Volunteer Opportunities from Middle Way House

Greetings Psychology and Neuroscience Majors,

Below please find two volunteer opportunities from Middle Way House available to all majors. The organization serves children between the ages of 3-19 years old who have come from domestic violence, homeless, and poverty situations:

Volunteer Opportunity #1
CLLC – L100 (#20458) Collins Seminar, Spring Break for Kids (1 credit hour)

There are still 10 spots left in a 1 credit hour service learning course for Spring 2015, CLLC – L100, which aims to provide children affiliated with Middle Way House and The Rise with a Spring Break Camp. The class meets Feb 18^th, Feb 25^th, March 4th,   March 11^th, and March 25^th from 6pm-8:30pm and the week of Spring Break from 8:30am-6 p.m. During the first four classes, students will get a foundation on the effects of domestic violence, child abuse, and poverty on children. They will learn about Middle Way House and about what they will doing with the children over spring break. During spring break, students will spend Mon-Fri 8:30-5pm with the children. Students and children will go to the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis, the Exotic Feline Rescue Center, The Indianapolis Zoo, and Wonder Lab.  Students and children will also go to a Chemistry Magic show, and have live animals brought in by the Humane Society for some educational programs and two animal rescue programs. It is a really fun week that allows students to make a difference in a child’s life over Spring Break.

Volunteer Opportunity #2
Tutoring

Middle Way House tutors children between the ages of 4-18 (most are between 4-12) with their homework. They do tutoring Mon-Friday from 5:45-7 p.m. Help is needed with tutoring children in all grades. Help is also needed in developing assignments for children to do when they do not have homework that would increase their literacy and math levels. The organization is currently tutoring about 30 children a day and need more volunteers, particularly on Fridays.

Please contact Monte Simonton at msimonto@hotmail.com for more information about either of these opportunities.