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Volunteers are the backbone of our community. Quality one-on-one time with a student can be the difference between students achieving in school and life, or dropping out of school entirely. Teachers can identify the needs of students, but time is a premium. Help make Kalamazoo the "education community" by working with a student this year!

 

CIS parnters with community organizations to provide free training for all volunteers. Click the link below for information on current opportunities.

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Supporting students on their journey to use The Kalamazoo Promise can be as easy as volunteering an hour of your time. 
 
Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo offers a variety of volunteer opportunities from one-time events to an ongoing mentorship or tutoring of a student.
 
If you are interested in volunteering, please complete all the documents listed below. Yo may also contact our Volunteer Coordinator at ccook@ciskalamazoo.org, or call (269) 337-1601 for more assistance.  After your application is completed, a CIS staff person will then contact you to discuss different opportunities and options.  
 
Please fill out and return the following documents as part of the application process:

Every effort will be made to fulfill your school, age, and subject matter preferences.

For mentoring or tutoring opportunities outside of Kalamazoo Public Schools in surrounding areas, please contact the Volunteer Center of Greater Kalamazoo by visiting their website, calling (269) 382-8350, or e-mailing vckzoo@volunteerkalamazoo.org.
    
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Please note: as our volunteers work with children, we are required to perform a background check on each volunteer through the State of Michigan. We require that all volunteers have incident-free records. Because of this requirement, we need to ask for some kinds of personal information. The information you provide is confidential and will not be used for other purposes. If you would prefer not to submit this information online, please call (269) 337-1601, x218.
    
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Volunteer with Communities In Schools of Kalamazoo.

 

Special Events: Publishing Center assistance; Bagels and Books; College Awareness Week; Help with office mailings.

Guys Read: Men or women needed to read books and facilitate discussion with groups of boys and girls. Groups of 6-8 boys and girls located at Lincoln International Studies School or King-Westwood Elementary. Groups generally meet weekly. Leaders would also join boys and girls in an online "blog".

Help in a Classroom: Work in a classroom with a small group of children so the teacher can work with the children who need more assistance.

Lunch & Learn: Activities to do with a small group of children during lunch periods such as playing games, telling stories, playing math-based hopscotch, and teaching children crafts.

Tutoring Opportunities: One-on-one with a child who is a grade level below the level he/she should be in academically.Support our children in KPS schools by committing to at least one hour a week for the academic year. One hour a week. One child. One life changed.

Mentoring: Be a friend to a student, change his/her life forever.
    
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