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Volunteer Resource Page

Below are materials and resources we hope will provide you with greater insight in to your volunteer experience.  Please feel free to if you happen upon a resource you would like to share with others.

Mentoring Resources

Who is at-Risk

Building Trust in a Mentoring Relationship

100 Mentoring Activities

Five Most Prevalent Problems Children Face

Effective Listening Skills

Common Concerns for New Mentors

Tips on Building a Relationship

Getting Over the Rough Spots

Setting Goals

Article for Mentors about Setting Goals

Exploring the Possibilities

Developing Goals

Goal Curriculum

The Resilient Youth

Team Agreement - Reaching Goals

Ways to Encourage your Student

Communication

Building the Relationship

Communication Tips

Getting Acquainted Work Sheet

Behavior

Difficult Behavior

Crisis Intervention

SAFER Model

Tutoring 

General Principles

How to Help Motivate Your Student

Tutoring Task (Reminder) List

Tutoring Strategies

Tutoring Tips

Tutoring - MATH

Fractions

Math Games for Middle Schoolers

Math Bingo

Simple Arithemetic

Tutoring  - SPELLING/VOCABULARY

Vocabulary-  Making Meaning

Spelling Strategies

TAKS Writing Tips

ESL Resources

Alternative to Writing a Story

ESL Tips 1

Quick Fact about ESL

Links to other ESL Resources

Poverty

Facts Sheet

Socioeconomic Differences - Building the Bridge

What Causes Poverty?

A MUST READ Book - A Framework for Understanding Poverty, Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

Child Abuse

Indicators of Maltreatment

Responding to Disclosure of Abuse

Chemical Abuse in the Home

Children and Chemical Use in the Home

How Chemical Abuse Effets Children

The Effects on Chlidren

Al-Anon

Children of Prisoners

Questions Children Ask

What Children Need

Tips for Caregivers

Tips for Fostering Trust

Child Development

Early Childhood Development

Youth Development

Children at Different Ages

Mentoring Different Ages of Children

The Nature of Youth Development

Other Volunteer Resources

Volunteer Handbook

CIS Drop Out Facts

Rights as a Volunteer

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