Ball High School Resilience Program: work directly with 10th grade high school students in mentorship capacity, helping them improve self awareness, self management, interaction skills, and overall resilience while fulfilling your service-learning requirements. By partnering with Ball High School, you’ll play a key role in shaping young learners’ futures while gaining valuable experience for your medical career.
CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread provides nutritious meals, clean clothing, personal hygiene, mental health, and medical services to the community, many of whom are experiencing homelessness. You will serve as a general volunteer, a big need is helping in the kitchen for food preparation.
Food Pantry volunteers help organize and sort food and hygiene items, pack grocery bags and snack packs, and distribute groceries, hygiene items, cleaning supplies and snack packs to clients during pantry hours. DRESS CODE Volunteers are a representative of St. Vincent’s House and are responsible for presenting a positive image to our clients and our community. Volunteers should dress appropriately for the work area to which they are assigned and are expected to exercise good judgement and dress appropriately. • Appearance should be neat and clean • No short shorts, crop tops baring the midriff area, sheer, or low-cut tops • No open-toed or open-backed shoes in the Food Pantry or while doing maintenance work • Avoid wearing expensive jewelry while volunteering at SVH, and do not bring valuables with you or leave them in your car while volunteering (we do have small lockers in the Pantry area)
KoKo Kafe’ is a positive, relaxed, and non-intimidating experience that will focus on tutoring Math and Reading/Writing provided by Urban Strategies, Inc. Urban Strategies is part of the Galveston Revitalization Program located at the Cedars at Carver Park, the Villas on the This 13-week Eco-Art Residency program provides 3rd–8th grade students living in Galveston’s Northside of Broadway community with hands-on learning in science, art, and environmental stewardship. Based at The Oleanders at Broadway, students will explore STEM and fine arts through interactive lessons, mural creation, and local field adventures across the island. Volunteers will support afterschool sessions, assist on family STEAM nights. Through this experience, students will build confidence, connect with their environment, and see themselves as scientists, artists, and leaders in their own community. • Mondays & Friday: Students (Grades 3–8) will explore science and art through hands-on lessons and begin designing a large mural focused on Galveston’s natural environment. • Tuesday: Reading • Wednesday: Math • Thursdays (Family STEAM Nights): Families are invited to join for interactive science and art activities—like underwater robotics, dissections, and environmental exploration. When UTMB students arrive at The Oleanders at Broadway, you park at the second building. (The second building behind the main one right off Broadway) Upon arrival, be sure to sign your name on the sign-in sheet with leadership. Please contact Brittany Key 281-433-9944 or Rashunn Washington 832-997-1024 if you have any questions upon arrival.
