Volunteer Opportunities
Thames Valley District School Board "Stand By Me" Program
Stand by Me" is a program to provide a caring adult mentor for children in Grades 1-7 who have been identified as at risk, either academically and/or socially. Mentors are caring adults from the community who volunteer to make a difference in the life of a student. Mentors provide children with friendship, reinforcement, academic support, and act as a role model. They help children develop life skills and encourage them to make healthy choices.
Time Commitment: Mentors are required to commit to meet with their student one hour each week, scheduled at the child's school during regular school hours.
Training Information: A 2 hour training session for the mentoring program will be provided by Thames Valley DSB Safe Schools Learning Coordinators. A manual will be provided to all volunteers at the training session providing Mentors with important background information, as well as a variety of activities that could be done with the student.
Police Background Check: Prior to the training, we require volunteers to have a current police background check. A copy of the police background check must be provided at the training. For more information on applying for your police check, you can visit www.police.london.ca or by phone at 519-661-5670.
Date of Training Session: There are 2 sessions offered, but you only need to register and attend one session
Friday, October 18th, 1:30-3:30 pm TC 342 (Talbot College)
Monday, October 22nd, 1:30-3:30 pm UCC 66 (University Community Centre)
There is a limited number of available spaces at these training sessions, so please register asap if you are interested.
Registration for Training Session:
To register for one of the above training sessions, please e-mail Jessie at jessie.jones@tvdsb.on.ca or call 519-452-2000 ext. 20044 with the following information:
1. Name:
2. Program:
3. Email:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Training Session: (Friday or Monday)
6. Yes, I will provide a copy of my completed police check at the training.
7. Yes, I will provide contact information for 2 references at the training.
Thank you very much for your interest and feel free to bring a friend or roommate to the training. We look forward to hearing back from you!
Susan Dale & Toni Wilson
Learning Coordinators - Safe Schools
Thames Valley District School Board
519-452-2000 ext. 20048 / ext. 20047
s.dale@tvdsb.on.ca / toni.wilson@tvdsb.on.ca
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