AmeriCorps Still Needed!

We are still looking for qualified individuals to become AmeriCorps members this year and work at our center and the Martha O'Bryan Center. Please read the description below and contact Debbie Holley if you are interested!!

AmeriCorps for THRIVE - Martha O'Bryan Center, Inc.

Position Description - Responsibilities and Requirements:
AmeriCorps member positions are now opening at Martha O’Bryan Center. Our youth development program, THRIVE, is looking for people over the age of 18 who want to help young people living in poverty in east Nashville to, well, THRIVE! Our AmeriCorps program will help children and youth ages 5 – 18 change their futures by placing members in local schools to mentor and assist the youth of the THRIVE program to succeed in school. AmeriCorps members will also participate in our after school tutorials, generate excitement about learning, and work to encourage parent participation, as well as participating in local community projects.

As a Team Tennessee AmeriCorps member at Martha O'Bryan Center your benefits will include:
• A modest living allowance
• A $4,735 education award to use of college, graduate school, vocational training, or existing student loans
• Health insurance
• Student loan deferment
• Child care (if eligible)
• Training
• Networking
• And most of all, an opportunity to be instrumental in changing the future for the young people we serve.

Ideal candidates are service minded individuals who are ready to dedicate a year of their lives to develop the future leaders of our community. We encourage diversity and will consider people of all abilities and backgrounds who can enrich the lives of our youth.

Contact Information and Procedure:
If this sounds like you, call Debbie Holley at (615) 254-1791; send resume to Debbie Holley, Martha O'Bryan Center, 711 So. 7th St.; or email AmeriCorps@marthaobryan.org.

Debbie Holley
Martha O'Bryan Center, Inc.
711 So. 7th St.
Nashville, TN 37206

Email: AmeriCorps@marthaobryan.org
Website: http://www.marthaobryan.org
Phone: (615) 254-1791 ext: 124
Fax: (615) 242-3411

Volunteer Needs This Fall

We are back in the swing of things with school starting back this week! We have enrolled our maximum of 62 students for the fall and already have 14 students on a waiting list! It's been a busy week! With all of those students comes the need for volunteers to help us provide our students with the individual attention they need! Our volunteers help with homework and enrichment activities planned by our staff. The following are our needs as we see them now...

On Mondays, we need 1-2 volunteers from 4:00-6:00pm to work with our elementary students and 3 volunteers from 3:00-5:00pm to work with our middle and high school students.

On Tuesdays, we need up to 4 volunteers from 4:00-5:00pm to work in one of our elementary classrooms. We also need 2 volunteers from 3:00-4:30pm and again from 4:30-6:00pm to work with our middle and high school students.

On Wednesdays, we need 1-2 volunteers from 4:00-6:00pm to work with our elementary students and 3 volunteers from 3:00-5:00 to work with our middle and high school students.

On Thursdays, we need up to 4 volunteers from 4:00-5:00pm to work in one of our elementary classrooms. We also need 2 volunteers from 3:00-4:30pm and again from 4:30-6:00pm to work with our middle and high school students.

If any of these fit your schedule and you are interested in volunteering, please email us at cwacayce@bellsouth.net and we'll set up a time to meet!

Time to go back to school!

It's hard to believe, but our students go back to school on Monday! This year we will begin our afterschool program, now called THRIVE, on Tuesday, August 12th!

Big changes this year include:

• The addition of three full time AmeriCorps members! One member will be our Middle School Coordinator, one our High School Coordinator, and one our Parent Coordinator. They will spend their mornings in the schools and the community and their afternoons here at the center during THRIVE time! Click on the link to learn more about what AmeriCorps does.
  
• The addition of a Literacy Coordinator! We will have a Literacy Coordinator who will oversee all of our reading groups this year. All 60 of our students will receive reading tutoring this school year! Our LC will be responsible for overseeing our tutors, testing students, and making lessons.
• As you've seen already, the name of our afterschool program is now THRIVE! This name encompasses the youth program at our location and the youth program at the Martha O'Bryan Center. One program, two locations.

So as we hire these individuals, we'll make sure to introduce them to you on our blog! Next week we'll have some volunteer information posted!