Title: Change two lives... BE A MENTOR Organization: The Center Foundation Website: www. thecenterfoundation.org E-mail: Jane@TheCF.org or Rachel@TheCF.org Description: WomenCare and the Young Parents Support Network (YPSN) are mentoring programs of The Center Foundation. If you have a caring heart and are a good listener, spend time supporting teen moms or adult women through difficult life transitions. Training, activities, and on-going support are provided. Training and workshops are held in Media but mentors and their matches meet at their own schedule and where they choose. Other volunteer opportunities are also available. WomenCare and YPSN are unique, holistic, woman-centered mentoring programs that help people be all they want to be. Our goals are to help disadvantaged women and teen parents attain greater self-sufficiency while dealing with challenges such divorce, widowhood, abuse, rehabilitation, joblessness, teen parenthood, and other obstacles. Spend an hour or two a week being a supporter, friend, resource, and guide while developing a relationship that will change your life too. Share what you know. Mentoring helps build friendships and community. The next group training for Mentors will be October 6, 2007, but online and other training is offered. Call Jane or Rachel at 610-565-6171 for more information or to register. Title: EXCITING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Organization: The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. Contact: Virginia Frantz Phone: 610-313-9836 E-mail: vfrantz@mcfoundationinc.org Description: The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.is a community foundation based in Norristown, PA. The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. is engaged in making grants that will help make a difference to the Norristown community, better the lives of the residents, and promote effective and efficient use of community resources. The foundation actively seek donors to make gifts to the foundation to support the mission by growing the endowment. In addition, through grant support that has already been received from other funders as well as the foundation monies, the foundation has undertaken two direct service projects: a Web Based Resource Directory that will connect County residents with County resources (non-profit, public charities, and government programs) to meet their needs and a Civic Engagement Project to promote community recognition and opportunities for older adults to use their skills and talents in meaningful ways to meet their interests and those of the community. The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. is in need for volunteers to assist in these and other initiatives. The foundation is transforming into a vital and pro-active community leader. The assistance of volunteers to accomplish the goal of serving the community will benefit from the talents of those individuals. The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. cherishs all of the volunteers who have been so helpful to the foundation in fulfilling The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc.'s mission. The plain fact is: The Montgomery County Foundation, Inc. needs more of you! Title: Internships at Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County Organization: Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County (DAP) Contact: Elana Dobrowolski, LSW, Senior Manager, Counseling & Case Management, DAP, 14 W 2nd St, Media, PA 19063 Website: www.dapdc.org E-mail: edobrowolski@dapdc.org Description: The Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc. (DAP) has openings for interns to be placed at our emergency shelter throughout the academic year. The internship is open to graduate students and senior undergraduate students majoring in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Women’s Studies or a related field. The internship will include participation in the Agency sponsored 45-hour Domestic Violence Training. Following the training, the intern will have the opportunity to provide case management and counseling to adult victims of domestic violence, to co-facilitate a parenting group, and to work with children who have witnessed or experienced domestic violence. An internship at DAP’s shelter can accommodate some evening hours. Please contact Jeanne for more information at 610-565-0315. Title: Internships at Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) Organization: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) Contact: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/doh/internship/summer2007.asp#minority Website: www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/doh/internship/summer2007.asp#minority Description: Six paid Minority Internships will be offered during Summer 2007: two each at the Independence Seaport Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, both in Philadelphia; and two at PHMC, either at its Harrisburg headquarters or one of its 25 field sites around the Commonwealth. Internships are available in a variety of fields and professional areas, ranging from marketing to curation, historic preservation to archival practice, development to museum education. Interns serve for 12 weeks and are paid $4000. The Minority Student Internship Program, funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, through the offices of Pennsylvania State Representative James R. Roebuck, Jr., is designed to introduce upper level undergraduate and graduate students of color to careers in museums and related fields. It represents a commitment by PHMC and PFMHO, as well as collaborating institutions, to increase the participation of minorities in the museum field; and recognizes that pre-professional experience in museums and cultural institutions is key to achieving this goal. Interns work closely with a staff mentor, who both guides the student on specific projects and orients him or her to the broader context of the work. The Minority Student Internship Program encourages students to earn academic credit for their internships and work closely with faculty to ensure that their students have an outstanding experience and adhere to all academic program requirements. Title: Internships at WOMENS WAY Organization: WOMENS WAY Contact: Tiffany Lomax Phone: 215-985-3322 Website: www.womensway.org E-mail: info@womensway.org Description: WOMENS WAY is looking for two interns to assist with special events planning, marketing, data entry and clerical activities. College students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply by sending a cover letter and resume to WOMENS WAY. Please note that these positions are unpaid. Title: SOWN Volunteer Opportunity Organization: OLDER WOMEN VOTERS COUNT PROJECT Contact: The Supportive Older Women's Network Phone: 215.477.6000 Website: www.sown.org Description: Please volunteer to identify and assist Older women in Philadelphia who need help exercising their right to vote: - Distribute voter registration forms - Distribute absentee ballot applications and ballots Help complete the forms (training provided) Title: Volunteer at Women's Law Project Organization: Women's Law Project - Women Vote PA Contact: Barbara DiTullio Phone: 215-928-9801 x207 E-mail: bditullio@womenslawproject.org Description: Starting Tuesday, October 24 and running Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until Election Day. From 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm - pizza and refreshments will be served from 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm and calls will be made from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. This volunteer opportunity is for WomenVote PA to call infrequent voters in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Please call to volunteer, calls will be made from the Women's Law Project, 125 S. 9th Street, Suite 300, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Title: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Organization: The Career Wardrobe Contact: Carrie Hanson Veurink, Education & Outreach Manager Phone: 215-568-6693 E-mail: carrie@careerwardrobe.org Description: The Career Wardrobe is a nonprofit organization that serves thousands of women in transition by providing free professional clothing and educational opportunities in the Philadelphia region. Services empower women by inspiring the confidence necessary to achieve self-sufficiency. In the last decade, The Career Wardrobe has assisted over 45,000 women. The Career Wardrobe is looking for massage therapists, make-up artists, and/or nail technicians (5-10 people): to help women in transition pamper themselves after signing up for free life insurance. We are co-hosting the event with First Financial Group/Mass Mutual for Career Wardrobe clients who are newly employed. The Career Wardrobe would like to offer them a quick pampering service (15-20 minutes/each) for taking the step to care for themselves and their family’s future. Crafters/Game/Activity Leaders (5-10 people): needed to play/oversee our participants’ children (ages 3-12) while they sign up for life insurance and get pampered. Each participant’s appointment is approximately one-hour. Date of Event: Saturday, July 7, 2007 Volunteer Shifts: We invite you to set up and volunteer from 10am-4pm. However, if your schedule is limited, sign up for one of the following times: 10:00am – 1:30pm 1:30pm – 4:30pm Hosted by: First Financial Group/MassMutual Location: Old Pine Community Center, 401 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Contact: Carrie Hanson Veurink, Education & Outreach Manager, The Career Wardrobe Bus. Telephone: 215-568-6693 E-mail: carrie@careerwardrobe.org Title: Volunteer opportunities available at Mountain Meadow Contact: Randi Phone: 215-772-1107 E-mail: hiring@mountainmeadow.org Description: Mountain Meadow is a progressive and diverse community dedicated to providing a supportive and safe space for all children of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) and other non-traditional families and their allies. Mountain Meadow is currently looking for administrative volunteers. Mountain Meadow has a variety of administrative volunteer opportunities, including, but not limited to: event organizing, outreach, grant writing, grant research, data entry, filing, and other administrative tasks. Other duties could be added depending on the volunteer's interests and skills. Volunteer hours are flexible and range from ten to twenty hours a month. Volunteers must be dedicated to the mission of the organization. Please e-mail hiring@mountainmeadow.org or call Randi at 215-772-1107 to learn more about Mountain Meadow's volunteer opportunities. **Adults from LGBTQ families and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply**