Category Archives: Employment

Children, Education, Employment, Health Literacy, Housing, Immigration, Languages, Literacy, Philadelphia, Seniors, Spanish-Speaking Populations, Technology

Lutheran Children and Family Service

Lutheran Children and Family Service of Eastern Pennsylvania commits itself to serve vulnerable children and families in community through culturally competent ministries of care, nurturing, shelter, advocacy, and counseling, including but not limited to foster care, adoption, family preservation, education, resettlement, housing and job development. Students can get involved with our refugee resettlement program, BOOST after school program, and our West Philadelphia Senior Community Center.

The Lutheran Children and Family Service Refugee Resettlement Program is a local affiliate of the National Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, which assists refugees and asylees through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of State. When a refugee family arrives to the area, Lutheran Children and Family Service is responsible for gathering available resources, finding housing and employment, and providing general cultural orientation. Our refugee resettlement services are designed to create a smooth transition to life in the local community and to promote economic self-sufficiency. Volunteers are needed to mentor refugee families, escort refugees to appointments, provide homework help for refugee youth, set up refugee homes, assist with ESL classes, tutor unaccompanied refugee minors, collect donations, and provide childcare at workshops.

BOOST (Best Out of School Time) is a program through Lutheran Children and Family Service that provides before and after school programs to over 900 youth at 11 schools in Southwest, West, North, and Northeast Philadelphia.  Volunteers are needed to assist with homework and lead clubs and workshops for our students.

The West Philadelphia Senior Community Center (WPSCC) is a program through Lutheran Children and Family Service that offers dynamic and rewarding activities and events for older adults, ages 50 and above, who are residents of Philadelphia. WPSCC offers a computer lab with new computers and iPads for instruction and use, a fitness room with physical trainer and various exercise programs, as well as an array of daily classes and activities that enrich the mind, body and spirit. Volunteers are needed to teach classes in topics such as Spanish, quilting, woodworking, and scrapbooking.

If interested, please complete a volunteer application here!

Website: http://www.lcfsinpa.org/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LibertyLutheran/

Contact: (215) 456-5700, amandab@lcfsinpa.org

Location: 5401 Rising Sun Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120

All Opportunities, Economic Development, Employment, Field of Interest, General, Health Services, Immigration, Languages, Literacy, Location, Low Income Populations, Philadelphia, Spanish-Speaking Populations, Women

African Family Health Organization (AFAHO)

African Family Health Organization is a non-profit organization that works with members of the African and Caribbean immigrant and refugee communities in the greater Philadelphia in order to improve their access to healthcare and social services. AFAHO provides direct services to nearly 1,000 members and reaching another 2,500 through community outreach. One of the issues AFAHO focuses  on is the development and implementation of programs aimed at mitigating structural and cultural barriers to HIV/AIDS care for African immigrant women in Philadelphia.

Volunteers may choose to either work directly with members of AFHO’s target community or in their office supporting the staff by providing clerical, professional or other services.

Some of the health programs and services they offer are:

  • Health education workshops
  • Medical escort services
  • Translation & Interpretation
  • Development of bi-lingual health education materials
  • Access to screening services including HIV Counseling & Testing; Pap Smears; GYN exams; mammograms etc
  • HIV/AIDS prevention, education, counseling, testing and linkage to medical care
  • Breast Cancer awareness, education and support
  • Access to Medical Care for the under-insured
  • a maternal and child health services for pregnant women and new mothers.

The human services provided include:

  • English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
  • Adult literacy programs
  • Life skills training
  • Computer Literacy
  • Cultural adjustment workshops to assist in adapting to the culture of the U.S.
  • Tutoring and Mentoring for Children

Website: http://www.afaho.net/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFAHO.Phila/

Contact: 215-546-1232, oni@afaho.net

Location: African Family Health Organization, 4415 Chestnut Street, Suite 202, Philadelphia, PA 19104

*This site is accessible via public transportation from the Bryn Mawr campus. Please see transportation reimbursement policy.

Climate, Economic Development, Employment, Health Services, New York

Clinton Foundation

Founded by former President Bill Clinton and based primarily in New York City and partially in Boston, MA and Little Rock, AR, the William J. Clinton foundation focuses on global issues of critical importance, including climate change, as well as HIV/AIDS in the developing world, childhood obesity and economic opportunity in the United States, and economic development in Africa and Latin America. Internships are offered for the fall, spring, and summer terms with service requirements, as are volunteering opportunities.

Website: http://www.clintonfoundation.org/

See http://www.clintonfoundation.org/how-you-can-help/internships for more information about internship opportunities.

Location: Internship sites are located throughout the United States, with many in New York City.