Needs From: South Serves

Volunteers needed to tutor elementary through high school students in all subject areas: English, math, science, and history. Tutors are needed Monday through Thursday from between 3-5 p.m. Tutors can attend one or more days per week. We will do virtual and/or in-person tutoring and will supply you with more information after you have responded to this need. We also need tutors for Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m. (virtual only). When responding to this need, please inform us of your preference in working with a group from elementary, middle, or high school students. If you do not have a preference, that's okay too. 

If you're interested, respond to this need and we will be in touch and thank you for your support.

Community Lunch is a weekly meal provided free of charge to the families we serve and allows us to stay connected with and minister to the adults in our community. We begin serving at noon and typically serve approximately 60-80 individuals. We are usually finished serving by 12:45pm. Volunteers generally arrive around 11:30 to set up and once they are done serving the meal, many enjoy sitting and eating with our folks and even praying with them. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, we would be so grateful! If you would like to provide a meal this year, the link to choose a date is here. Email morganc@lightofthevillage.org for more info. Thank you!

We serve a meal to 55+ middle and high school students each Wednesday evening as part of our Teen Night Bible study! These meals are all generously sponsored or provided by local families, churches, schools, civic organizations, and businesses! We are so grateful to be able to feed our teens both spiritually and physically as we meet together each week! If you would like to provide a meal this school year, the link to choose a date is here. Email morganc@lightofthevillage.org for more info. Thank you!

Volunteers are needed to assist with school-age children in Dumas Wesley Community Center's After School Achievement Program. Volunteers will be responsible for, but not limited to: watching over the children, homework assistance, helping with daily activities, special events, and light organizing/cleaning. The program operates on the calendar year of the Mobile County Public School System. This volunteer need may also qualify for course credit or a student internship.

Volunteers can choose a day(s) Monday through Friday, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Volunteers may commit to one day a week or several days a week. All volunteers have to complete a background check and attend orientation before volunteering. Volunteers are needed throughout the school year, except June and July

Learn more about the After School Achievement Program here.

*The Dumas Wesley Community Center’s no solicitation policy outlines our restrictions for distributing materials and soliciting funds, donations, and signatures in activities or groups, either held on our campus, or in connection with activities sponsored by Dumas Wesley and held elsewhere. This policy applies to all employees, external visitors, partners and volunteers or interns that may be on site during business hours.

At our after school program locations, students receive help with homework, reading and math intervention, a snack or meal, a Bible study, and enjoy games, music and other activities. After school volunteers help with homework, play with kids, and help us provide a loving, nurturing environment.

Camp Peace meets on MONDAYS ONLY at 658 DONALD ST., MOBILE 36617.

PLEASE CONTACT US AT 334-406-0221 BEFORE COMING SO WE WILL KNOW TO EXPECT YOU! PLEASE DO NOT COME WITHOUT SCHEDULING YOUR VISIT! THANK YOU!

At our after school program locations, students receive help with homework, reading and math intervention, a snack or meal, a Bible study, and enjoy games, music and other activities. After school volunteers help with homework, play with kids, and help us provide a loving, nurturing environment.

NO LOV AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM ON MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS OR FRIDAYS.

PLEASE CONTACT US AT 334-406-0221 BEFORE COMING SO WE WILL KNOW TO EXPECT YOU! PLEASE DO NOT COME WITHOUT SCHEDULING YOUR VISIT! THANK YOU!

We are looking for volunteers who want to tutor students between the ages of 8 and 18 in an after-school tutoring program.  The times for tutoring are Tuesday from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. and/or Thursday from 3:45 to 5:30 p.m., and we are looking for volunteers who will commit to at least a semester working with a small group of students. 

When you respond to this need, please include in the notes field if you have a preference for which day of the week works best for your schedule. Everything you need will be provided for you, and an application with additional details will be sent to you when you respond to this need.   Please contact Cheryl Sutton at crobsutton@bellsouth.net or send a text to 251-422-0428.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama (BBBSSA) is the largest one-to-one mentoring organization in south Alabama serving over 600 children and a minimum of 1,800 people annually across four counties. Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. We enlist adult volunteer, “Bigs”, and match them with “Littles”, who are children between the ages of 6-12 and would benefit the most from having a Big. The purpose of our services is to give children a caring and supportive adult mentor, who’s been thoroughly screened and trained, that will guide them to success, hold them accountable, and help them reach their full potential.

 Our School-based Mentoring program is in 41 schools (31 in Mobile County) and we currently have 39 local Corporate Partners, including The University of South Alabama, who allow their employees one hour a week to visit their Littles at school through our School-based Mentoring Program. School-based mentoring takes place on school grounds during school hours. Matches are encouraged to talk about academics, aspirations, and just have fun. It’s really all about friendship, guidance and building a relationship. A Match Specialist is assigned to each match and stays in contact with the Big, Little, school, and guardian through the entire relationship. Big Brothers Big Sisters is always there for Bigs; it’s a partnership.

BBBS is America’s most impactful volunteer experience because our services provide a tangible way to change a life. Here in South Alabama, our 2019- 2020 Program Outcome Evaluation Metrics revealed 98% of Littles maintained or improved academic performance; 99% of Littles maintained or improved upon social competence levels; 98% of Littles maintained or improved academically; 99%  of Littles reported having a very important adult in their lives.  These results galvanize our relentless commitment to fighting for the children of Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile and Monroe Counties.

We are not saviors or heroes. Instead, we create and professionally support meaningful match relationships to help children ignite and harness their own potential—the potential they have had all along. And Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the country have been doing just that for 120 years; locally we’ve been serving families for over 20 years. We clear a path to a child’s biggest possible future in partnership with the child’s parent/guardian and Big. Big Brothers Big Sisters regularly keep a waiting list of children and schools requesting their services. Our Littles have the potential to change the world, and we are standing together to defend them. Join us.

 Requirements to be a BIG:

 Enrollment Process

The enrollment process begins when you meet with one of our Match Specialists to complete the application paperwork, background forms, and interview.  Once the paperwork is complete, we begin the background and reference checks that usually take 4-6 weeks to get back.  While we wait, you will need to take our online volunteer training.  Once the background and reference checks are complete, you will attend a volunteer orientation and ask any follow-up questions if needed. During the process, we will identify a Little for you.  When all of the following steps are complete, we will schedule a Match Meeting to introduce you to your new Little.  Big Brothers Big Sisters reserves the right to accept or deny participants, or close a match at any time.  

YOU CAN DO THIS!

Mentoring only requires that you be yourself.  Who could imagine that helping out with a Little's homework or playing a game of catch could reap such rewards?  You already demonstrate that you possess all the fundamental skills and abilities to be a successful mentor by your willingness to be there. Mentoring is about sharing your personal time.  It's not about money, gifts, or events. Mentoring is often as uncomplicated as engaging in what appears ordinary to most of us...helping a child with homework, playing games, talking, listening, letting a child run errands with you.  But to a child without a role model, these are extraordinary activities. The moment you become a mentor to a child, your experience is a success.  For these kids, your willingness to spend time with them is the most powerful act of all.

Let me know which program interests you, we would be happy to get you started on your way to becoming a BIG!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelly at any time, kelly@bbbssa.org or 251-344-0536 ext 107.  We look forward to hearing from you!