Big Friends
Volunteer with Mansfield Community services by participating in Big Friends, a community outreach program that connects student mentors with children grades 5-8 of the Mansfield area. Mansfield Youth Services Big Friends supports children and their families by encouraging social and academic enrichment through one-on-one and group interactions. Participants of the program will learn to foster positive, supportive relationships with children through partaking in arts and crafts, board and lawn games. The Big Friends program offers volunteers the opprotunity to give back to their surronding commuities in a meaningful and imapctful way while cultivating life long leadership and mentoring skills.
Meeting time: 2:30-4:30 every Tuesday at Mansfield Middle School (transport provided)
*If you cannot make this time frame due to conflicts with class, please apply next semester
Big Friends Application: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi-WgGEfuXw50TusIROJrCEI69OkJxolGKRwDLmYzF2pB06w/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0
COPE
Volunteer with Mansfield Community services by participating in COPE, a community outreach program that connects student mentors with children grades 1-3 of the Mansfield/Storrs area. COPE supports children who have sustained emotional trauma. The program helps normalize feelings, provide support, build friendships and help students develop coping skills to handle changes and stress in their lives. COPE offers a critical support system that serves to equip children with tools that foster resilience.Participants of the program will learn to foster positive relationships with children through partaking in arts and crafts, board and lawn games. The Big Friends program offers volunteers the opprotunity to give back to their surronding commuities in a meaningful and imapctful way while cultivating leadership and mentoring skills.
Meeting times: 11:20-12:50 every Monday at Goodwin Elementary school (transport provided)
11:30-1:00 every Tuesday at Southeast Elementary school (transport provided)
12:15-1:45 Every Wednesday at Vinton Elementary school (transport provided)
*Volunteers only expected to be at 1 site a week-If you cannot make any of these time frames due to conflicts with classes, please apply next semester
COPE Application:
Position Requirements
-Participants must be vaccinated
-Participants must have the ability to commit to meetings
-Participants must be willing to travel to volunteer sites (transportation will be provided)