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Play Champions lead engaging, age appropriate games that build social skills, creativity, and confidence. These volunteers are responsive to the interests of the kids and provide opportunities for play based on the interests and needs of their audience.

Homework Helpers provide light academic support during after school hours, helping elementary and middle school students with directions, organization, and simple study strategies so they can stay productive and confident. These volunteers encourage persistence, share study skills, and maintain a calm, supportive environment.

Examples of Work:

Homework Helpers provide light academic support during after school hours, helping students with directions, organization, and simple study strategies so they can stay productive and confident. These volunteers encourage persistence, share study skills, and maintain a calm, supportive environment.

Serve as a facilitator for knitting drop-in activities.

Facilitate Dungeons and Dragons and/or other tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) systems for teens. Game Masters (GMs) follow their imaginations guided by the rules of a chosen TTRPG to populate fictional worlds and devise scenarios for other players to engage with using dice and roleplay.

Serve as a facilitator for knitting and crocheting drop-in activities.

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