The Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance is seeking volunteers for the Migrant Summer Reading Program and Migrant Sports Program.
The Migrant Summer Reading Program brings groups of volunteers to local migrant camps to read, play games, and socialize with children, continuing to promote cross cultural understanding and reduce the isolation between the migrant and larger communities.
The Migrant Sports Program brings groups of volunteers interested in forming friendships and promoting health and sportsmanship with migrant youth. It is a critical expansion of our migrant programming designed to serve young adolescents who are often not participants in the Mentoring Program.
How to Participate
Volunteers for the Reading Program meet at Diversity Alliance offices, 665 136th Ave,, any Monday or Wednesday at 6:00pm. Come in the door we share with Pine Creek Construction. At the office, volunteers will meet the Reading Program Caseworker, Gina. New volunteers will fill out a short volunteer application and then Gina will lead people to the migrant camps. We will not run the program on days of inclement weather. Please visit our homepage to check the status of the program. The Diversity Alliance supplies books, blankets to sit on, and snacks for the children. If you would prefer not to sit on the ground to read, you can bring a chair.
Volunteers for the Sports Program meet at Quincy Park (Entrance is on 144th between New Holland and Quincy Street. Soccer fields are on the left, just past the first parking lot – any Tuesday or Thursday at 6:00pm. We will not run the program on days of inclement weather. Please visit our homepage to check the status of the program. The Diversity Alliance supplies soccer equipment and snacks for the children.
For questions, please contact Sarah at program@ethnicdiversity.org or at 616-846-9074.