Hartford &
New Haven, Connecticut
Hartford and New Haven are multicultural cities that have a variety of educational needs. Fewer than 45 percent of students entering the 9th grade in Hartford's public schools graduate from high school. Our service opportunities focus on programs to motivate and support children in being successful in school. Members work with children, new parents, adults living with HIV/Aids, families of the incarcerated and those in re-entry programs. Spanish speakers are most welcome here!
Site Director: Barbara-Jean Kubik, SND
Phone: 860-527-9638 - E-mail: ndmvact@yahoo.com
Sites Located in Hartford:
Hands On Hartford - Caring In Action: Center for Youth
www.handsonhartford.org
Three members serve as After-School Instructor/Program Assistants in the Betances and Sanchez Elementary Schools. These members are responsible for lesson planning and teaching elementary school students in academic, arts, physical education, and or other enrichment related curriculum in the assigned CFY after school program. They also provide adminsitrative/clerical and activity planning assistance to the assigned CFY program.
Hands On Hartford: Peter’s Retreat
The Member is part of the Peter's Retreat care team. Peter's Retreat provides congregate living and off-site supportive housing to formerly homeless individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, as well as a variety of other medical and behavi
oral health disorders. The member works as a Life Skills Assistant working with residents, providing individual and group teaching for adult education, activities of daily living, employment preparation, recreational activities and recovery and relapse prevention skills. The Member assists the PR team in providing basic care and support to residents/tenants and in maintaining a safe, secure environment.
Family Life Education Center
www.familylifeedu.org
Family Life Education works primarily with teen mothers and mothers/children who hav
e come to Hartfordfrom other countries. Ideally the Americorps member at this site can speak Spanish.
Families in Crisis
www.familiesincrisis.org
Member Duties: The Member serves as an Offender Mentor and is responsible for the provision and documentation of crisis intervention, individual and group mentoring services, case management and family life education for criminal justice clients and their family members in a variety of settings, i.e., correctional institutions, community programs, agency offices and client homes.
This site is part of our CHIP program.
Southside Family Center
www.ccaoh.org
Southside Family Center in Hartford is part of the Brighter Futures Initiative of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, in collaboration with Catholic Charities. The Centers' primary goal is to improve school readiness skills for the children that reside in the local neighborhood. The program also offers services that help to strengthen family and community relationships where parents play a major role in designing programs that reflect the needs of the community.
Member Duties: The member serving here assists staff in the delivery of services in the Jumpstart to Kindergarten program, which involves working with children, maintaining the classroom space, and teaching parents how to read to their children.
Sites Located in New Haven:
St. Martin de Porres Academy (Grades 5-8):
www.saintmartinacademy.org
St. Martin de Porres Academy is part of the Nativity-Miguel network of schools. It is a coed middle school, grades 5-8, located in New Haven
, CT.
Members serving at this site are teaching interns who teach four or five academic classes, supervise reading circles and homework clubs, and attend parent sessions and conferences. Depending on Members' interests and skills, they may also serve as tutors or lead after school enrichment/athletic activities.
Notre Dame Mission Volunteers - Americorps
403 Markland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone:(410) 532-6864 - Fax: (410) 532-2418
