From: Center for Civic Engagement & Learning
Date: September 13, 2021
Subject: CCEL Serves Pop-up this Saturday and CCEL Leadership Opportunity!



Center for Civic Engagement & Learning - Break out of the bubble, connect with Cleveland

CCEL Serves Pop-up:
Assisting with Projects at a Local Shelter

Saturday, September 18
(two shifts available)

The Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry men's shelter has constructed wooden “pods” for bunk beds to increase social distance. Volunteers will help complete the final steps on the pods which includes applying a fire retardant and sealant on the wood and some light sanding of edges. Masks are required.

 

There are two shifts available; 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 12:30 to 4 p.m., which includes travel time in a CCEL van. For more information and to register for a time, click here.

Apply to be a CCEL Serves Leader or a Co-Leader! 

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Looking to improve your leadership skills this semester? Apply to be a CCEL Serves Leader for one of the weekly CCEL Serves programs. Thinking about it, but not sure you want to do it alone? Consider being a co-leader! The programs below currently have leader and/or co-leader positions available. Additional program sites are in development, please contact Erin Corwin at exc390@case.edu to learn more or express interest in one of the sites listed.
 

Sites with openings for participants (as well as leaders) are linked below.
 

MLK Branch/Cleveland Public Library (Mondays or Wednesdays) 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Provide academic assistance in math and science to youth (grades 1-12) through the MLK Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. *Students will be walking to this site.

AdvantageCLE Tuesdays 2:45 to 5:15 p.m.

Guide grade 1-4 youth in after-school activities including wellness, literacy, creative writing, and STEM through the AdvantageCLE Tennis & Education program.

Seeds of Literacy Thursdays 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Volunteers at Seeds of Literacy assist adults with high school coursework as they work to complete their GED.

William Rainey Harper School, CMSD Fridays 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Assist students at a Cleveland International Baccalaureate elementary school (grades 1st-6th) with homework and academic learning on a tech-based platform during the school’s activities period.

Mandarin Chinese with Youth Fridays 12:45 to 2:15 p.m.

Interact with students and assist in an exploratory Chinese language and cultural program at a local middle school. Students should have at least an intermediate level of Mandarin proficiency.

MedWish Fridays 1 to 4 p.m.

MedWish collects and delivers medical supplies to those providing medical care in developing countries. Volunteers will help sort materials into categorized bins for future shipments.

Eliza Bryant Village (Scheduling for this site is in progress, please inquire to learn more)

Provide one-on-one friendly visits to elderly nursing home residents in their rooms who are unable to leave their room due to physical limitations or personal choice

 

CCEL Serves leaders transport students in a CCEL van and are required to complete the van certification process. The leader also orients new volunteers to the site and facilitates an informal reflection about the service experience in the van ride back to campus. Leaders should be in good academic standing and free to lead the site at the same time weekly from the end of September to the end of November (excluding school breaks).