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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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