Opportunity Details
2019-20 Weekly Youth Mentor
Lunch Bunch is an academic enrichment program fully facilitated by volunteer mentors. Mentors are paired with a group of four 3rd, 4th, or 5th-grade students and meet weekly October-April on Tuesdays or Thursdays for 30 minutes during the students’ lunch period between 11:00 am and 1:30 pm on school campuses. Mentors are provided with an easy-to-follow curriculum as a resource that focuses on building the students’ life and social skills, relationships with others, and improving their behavior. Times vary based on the school campus. Houston ISD background check and orientation/training delivered by Making It Better is required. This program is hosted at the following HISD elementary schools:
- Walnut Bend
- Shadowbriar
- Ashford
- Mark White
- Neff
- Ross
- Bruce
Literacy Now (formerly Making It Better) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to transform communities by empowering children and families through literacy, leadership, and life skills. Founded in 2006 by Houston City Council Member Jerry Davis, Literacy Now has been on the frontlines of transforming the lives of underserved and at-risk children and their families. Through compassionate and highly trained Reading Interventionists, the organization has made great strides in narrowing the literacy gap for some of Houston’s most vulnerable children. Coupled with leadership, life skills, and parent-specific programming, early intervention programs offered by Literacy Now provide opportunities to lift children up from their low socio-economic status and are a core tool for improving school readiness and social skills for at-risk children.
Age Minimum (with Adult): 18+, Minimum Age:18+
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