Michaela Meade
Charity organisation EdConnect Australia is calling on the Hume and Whittlesea communities to become volunteer mentors for the 2022 school year.
EdConnect, which is a charity that trains, supports and places volunteers in local schools, aiming to improve the lives of vulnerable students, is searching for people to mentor and volunteer with students for the upcoming school year.
EdConnect liaison officer Helen Anderson said the volunteers would support many students within Hume and Whittlesea, including those whose learning was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions in previous years.
“It only takes an hour a week to make a difference in a student’s life,” Ms Anderson said.
“Volunteers are screened, trained, placed and supported to ensure they are successful in their volunteering role.”
EdConnect volunteers offer one-on-one mentoring to students in need or assistance in the classroom with subjects such as numeracy, reading, science or help around the school in kitchen garden projects, canteen, gardening, library and much more.
Applications for term 1, 2022 volunteering are now open.
Details: www.edconnectaustralia.org.au/volunteer
