Volunteer opportunities for older Americans 55 years or older.  Mentor/tutor at risk children in Jefferson, Orange and Hardin Counties.  To join, please contact 409-899-8444, ext 6441, 6440 or 7510 and ask for Karen Gary, Nadine Abbott or Corine Jones.

You will receive an application and be trained through two weeks of Preservice Training.  Then you will be place in either school, Juvenile Probation, Boys Haven, Buckner Village, non profit child care, head start, etc. in the town you live in.

You will be able to volunteer 20 hours a week and if you are income eligible you will receive a tax free stipend of $2.65 an hour to help defray the cost of volunteering.  You will also receive a small travel allowance.

This is open for men and women who love children and want to reach out to those in need