• FIND YOUR VolunteerMatch
• Volunteer Events
• Featured Opportunities
• Group Opportunities
• Gifts in Kind
• Mentoring
• Martin Luther King Day of Service
• Days of Caring
• Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
• Project NEXT
• Champions for Impact Awards
• Holiday Opportunities

Featured Volunteer Opportunities as seen on the 10! Show

United Way Names Carl Buchholz Citizen Volunteer of the Year United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania is pleased to honor Carl M. Buchholz, a partner in the Litigation Department at Blank Rome LLP, with the 2011 United Way Volunteer of the Year Award. Learn more.

Become an Education Volunteer

United Way is recruiting Education Volunteers to increase the graduation rate in our region.
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United Way Mentoring Resources

• Questions About Youth Mentoring
• Frequently Given Excuses for Not Mentoring
• VIDEO - How mentoring is changing the lives of area students (NBC10)

Other Mentoring Resources

• Community Impact Training Institute - United Way currently offers workshops in Mentoring via the Community Impact Training Institute.
• MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership - For more than a decade, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership has been working to expand the world of quality mentoring.
  • Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring - MENTOR’s keystone publication on mentoring standards
  • Elements of Effective Practice Toolkit - Whether you are new to mentoring or an old hand, the Elements of Effective Practice tool kit will save you time and effort, because it contains materials and information you need to start or maintain a quality mentoring program.
• White-Williams Scholars Teen Philly Resource Guide - White-Williams Scholars created Teen Philly, a great resource guide for high school students (and their family, friends, and youth workers). Think of Teen Philly as a “road map” to help them locate the services they need, such as finding information on local organizations and topics like jobs, sports, arts, tutoring, and health and family services.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania's mission is to improve the lives of children and strengthen communities through professionally-supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships.
• ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships - Created in 2002 in response to a civic outcry for help with activities for the city’s youth during the critical unsupervised hours after school, ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships has provided after school recreational and enrichment activities to Philadelphia kids in some of the poorest and most dangerous areas of the city.

Mentoring Spotlight on:

• Achieving Independence Center (AIC)
• Esperanza Academy
• Bartram Mentoring Program

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Mentoring News…

 

10 Ways to get Involved for National Mentoring Month

1. Be a mentor in your community. Call 866-MENTOR3 and learn how.
2. Learn more about mentoring.
3. Be a part of Shadowing Day by inviting students to your office for the day.
4. Tell 5 friends about National Mentoring Month.
5. Think about the mentors in your life and post a tribute to them online.
6. Watch videos of celebrities such as Quincy Jones, Sting, Cal Ripken, Jr., talk about the mentors in their lives.
7. Read the latest research and find resources on mentoring.
8. Go to YouTube on Thank Your Mentor Day™ (January 22nd) and make the National Mentoring Month videos the most popular of the day!
9. Serve your community on MLK Day of Service by deciding to become a mentor.
10. Make a donation to United Way so that we may continue to support mentoring programs throughout the region.