How to volunteer at CAN Community Support's Homework Club
In 2015, The Readings Foundation is sponsoring Church of All Nations (CAN) Community Support. Here, Family Learning Programme Coordinator Connie Barone shares some information about how you can volunteer at Homework Club.
(CAN) Community Support runs Homework Club to assist young people from secondary and primary schools who live on the local Carlton Housing Estates. It currently operates three nights a week (Mondays to Wednesdays) from 4pm to 6pm during school terms.
There is an ongoing need to provide a safe and secure learning space for the children of our community, and whose families come predominantly from the Horn of Africa. We assist with homework support, projects, debates, access to computers, internet and printing facilities as well as photocopying, laminating and paper supplies at no cost to the families.
We are supported by volunteers from all backgrounds: university students, professionals, semi-retired professionals, retirees, members of the community, and general public. Volunteers give a minimum 2 hours of their time on a weekly basis. Lately, there has been an increasing demand for more specialised subjects including maths, sciences, literature and languages. We’re also looking for assistance with essay composition for our high school students, and literacy plus numeracy support for our primary school students.
In total, eleven schools are represented at Homework Club – six secondary and five primary – and approximately 80 students are registered.
If you would like to get involved as a tutor and register your interest, call me on 0434 266 611 to arrange an appointment and see our hub in action!
