Reader/Responder

In the privacy of your own home or office, a Volunteer Reader responds anonymously to a wide variety of course material, including poetry, artwork, culture, and science assignments completed by College Guild's incarcerated students. College Guild's 25+ correspondence courses have reached more than 9,000 prisoners across the country for 21 years. Expertise in a particular field is not necessary, as the courses are designed to engage a variety of educational backgrounds and interests. Rather than "correcting" students' work, our Readers provide constructive feedback, encouragement, and a link with the outside world.

Type of help: Mission Statement: The mission of College Guild is to provide free correspondence courses that connect incarcerated people with a community beyond prison walls, fostering mutual respect through a shared passion for learning. Description: College Guild is a nonprofit in operation since 2001 and based in Brunswick, Maine. We reach/help students in state and federal prisons nationwide. We have enrolled more than 8000 students who are incarcerated and who are seeking a chance to learn, improve, and grow. Unlike accredited prison courses, ours excludes no one - regardless of race, gender, age, sentencing, etc. Through a mutually-anonymous correspondence with careful guidance and quality control, volunteer "readers" respond to students' wonderful poetry, art, and writing, through our 25 courses, including Creative Writing, Travel, Mythology, Marine Biology. Students mail their work to College Guild, and Volunteers receive an electronic copy from College Guild. As long as you have internet access, you can be a reader! Our volunteer readers reside across the U.S., Canada and points beyond.
Languages spoken: ENGLISH
What else ...: N/A
How many travelers can volunteer?: Ask College Guild or Please see our Volunteer website for more information and to volunteer! Go here: www.collegeguild.org/volunteer-page-pitch
Accommodation suggestions: N/A
Hours expected: We will work with your schedule
Availability: SKILLS: Adult Education Tutoring General Education Literacy / Reading Teaching / Instruction Verbal / Written Communication
Wish List: REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 About 90 minutes per unit / avg once per month Brief orientation via GoogleMeet; email required; over 18 years of age
How would you like to volunteer?:
Virtual (you can do it from a computer, home or anywhere)
In Person (you'll go to a physical location)
Cause Category:
Arts & Culture
Emergency & Saftey
Immigrants & Refugees
Seniors
Sports & Recreation
Faith Based
Computers & Technology
Justice & Legal
Advocacy & Human Rights
Animals & Wild Life
Children & Youth
Families
Women
Hunger
Health & Medicine
Politics
Community
International
Disaster Relief
Homeless & Housing
LGBTQ+
Veterans & Military Family
Race & Ethnicity
Environment
People with Disabilities
Crisis Support
Education & Life Skills
Length of Time :
Short-Term ( one time or less than a month)
Long Term ( 30 days or more)
Region:
USA
Canada
Caribbean
Central America
Middle East
South America
Africa
India
Europe
Asia
Australia

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