Volunteer Opportunities & UHI now on Idealist.org

UHI is looking for a few good women to be facilitators in our Girls Empowerment Summer Program.

For all of you teachers out there looking for a perfect way to spend a couple of your days this summer….look no further. (If you are not lucky enough to have your summers off then scroll down for more exciting news).

Women Teachers Needed to Volunteer 1-day per week with Girls Empowerment Summer Program in North Philadelphia

The Universal Hope Initiative (UHI), a small non-profit organization in Philadelphia is looking for 3-4 women teachers to volunteer as facilitators in our Girls Empowerment Summer Program in partnership with James Blaine Elementary School.

The program will be held one day per week (tentatively scheduled for Mondays) from 10:00am-2:00pm, for 10 weeks in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. Volunteers would be required to make a commitment to attend at least 3-4 sessions.

The first half of the Girls Empowerment Program will focus on issues the participants face as adolescents living in inner-city Philadelphia.

A sample of the topics to be addressed include: self-esteem building, women’s health (including sexual health, nutrition and exercise), preparing to meet future goals (including high school, college, and career), and money management and financial education.

The second half of the program will focus on educating and empowering the participants to be agents of social change in their communities and the world, with the end of the program culminating in the participants planning and executing a project to better their community.

A typical day in the program would be scheduled as follows:

10:00-11:00- Guest speaker from the community

11:00-12:00- Physical activity session introducing girls to different methods of exercise including, but not limited to (aerobics, pilates, yoga, and strength training).

12:00-1:00- Nutrition lesson, participants and facilitator will work together to make nutritious lunch.

1:00-2:00pm- Discussion about topic of the day and/or planning for community project.

Grant Reasearcher/Writer Needed

UHI is also looking for a grant researcher and writer to help in applying for grants to expand our projects and to build our organizational capacity.  All UHI volunteers hold full-time employment with other organizations/businesses so we are willing to work around volunteers’ busy schedules.

If you are interested in either of these opportunities please contact me at hadams@universalhopeinitiative.org.

Finally, check out UHI on Idealist.org at http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Org/195213-45

-Holly