended to help the children discover and develop their talents, and at the same time keep them away from the streets and use their time in something meaningful and rewarding.

For more information, or to volunteer, contact:

Ibiba Okpara
Manager, Pruitt Branch Library
117 Charles E. Davis Blvd
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone # (615) 862-5985 (office)
Cell phone # (615) 480-3077
Fax # (615) 862-6745 (office)
Ibiba.Okpara@nashville.gov

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Volunteers are needed to help with an after school tutoring program less than a mile from the Belmont Campus.

Contact:

Debbie Ross
McDaRoss@aol.com
Youth Ministry
The Tabernacle of Glory Baptist Church
945 South Douglas
Nashville, Tn 37204
615.297.4562

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The Sunshine Christian Academy is seeking qualified volunteers to help with their after school homework assistance and tutorial program. We are partnering with parents and schools to help children and youth succeed in completing and understanding their class work in a Christ centered environment. Students are also taught Christian principles to encourage good citizenship.

Contact Seana Meddling, lifeofvictory@aol.com, (615) 213-1468 for more information.

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Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF) is a social outreach ministry to the homeless and indigent working poor. Their mission is to “provide food, clothing and dignity to our brothers and sisters in need." Belmont volunteers prepare food and deliver it to various sites throughout the city most Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the semester, and also a few Wednesdays and Thursdays. For more information, please see Mobile Loaves and Fishes FAQ or contact Sara Hylton, MLF Program Coordinator, shylton@mlfnashville.org, 615-460-0172.

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Volunteer Opportunities Available:

Education Department (Men) Monday thru Friday

9am to 11am Weekdays
Library- Reading Volunteer
Math Tutor- Beginning & Algebra
Reading Comprehension Tutor
Computer Skills (Call about the hours they need you)

Writing Tutor
3pm to 8pm Weekdays

Tutors in writing, math and reading. For Education Department Call Ed Grimes at (615) 780-9474.

Serving in the kitchen area 7 DAYS A WEEK( Men’s Division)
Availability depends on time and how many people are being booked or is booked already. We cannot guarantee that you will not be booked with another group at that time. It will be the responsibility of your group or you as an individual to work with that group or schedule another time. Meal times are as follows:
5am-7am Breakfast
11am-1pm Lunch
5pm-7pm Dinner
We can use people in the warehouse on site to sort can goods and clothing. 9:30am-2: 30pm except Sundays.
We need a seamstress and Tailor 
We need an artist for the Men’s Division who can do murals

Administration (Men’s Division)
Volunteer for our clinic
Speakers
Volunteer for Travelers Aid

Women’s Facility
1 to 3pm- Tutors in math and writing
3 to 8pm- Tutors in math and writing
Education can use up to 70 people at any given time.
Kitchen (Women)
Lunch 11:00am-1pm
Dinner 4:00pm-6pm
All persons who wish to volunteer for the women’s facility must have a background check.

Bobby Nichols, Director Of Volunteer Services (615) 312-1534, bnichols@nashvillerescuemission.org

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St. Luke's Community Center urgently needs a regular volunteer for Mondays and Thursdays from 9am - 1:30pm as well as substitutes who can fill-in when regularly-scheduled volunteers are unable to attend. Lunch included! Great company! Fun working environment! Contact Laura Maria Smith, Volunteer Manager, at 615-324-8375.

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West Nashville United Methodist Church, 4710 Charlotte Pike, hosts a meal for the homeless and working poor every Thursday night from 5:30 - 6:30. They have been doing this for 6 years, however, participation has grown and they are in need of more hands. Meals are supplied by 2nd Harvest Food Bank, but teams are needed to show up and do light preparation and serve them. Groups or individuals who would be willing to come once per month to aid in the meal would be welcome.

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Christian Women's Job Corps seeks to equip women for life and employment with basic life skills necessary for self-sufficiency, within her culture, which may include: sustained employment; adequate income; housing; transportation; child care; and/or medical care. Volunteers are needed to help with childcare, special events, and various clerical responsibilities.

Contact Becky Sumrall, 615-244-3669.

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Monroe Harding, Inc. partners with at-risk youth and families to provide a bridge toward independence and success. They are in need of volunteers to pick up bread at the Publix at Fieldstone Farms (in Franklin0 every other Monday starting on Monday, March 3, 2008. You would need to be there no later than 9:00 am.

They also have need for someone to assist on Mondays from 3-4:30pm with baby sitting 2-3 children ages 2-5 while there parents are taking a parenting class at the Youth Connections program. 

Contact Lindsey Kear, 298-5573 ext. 140

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Pastoral Counseling Centers of TN, Inc. is a ministry of professional care dedicated to healing and growth in human life and relationships. They are in need of clerical assistance throughout the year.  They are located at Vine Street Christian Church, just off of West End Ave. near MBA and St. Thomas Hospital.

Contact Chrissa Walsh, cwalsh@pcctinc.org, 383-2115 ext. 33

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St. Luke's Community Center is looking for 1 -2 volunteers to help with clerical and administrative tasks, specifically assisting with database management and some phone correspondence. Volunteers are asked to work a weekly 4-hour shift anytime between 9:30am - 5pm. Volunteers working between 11:30am - 12:30pm will receive a free lunch. To learn more about this cushy volunteer service, contact Laura Maria Smith, Volunteer Manager, at 615-324-8375.

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World Relief of Nashville needs drivers for their job readiness class every Tuesday from 1pm -3pm beginning Feb. 5th into June. They need drivers to come to their office about 11:30a.m., get a World Relief van and begin picking up clients for the class. They also need drivers to take clients home at 3 PM

Volunteers will need to be screened, including background and driving record checks.

Please contact:

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