Apples Service-Learning Courses

APPLES SERVICE-LEARNING COURSES Spring 2007 Placement List

Instructor: Charles Kurzman Course: SOCI 273 Section: 001 Social and Economic Justice

BOLD Chapel Hill, NC 27514 704-813-1734 Transportation: Carpool BOLD stands for Building Opportunities through Language Development and is dedicated to providing free one-on- one English tutoring to members of the community who are anxious to learn. Tutors (defined as students of UNC- CH) are asked to work with BOLD staff members to create and implement lesson plans that correspond to the individual needs of their respective students (defined as individuals who are not UNC-CH students).

BOLD aspires to make a genuine and unparalleled contribution to both the University and the Carrboro/Chapel Hill community by offering free ESL tutoring to non-native speakers within the surrounding community. The Chapel Hill/Carrboro area is home to an impressive number of immigrants, many of whom are eager to integrate themselves and their families into the community and to broaden their occupational and educational prospects. Unfortunately, many of our non-native residents are unable to accomplish these goals due, in part, to their lack of English language skills. It is with this issue in mind that BOLD has been created.

Although the main objective of BOLD is to build language skills, our goal is to also foster personal and communal relationships among our students and tutors through social activities. We hope to be a helpful and available resource to our students as they integrate into the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community.

Agency Contact: Derek Paylor [email protected] Volunteer position: Volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 2 Volunteer Description BOLD has the following requirements for its volunteers: 1) male (female volunteers can, of course, work with MANO, which has the same structure as BOLD, essentially); 2) be able to meeting Monday and/or Wednesday at 7:00-8:30 at Carrboro Elementary; 3) pick-up is available at 6:40 at the Davis ATMs 4) have at least a Spanish 2 level of Spanish. Students who know languages such as Korean or Chinese in addition are encouraged. 5) have a strong work ethic, patience, a congenial nature, and able to spot trouble areas in our students and address them accordingly. 6) be able to work independently.

Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Spanish skills Days Time Monday & Wednesday 7-8:30 CAMPUS Y Student Union - Room 2500 CB # 5115 UNC - Chapel Hill, NC 27599-5115 (919) 962-2333 http://www.campus-y.unc.edu Transportation: Walk A department in the Division of Student Affairs and a recognized student organization, the Campus Y strives to provide opportunities for students to be community activists through educational programs, advocacy campaigns, and service projects. The mission is "the pursuit of social justice through the cultivation of pluralism."

Agency Contact: Lucy Lewis (919) 962-2084 [email protected] Volunteer position: Committee Volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Advocates for Human Rights (AHR) focuses on civil rights issues around the world. We provide opportunities to advocate and promote discussion of global human rights issues and social justice. Through AHR, we aspire to meet local and global needs, strangle human rights injustices and organize a campuswide Human Rights Week in April.

Opportunities for planning and developing advocacy activities, educational programs, fundraising efforts. Regular AHR meetings.

Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Volunteer position: Committee volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Volunteers can serve with Campus Y committees, such as the Advocates for Human Rights, Criminal Justice Action and Awareness, Hunger and Homelessness Outreach Project, and Helping Youth through Providing Enrichment. Committee work can include planning and implementing advocacy activities, educational programs, tutoring middle schools students, visits and programs at the Durham Youth Home, activities at the homeless shelter. For a full range of committees and activities, visit http://campus-y.unc.edu/

Contact the Y for more details. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time CONCERN OF DURHAM 179 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 4895652 Transportation: Walk Concern of Durham is a non-profit organization that has been providing child and family mental health services in Durham for 26 years. Concern of Durham (COD) is starting up transitional programming for older adolescents in Chapel Hill, NC. One major part of the transitional services is a drop-in/resource center that will facilitate programs and be available for youth who are seeking assistance in increasing their independence. These services will be provided at the Street Scene teen center which is located on Franklin Street

Agency Contact: Jeff Taylor (919) 957-0631 [email protected] Volunteer position: Drop-in center volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description For this position, student will have the opportunity to provide service for youth at a drop in center facility. Center is an access point for youth to seek transitional services such as job seeking assistance, housing seeking assistance, or life skills help.

This volunteer position is ideal for a student seeking experience with at-risk youth. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position

FARM LABOR ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (FLOC) 4354 Alt Hwy 117 Dudley, NC 28333 919-731-4433 http://www.floc.com Transportation: Car The Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), AFL-CIO has worked for more than 35 years to fight for the rights of migrant farm workers through industry-wide collective bargaining agreements and other remedies. FLOC runs a workers center where it organizes immigrant community around legislative campaigns and it administrates a contract in 69 different counties of guestworkers.

Agency Contact: Leticia Zavala (919) 731-4433 [email protected] Volunteer position: Volunteer opportunities Number of volunteers accepted: 4 Volunteer Description Student can help with a new campaign, based out of Dudley. Other opportunities include working with tutoring and book clubs. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time Flexible INSTITUTE FOR SOUTHERN STUDIES 2009 Chapel Hill Road Durham, NC 27707

(919) 419-8311 www.southernstudies.org

Since our founding in 1970 by veterans of the civil rights movement, the Institute for Southern Studies has established a national reputation as an essential resource for grassroots activists, community leaders, scholars, policy makers and others working to bring lasting social and economic change to the region. Transportation: Car

Agency Contact: Chris Kromm, [email protected] Volunteer position: Research Number of volunteers accepted: 3 Volunteer Description Students are needed to survey the organizing for social and economic justice for the south. Duties include calling organizations, maybe visiting sites, and helping compile information. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time Flexible LUTHERAN FAMILY SERIVCES PO Box 12287 112 Cox Avenue Raleigh, NC 27605-0000 (919) 861-2865 http://www.lfscarolinas.org Transportation: Car LFS provides a variety of refugee and immigration services for about 430 refugees each year fleeing persecution overseas. Resettlement services offered to new arrivals include location of housing, orientation to the community, employment assistance, English as a Second Language classes, health screenings, medical check-ups, and school placement. The agency also assists with processing immigration applications, citizenship applications and citizenship classes, and collaborates on innovative cultural exchange projects with other agencies in our communities.

Agency Contact: L*Joy Yodersmith 919-861-2865 [email protected] Volunteer position: Elderly Refugee Program Number of volunteers accepted: 2 Volunteer Description The stakes for elderly refugees are high, as they must pass the citizenship exam to remain eligible for necessary programs such as social security and Medicaid. At the same time, because of isolation from the English speaking community and their lack of mobility, the elderly are least likely to have access to the resources necessary to pass the exam. LFS addresses this discrepancy by providing a program three days a week in which elderly refugees receive a full meal, English instruction, citizenship classes, and community interaction. Volunteers are needed to support program participants in going to doctor’s appointments, transportation to the program, planning special activities/events and driving refugees to Charlotte to take their citizenship exam! Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position application

Volunteer position: ESL Class Assistant Number of volunteers accepted: 3 Volunteer Description Service-learners are needed as English class assistants for refugees from Burma. New refugees have a great need to learn English so that they can do everyday tasks such as shopping, filling out job applications, and making friends. ESL instructors at Lutheran Family Services need volunteers to work with small groups to teach and practice English skills. The class will be held in Chapel Hill. Volunteers are asked to commit 2-3 hours per week. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position interview Days Time application other (contact agency) TBA TBA background check

Volunteer position: Katrina Survivor volunteers Number of volunteers accepted: 3 Volunteer Description Lutheran Family Services (LFS) in conjunction with other social service agencies continues to help Hurricane Katrina evacuees put their lives back together in our community. LFS works with the families to ensure that they have a place to live, furniture, jobs, food, and clothing as they work towards self sufficiency. LFS is seeking dedicated and passionate individuals to assist us in our effort to help survivors put their lives back together in our community. Students are needed to assist with case management and advocacy opportunities. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position interview Days Time Flexible Volunteer position: Language Partner and Friend to a Refugee Number of volunteers accepted: 6 Volunteer Description Volunteers at LFS are a large part of providing refugee families with the individualized support that they need. Service-learners will be paired with a refugee family or individual to serve as a language partner and advocate. The service-learner will practice English with the family in their home and may teach them about money, using the library, grocery shopping, paying bills, and interview and employment skills. You can be an American friend to a family while at the same time learning about the culture from their home country of Burma, Congo, Vietnam, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Liberia or Ukraine! Service-learners are asked to commit to a 2-3 hours per week. The schedule will be arranged according to the needs of the family and the student. While a few families live in the Chapel Hill or Durham area, a majority of the clients live in Raleigh. A short orientation is required.

Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position application Days Time FLEX FLEX Volunteer position: Literacy Tutor to a Refugee Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Dedicated and committed volunteers are needed to tutor math, science, literacy, and other valuable subjects for Grades K-12. Here is your opportunity to help make a difference and contribute to the lives of individuals seeking refuge in our community. If you are looking for a rewarding and fulfilling opportunity, please consider mentoring or tutoring a refugee child. Volunteers are needed to commit 2-3 hours per week enriching the lives of these beautiful children. Tutors will meet with refugees in their homes in Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, carroboro, or Durham.

Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position interview Days Time application other (contact agency) FLEX background check MANO (MUJERES AVANZ. HACIA NUEVAS OPORTUNIDADES) 228 Avery Dorm UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (336) 972-1876 http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/mano Transportation: Carpool

MANO is a student organization at UNC, which addresses the ESL and other pressing needs of non-Native, primarily Spanish-speaking women in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. Their objectives are to teach English skills based on the individual needs of each participant and to provide childcare/tutoring for the participants children during class.

Agency Contact: Sarah Long (336) 972-1876 [email protected] Volunteer position: MANO childcare volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 2 Volunteer Description Childcare volunteers take care of the children of the MANO students while they are in ESL class. Ideally this will be not just babysitting, but actively engaging the kids with activities, helping them with homework, etc. MANO meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings at Carrboro Elementary school from 7:00-8:25 pm, and a carpool is available. Prospective volunteers MUST first fill out an application, available on our website. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position application Days Time Monday and Wednesday about 7-8:30 pm 7:00-8:25 pm Volunteer position: MANO ESL tutor Number of volunteers accepted: 2 Volunteer Description Female UNC students will be paired up with women from the community who want to improve their English skills. Many of our women are native Spanish-speakers, but we also have women from many different language backgrounds. Knowledge of a foreign language can be helpful but is definitely not required. MANO meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings at Carrboro Elementary school from 7:00-8:25 pm, and a carpool is available. Prospective volunteers MUST first fill out an application, available on our website. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position application Days Time Monday and Wednesday about 7-8:30 pm 7:00-8:25 pm

ORANGE COUNTY HEAD START 800 Eastowne Dr. Suite 105 Chapel Hill, NC 27514- (919) 490-5577 Transportation: Car

Agency Contact: Carolyn Outerbridge [email protected] Volunteer position: Volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Opportunities for students include volunteering either at the center or with the home-based option. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position TB test Days Time background check Flexible SEEDS 706 Gilbert Street Durham, NC 27701-0000 (919) 683-1197 http://www.seedsnc.org Transportation: Car SEEDS helps individuals. neighborhoods and communities grow together through gathering, gardening and education. Our primary programs are dedicated to empowering youth through gardening and environmental action. Programs include: SEEDlings after-school program for 1st-5th grades and DIG (Durham Inner-city Gardeners), entrepreneurial program with teens growing produce to sell at the Durham Farmers' Market.

Agency Contact: Lucy Harris 919-683-1197 [email protected] Volunteer position: SEEDlings after-school program volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Assist SEEDlings coordinators with kids grades 1-5 in gardening activities, crafts, cooking, games, etc. plus 45 minute homework assistance daily. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time Mon-Fri 3:45-6:00 pm Volunteer position: Volunteers Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description There are several projects for volunteers, including working with children's programs. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time Flexible

SEESAW STUDIOS 326 W. Geer Street Durham, NC 27701 (919) 687-4411 www.seesawstudio.org Transportation:

Agency Contact: Volunteer position: Volunteer Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Students are needed to assist with the teen program. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time Monday-Saturday Afternoons SHINE 208 N. Columbia Street Chapel Hill, NC 27599 919-962-1542 http://www.projectshine.org Transportation: SHINE (Students Helping In the Naturalization of Elders) places students in ESL classes offer through Durham Tech. Our volunteers assistant the instructor in the classroom, provide individual and group tutoring, and may present lessons to the class. This is a very rewarding and unique experience!

Agency Contact: Volunteer position: Tutor Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Tutors are placed in classes offered through Durham Tech. You must volunteer at least 2.5 hours a week. Classes are offered most nights of the week throughout the day. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position other (contact agency) Days Time FLEX FLEX

STUDENT ACTION WITH FARMWORKERS (SAF) 137 W. Pettigrew Street Durham, NC 27705 (919) 660-3652 http://www.saf-unite.org Transportation: SAF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring students and farmworkers together to learn about each other's lives, share resources and skills, improve conditions for farmworkers, and build diverse coalitions working for social change.

Agency Contact: Volunteer position: Organizers Number of volunteers accepted: 4 Volunteer Description Students are needed to help organize Farm Worker Awareness Week in March at UNC. Student can help by planning events on campus, clothing drives, to help educate people on the issues of farm workers. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time Flexible TROSA 1820 James Street Durham, NC 27707 (919) 419-1059 http://www.trosainc.org Transportation: Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers focuses on helping recovering drug and alcohol abusers change their lives through education, counseling, leadership training and after-care services. TROSA is the largest long- term residential substance abuse treatment facility in North Carolina. The aftercare program helps out senior residents make the transition to living and working outside the program.

Agency Contact: Jeannette Parish [email protected] Volunteer position: Tutoring Program Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Volunteers are needed to volunteer with the tutoring program, assisting residents with literacy, GED requirements and general classes. Volunteers will need to initially volunteer on Sundays, but then the schedule becomes flexible. Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position Days Time SUN 3-5 pm

URBAN MINISTRIES OF DURHAM 410 Liberty Street Durham, NC 27701-0000 (919) 682-0538 Ext.23 http://www.umdurham.org/ Transportation: Car Urban Ministries of Durham provides emergency shelter, food, clothing and counseling to people who are homeless, low-income or suffering from mental illness and living in Durham. The Community Shelter provides emergency shelter to up to 160 people per night. Within the shelter, there is a 12-step-based program for adults in recovery from substance abuse. The Community Kitchen serves 450-525 meals daily (total of breakfast, lunch and supper) to homeless and low-income people. The Community Pantry & Closet offer donated food and clothing to 250-350 people every month.

Agency Contact: Marti Dreyer 682-0538 [email protected] Volunteer position: Community Liason Number of volunteers accepted: 5 Volunteer Description Use your excellent customer service skills to greet & direct visitors, donors, clients, and volunteers weekdays at the new reception area in the Urban Ministries Center. Should be able to work well with people, possess good communication skills, be reliable, and be committed to offering good customer service. Must be able to multitask, think on your feet, and ask appropriate questions to quickly discern the needs of the Center's guests. This position consists of receptionist duties to include answering the phone, forwarding calls, welcoming and directing guests and visitors to the appropriate office, and some data entry work. Experience with MS Office tools (Word, Excel, Access) preferred. Orientation to organization and databases, training on phone system, referral network, etc. provided. Volunteer shifts: weekdays 9:00 - 1:00 and Fridays 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Special Requirements Hours for Volunteer Position interview application