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PETAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
To provide or link families with the resources and support services they need to be their child’s first and best teachers. Programs include: Resource loan library, Parents as teachers, Newborn Packet Project, Even Start Family Literacy, Adult Education, Community Workroom, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Extended School, Kid’s Health Fair, School District Volunteer Program.

Address: 
201 West Central Avenue
Petal, MS 39465

Phone: 601-584-4700 Fax: 601-544-8358

Office Hours: 8am-4:30pm Mon-Wed, 8am-6pm Tue-Thu, 8am-3:30pm Fri

Age Requirement: varies

Volunteer Activities: Assist in the Resource Loan Program, Community Workroom, Mentor, Tutor, Child care, Planned Community Activities, Volunteering in Schools, New-born Packet Project: Coordinate mail-outs to families, Computer Lab. All needed training provided.

Days of week volunteers needed: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 
Time period(s) volunteers are needed: Morning Afternoon Evening

 
CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S JOB CORPS
Committed to providing a Christian context in which women in need are equipped for life and employment by offering hope, education, and self-sufficiency 

Address:
100 W-Front St.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone: (601) 268-6683 Linda Donnell
or (601) 545-8110 Pat Revies

Office Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm
Program Hours (if different): 9:00am-2:00pm during sessions 

Age Requirement: 18

Volunteer Activities: Two 10-week sessions per year, beginning in February and September: Assist teachers, tutor/encourage students, assist with field trips on Fridays, mentoring, participant follow up, job search, participant recruiting, leading devotionals, coordinating activities

Material Needs: book bags, notebooks, paper, pens, journals, index cards, stamps, note cards, inspirational posters, inspirational pocket cards

Family and Group Projects: One family activity is planned for each session (one in the fall and one in the spring)

Evening or Weekend Projects: weekly Bible studies; teachers for evening or weekend classes; participant follow up; family activities

Training: Provided

Days of week volunteers needed: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Time period(s) volunteers are needed: Morning Afternoon Evening

Minimum time required of volunteer(s): As little or as much as one wishes to volunteer. Mentors must be willing to commit to one year of service with 2 hours a week.
JONES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR ADULT LEARNING
Helping People. Changing Lives.

Address:                               Mailing Address: 
1350-D Hwy 15 North          P.O. Box 1251
Richton, MS 39476               Richton, MS 39476
Phone: 601-788-6460          Fax: 601-788-6433

Office Hours: 8am-5pm

Age Requirement: 17+

Volunteer Activities: Adult Education Tutor/Teacher (There will be hands on training conducted by the volunteer coordinator before volunteers start their service duty) Clerical: conduct various clerical tasks including data entry, word processing, copying, etc. ( attention to detail, ability to work independently, willingness to accept supervision, and written communication and computer skills needed)

Days of week volunteers needed: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. 
Time period(s) volunteers are needed: Morning Afternoon Evening

Minimum time required of volunteer(s): Must commit 3 hrs min. per week for 4 weeks. term of service updated every 4 weeks

Other information: Make sure that you don’t have any conflict of interest during your volunteer hours. Must be confident in working with people. Must show courtesy, civility, and encouragement to all clients regardless of race, ethnicity, origin, religion, sex, disability, or alternative circumstance. Must show patience and understanding toward everyone in difficult and unprecedented circumstanc

LUMBERTON FAMILY LIFE CENTER
Offers tutoring, homework assistance, one-on-one counseling, reading as fun, and career development

Address:
1120 West Main Avenue P. O. Box 154
Lumberton, MS 39455 Lumberton, MS 39455
Phone: (601) 796-5003 Fax: (601) 796-2009

Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday, 3:30-6 p.m.

Volunteer Activities: Work individually with clients (tutoring and mentoring), supervise and assist with group activities and games, provide child care services

Material Needs: All types of office and school supplies

Weekend or Evening Projects: After-school program

Family and Group Projects: Special events such as award days and field trips

MISSISSIPPI RURAL CENTER
Serves senior citizens, families, and youth groups in literacy; provides computer labs, arts and crafts, and at-risk classes for area youth. (The center serves as a vehicle for social change, encourages religion as well as personal enhancement, and serves as a community family.)

Address: Postal Address:
10 Rural Center Lane P. O. Box 902 
Columbia, MS 39429 Columbia, MS 39429
Phone: (601) 736-3961 Fax: (601) 736-3620

Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Program Hours: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Age Requirement: 16 years and up

Volunteer Activities: Reading, literacy, computer lab, recreation, arts and crafts; Tutor/mentor: help children maintain and improve grade averages at school (Work experience with children preferred but not required.) 

Material Needs: Markers, pencils, notebook paper, arts & crafts supplies.

Evening or Weekend Projects: Scouts meet on Monday & Wednesday afternoon; After-school tutoring and mentoring program.

Family and Group Projects: Interested in adults who could help plan scouting activities for our boys and girls. 

Holiday Projects: Our children participate in Christmas parades, Martin Luther King Day parades and fall festivals (Halloween).

Days of week volunteers needed: Mon. Wed. Thurs. 
Time period(s) volunteers are needed: Afternoon Evening

Minimum time required of volunteer(s): 2-4 hours 
PINE BELT EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER
ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION OFFICE
Provides literacy training, including low-level reading and math, at no cost to the participants; one-on-one certified instructors; provides adult basic skills, GED preparation, family literacy, early childhood education, and parenting skills, ESL classes; job training classes; employability skills workshops, etc.

Address:
923 B Sawmill Road
Laurel, MS 39440
Phone: (601) 649-4141 Fax: (601) 649-4150

Office Hours: 7:30 am - 8:30 pm M-T; 7:30 am - 4:00 pm W-T; 7:30 am - 2:45 pm

Age Requirement: 21 years or older

Volunteer Activities: Volunteers are needed as aides and to recruit, enroll, and work with literacy and ESL students.

Days of week volunteers needed: Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. 
Time period(s) volunteers are needed: Morning Afternoon Evening
 
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