Spanish Language Opportunities:
Burgard High School
400 Kensington Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14214
Contact: Florence Krieter, Principal
Phone: 816-4450
Fax: 838-7546
Email: fkrieter@buffaloschools.org
Days, times and grades to be determined with the principal.
There is a 45 minute orientation required.
Service opportunities: Tutors for students studying Spanish are greatly appreciated.
Hispanics United of Buffalo Advocacy for Disadvantaged Latinos
254 Virginia
Buffalo, NY 14201
Contact: Lourdes Iglesias
Phone: 856-7110
Days: Monday-Friday
Times: 8:30 am- 5:00 pm.
Service opportunities: Domestic Violence Services: linkage with health, legal and emergency shelter assistance, anger management classes, education to prevent violence and promote healthy relationships.
Outreach and Education: to prevent substance abuse and the spread of
HIV/AIDS.
Breast Cancer Education and Screening: referrals to mammograms for low
income women, education and information on examinations and the
importance of detecting breast cancer.
Senior Services: on-site weekly lunches and recreation, informational
workshops. Senior Citizen center has daily activities from 7:30am to
4:30pm.
Youth Services: court advocacy/alternatives to incarceration, tutoring,
mentoring, employment preparation and job placement assistance, after
school program for 13-18 years of age, youth anger management classes.
Additional volunteer opportunities exist for marketing, accounting, and digital media arts students.
Holy Cross Head Start
Northwest Center
155 Lawn Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14207
Note: If you are interested, you need proof of a physical exam, TB test, and PPD test.
Contact: Sharon Shultz, Education Coordinator
Phone: 877-5022 ext. 306 (Sharon)
Email: sschultz@holycrossheadstart.org
Days: Monday through Friday
Times: 8:30 a.m - 4:00 p.m.
Service opportunities: Students can assist with classroom activities, art time, story time, and gym time, among other activities. Opportunities exist for Spanish and Arabic language use.
Journey's End Refugee Services
184 Barton Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
Contact: Elaine Smythe-Bogumil
Phone: 882-4963 (Elaine)
Days: vary
Times: vary
Service opportunities: Interacting with resettled refugees, assisting with apartment set-up, helping increase financial literacy, employment help, tutoring for the citizen exam(history class),helping with ESL classes, graphic design, giving assistance to French and Spanish speaking refugees, and computer work and programming.
Moving Crew- EXCELLENT GROUP PROJECT!
Help pick up donated furniture, move it into our storage facility of into apartments for new families. This is usually about a four hour Saturday project.
Organize a special outing for refugee children:
Ideas for activities include roller-skating, sledding, or a trip to the movies. Even a small party with an activity.
Painting:
A small group project to put a fresh coat of paint on the walls in the reception area of in the offices is a tremendous help to our staff.
Organize and sort donations:
A task always needed. Perfect for a small group looking for a semester-long project that is willing to come in at least once a month.
Tutor children and/ or adults in English:
We provide training and materials and then connect the volunteer with a refugee child or adult for a limited number of weekly one or two hour sessions.
Collect and refurbish used bikes for adults and children:
Helmets, chains, and locks are also needed. This is often the initial mode of transportation for newly arrived refugees.
Case Management:
Teaching clients how to daily tasks such as laundry, groceries, bills, use the bus system, use the library, ect.
ESL/ Education:
Provide transportation to ESL classes, register children for school, tutor in-home, and take students to language assessment appointments
Volunteers and Church Relations:
Assembling Press Kits, maintaining databases, help with bulk mailing, general office organization.
Mount St. Joseph Academy
15 Jewett Parkway at Main St.
Buffalo, NY 14214
Contact: Mary Bunich (if unavailable, contact the Principal Patricia Doyle)
Phone: 833-1515
Service opportunities: General tutoring and tutoring in Spanish and
French and Latin.
St. Joseph's University School v University
Extension After School Program
3275 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14214
Contact: Karen Adamski (Contact person for tutoring service in a variety of subjects)
Phone: 835-7395
Contact person for Spanish: Colleen McGroder- 835-7395
Website: www.stjosephbuffalo.com/school.htm
Days: Monday through Friday
Times: 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Service opportunities: Tutoring, children ages 4-14 in a variety of subjects including Math and Spanish. Additional opportunities include arts, crafts, and assisting teachers in the Pre-K or kindergarten at any time during the school day. Spanish language opportunities also exist, including the opportunity to create a Spanish
Tapestry Charter School K-8
40 North Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Contact: Joy Pepper
Phone: 332-0754
Email: joyp@tapestryschool.org
Website: www.tapestryschool.org
Days: Monday through Friday
Times: Vary
Service opportunities: Use of Spanish in elementary school, physical education, tutoring.
Vive La Casa
50 Wyoming Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215
Contact: Thomas Tripp, Volunteer Coordinator
Sr. Louise, volunteer coordinator
Brian Brown-Cashdollar, Director
Phone: 892-4354
Website: www.vivelacasa.org
Days: vary
Times: vary
Service opportunities: Taking refugees for an outing, talking with them and creating experiences for them, computer lab help, help with cooking, nursing aid, morning greeter, playing with refugee children, and sharing meals with the refugees. French and Spanish students will have opportunities to interact with French and Spanish speaking refugees.