GGE
Volunteer Opportunities:
Youth OrganizingDescription: College Community Organizing Intern
CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS
Girls for Gender Equity (GGE) is seeking a Community Organizing Intern to participating in our grassroots organizing work during the Summer 2008 and/or the 2008-2009 school year. We are willing to work with an intern to shape the experience in order to meet her/his personal learning goals. Internships are unpaid, but may be used for academic credit.
Time frame: Interns are expected to work with GGE for at least 3 months, and part-time as well as full-time internships are available.
Summer 2008 Organizing tasks include:
- Planning the Third Annual NYC Gender Equality Festival
- Outreach to the community leaders, businesses, and nonprofit organizations
- Contacting media about the event
- Building our School Safety Collaboration
2008-2009 School Year Tasks Include:
- Assistance in planning and facilitate youth organizing programs and community organizing initiatives in Urban Leaders After School Academy
- Creating relationships with community leaders, local politicians, and community-based organizations
- Building our School Safety Collaboration
Qualifications:
- Understanding and analysis of the systemic nature of oppression, particularly the intersection of gender, race, sexuality, and class
- Experience working with young people
- Comfort working in low-income communities of color
- Excellent computer and phone skills
- Knowledge of and experience working in the NYC public schools is a plus
How to Apply:
If you're interested, please send your resume and a cover letter to:
Mandy Van Deven
fax: 718.857.2293
tel: 718.857.1393 or 718.536.9496
email: mandy@ggenyc.org
Urban Leaders After School Academy ProgramDescription: Dedicated Volunteers Needed for After-school Academy
LOOKING FOR EXPERIENCED, FUN AND OUTSPOKEN EDUCATORS
We are currently seeking educators and artists to serve as instructors to scholars ages 11-14, at Atwell Middle located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. We welcome educators and artists of all backgrounds to come and teach classes 1 to 2 hours per week. We also need teachers to help students with math, science and literacy. Men of color encouraged to apply, especially to teach "Rites of Passage" classes to boys.
Time frame: 1-2 days a week (depending on your availability) for approximately 2 hours a day, during the after-school hours of 4-5 or 5-6, from March through June. Our need far out weighs our resources so we can offer a modest compensation of $25/session.
While GGE’s Urban Leaders Academy strives to give scholars the opportunity to engage in academics and healthy lifestyle activities we also strive to connect them with mentors who can teach them to be leaders. Mentors play a significant role in helping each child develop their study habits, goals, self-esteem and career plans. Remember, it takes a village to raise a child!
How to Apply:
If you're interested, please send your resume and a cover letter to:
Toyia Taylor
fax: 718.857.2293
tel: 718.857.1393 or 718.536.9496
email: ttaylor@ggenyc.org
Health and Fitness ProgramDescription: Sports Coach or Mentor
STRONG GIRLS NEED STRONG WOMEN
The Health and Fitness Program is putting together it's final list of participants for the 2007-2008 Girls Sports Program. If you know of any schools that would like to participate or if you would like to be a coach or mentor please contact Alexis Seeley at health@ggenyc.org.
We are also looking for a Program Coordinator Intern to work with us during the 2007-2008 school year:
- Organizing girls' sports programs (basketball, soccer, and boxing) and health workshops in schools and community organizations
- Organizing field trips to WNBA games and attending school basketball tournaments
- Facilitating a girls’ empowerment group
Description: Strong Girls Need Strong Women: Seeking Women Volunteers to Mentor Girls throughout NYC.
We are currently seeking women volunteers to serve as Mentors to girls, ages 9-14, on various teams in our basketball league, who attend public school throughout NYC. We have leagues in all five boroughs, so you would be placed with a conveniently located team. We welcome women who play and love basketball as well as those with no previous experience or interest in the sport!
Time frame: 1-2 days a week (depending on your availability) for approximately 2 hours a day, during the after-school hours of 3-5 or 4-6 (depending on which school you work with, as they get out at different times), from March through June. We will train you!
While GGE’s Health and Fitness Program strives to give girls the opportunity to engage in sports and fitness, we also make it more than just about the sport. Team mentors serve as role models and friends to each girl participating in the basketball league. Mentors remind the girls they work with that GGE not only gives them an opportunity to play sports, but also teaches them about what it actually means to be a girl in sports, health risk behaviors that they face on daily basis, and helps them develop into healthy, self-confident young women. You can make a difference in the lives of girls!
How to Apply:
If you're interested, please send your resume and a cover letter to:
Alexis Seeley
fax: 718.857.2293
tel: 718.857.1568
email: health@ggenyc.org
How to Volunteer:
E-mail or fax the volunteer application form and please post the volunteer form in your school or work place
GGE is led by women, men and girls who volunteer their time. The girls of GGE would like to thank all of the wonderful women and men who have volunteered, interned and persistently worked to nurture young girls' self esteem and create opportunities for girls to play sports. GGE exists because of fantastic volunteers who are dedicated to girls' and womens' right to self-determination.
College Social Work Interns at GGE become involved in all aspects of grassroots non-profit work. Some GGE interns may be responsible for facilitating groups, organizing, policy research, community outreach, grant writing and fundraising. Because GGE is a small organization, interns have the opportunity to work with all staff members and, to some extent, self-design projects to fit their talents and interests.
Internships are unpaid. If requested, GGE will arrange a student’s high school or university to offer academic credit. Interns may start at anytime and are expected to work with GGE for at least 3 months. Part-time as well as full-time internships are available.
Winter and Spring Internships are now available! Apply online or email your resume and cover letter to jsmith@ggenyc.org. Please review this website for a summary of the work that we do. When applying, please indicate how you would like to help. Resumes without a cover letter will not be accepted.