Community Outreach

Faculty advisor:

Student contacts:

Mission: The mission of community outreach is the encourage life-long volunteerism, and to give volunteers the satisfaction of knowing that ones time and actions have made a difference.

Goals: The goals of community outreach are: to volunteer for life; to make a difference in the people we help; to make a positive impact on the community; to learn about one's self

Recent Projects

Barnard Brown Elementary: On Mondays we will all be going to North Hartford to tutor second graders in reading, and assist with their overall schoolwork. This is a wonderful opportunity for Suffield to not only develop bonds with Hartford, but also for you to see the difference you can make in a child, because you will see improvement in your child’s performance.

Alcorn/Barnard Elementary School- These elementary schools in Enfield run an after school program for children grades K-6. You go and assist the people running the program. This means you will help with homework, assist running activities and just play with the kids. This will be on Thursdays.

Equistrides- Equistrides is a therapeutic riding center in North Granby. Students go every Tuesday afternoon. The following is from their website and it describes the volunteer positions available:

What it takes to become a volunteer.

Volunteers provide an invaluable service to Equistrides Therapeutic Riding Center. Experience with horses is not necessary, as assistance is needed for all positions within the program. Our volunteers are provided with orientation and hands-on training prior to working in the riding program.

Riding Program Volunteers to assist in preparing horses for sessions (groom & tack), leading horses or side walking riders during sessions. Sidewalking does not require any experience with horses.

For more information visit:http://www.equistrides.org/index2.html

Parkway Pavillion

Visit with senior citizens in Enfield. You may play games (chess, cards, etc) with them, or read to them, or just chat and have a pleasant afternoon.

Daycare- You help out at the campus daycare, play with the children and assisting Mrs. Patterson with anything she needs done.

On-Campus Tutoring- Students from Suffield Middle School and upper elementary school come to campus and are tutored in a variety of subjects. Tutors help the students with homework, study skills, and organization.

Senior Leadership Position: A community outreach senior leader designs their own project, volunteers on their own time when not participating in community outreach, and acts as a liason between participants and the community outreach coordinator.

Senior Leader Qualities: In order to be a community outreach senior leader you should: like helping people; be personable; be willing to commit your time; be flexible; like children; and be dedicated.