VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

*Click on linked titles or email the Project Coordinators (PCs) for more information*

BEST BUDDIES: (loosely affiliated with CAUSE): establishing one-to-one friendships and communicating adult skills for people with developmental disabilities from Berkshire Music Academy, 48 Woodbridge Street, South Hadley, 01075.
Contact: Kate Popp, popp20k

CONNECTIONS: after school tutoring and programs with Holyoke high school students.
Contact: Rebecca Engell, engel20r

GIRL SCOUTS: after school programs with Brownies and Girl Scouts.
Contact: Eliz Adem, edem22e

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: working to reduce poverty in the Pioneer Valley by building one house at a time for needy families.
Contacts: MHCHabitat@gmail.com (Samantha Brot, Johannah Huynh and Jenna Hoopingarner).

HOLYOKE TAX PROJECT: Assist people in Holyoke in filing their tax returns.  Knowledge of Spanish very helpful.
Contact: Daniela Pila, pila22d

HOMEWORK HOUSE: An after school structured tutoring, reading, and mentoring program for at risk middle school children.
Contact: Anita Magovern,amagover

HORIZONS FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN: Working with children who live in shelters, in supervised playrooms.
Contact: Anita Magovern,amagover

HOSPICE LIFE CARE: accompanying  a  veteran with a terminal illness, who lives at Holyoke Soldiers Home.
Contact: Anita Magovern,amagover

HUSSEIN FAMILY TUTORING: tutoring six-seven children in a Somali family in West Springfield.
Contact: Anita Magovern,amagover Jenna Lempesis, 12, lempe20j, Xinyun Zhu, ’13, zhu23x

JARVIS HEIGHTS TEEN GIRLS SUPPORT PROGRAM: assisting children, ages 5-12 with recreational activities on Friday afternoons: board games, art, etc.
Contact: Verralak Kedsmul, kedsm22v, and Jessica Ng, ng22j.

KIDS TO CAMPUS MENTORING, project of BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS; six MHC students are matched one-on-one with six South Hadley Middle School girls for an on campus mentoring program.
Contact: Anita Magovern, amagover

LETS GET READY: An intensive SAT preparation for first generation Holyoke High School juniors and seniors.
Contact: Anita Magovern, amagover

ONE: under the CAUSE umbrella for now; an anti-poverty movement, raising global awareness of issues of concern.
Contact:Ohemaa Poku, poku22o

PURLING FOR A PURPOSE: a knitting circle which creates garments and blankets to warm those who are in need. All experience levels welcome.
Contact: Molly Markoski, marko20m

RENAISSANCE MANOR: visit, play games, bake something delicious, plan parties and activities, and be a friend to the elderly residents.
Contacts: Han-Bee Kim,’13, kim25h, Laura Keyt, ’13, keyt22l.

SAFE PASSAGE: working at a shelter in Northampton which cares for the needs of women and children involved in domestic violence.
Contact: Isa Wismann-Hortheer, wisma20

STUDENT GLOBAL AIDS CAMPAIGN: Become a part of the national movement to educate others and raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Contacts: Sarah Dole, dole20s and Noeen Sarfraz, sarfr20n.

WESTFIELD DETENTION CENTER: Facilitate small groups of male residents, ages 10-21, to discuss readings and how they relate to life and personal experiences.
Contact: Alyssa Nelson, nelso23a

WISTERIAHURST MUSEUM: Help promote an appreciation for history and culture through educational programs, planning exhibits, and special events.
Contact: Anita Magovern, amagover

Occasional Visits: Not Bread Alone, cooking, serving, eating with guests, and cleaning up; MHC Contact: Anita Magovern, amagover: Anita Magovern, amagover

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CAUSE has additional relationships with the following organizations:

ARISE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Work for low income rights in this anti-oppression organization in Springfield.

OXFAM
An organization that works nationally and globally to address social injustice through advocacy, education, and emergency assistance programs.