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BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses
BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses, the provincial umbrella Violence Against Women agency is looking for a student volunteer who may be interested in helping us prepare our resources section for our new website.
We are looking for someone to find electronic versions of resources we have in hard copy, to add descriptions to our existing bibliography and to possibly add to the resource lists as well.
Rebecca Haskell
Project Coordinator
BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses
#325-119 W. Pender Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 1S5
Phone: 604.669.6943 ext 221
Toll Free: 1.800.661.1040 ext 221
Fax: 604.682.6962
www.bcysth.ca
BC Yukon Society of Transition Houses is a "Centre of Excellence" enhancing the continuum of services and strategies necessary to end violence against women, youth and children.
Become a Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Volunteer Mentor
Help young girls learn to embrace physical activity and healthy eating, and develop a positive self-image!
Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds is a group mentoring program that encourages physical activity, balanced eating and the development of a positive self-image, among girls aged 12 to 14. This program is offered in selected Coquitlam schools.
Who are the volunteer mentors?
Go Girls! mentors are young women, aged 19 to 25, who are enthusiastic, caring and passionate about physical activity. Once they have completed the training, two Go Girls! mentors lead a group of activities and discussions over a two month period.
Who are the participants?
Go Girls! participants, girls ages 12 to 14, are selected by staff at our partnering Coquiltam schools. The girls may be struggling with low self-esteem, who would not normally participate in activities and who would benefit from mentoring and discussion around physical activity, positive self-esteem and healthy choices.
Mentor Qualifications
- You are a female between 19 and 25 years
- You are able to commit to attending the full day Go Girls! mentor training on a Saturday in January
- You are able to commit to facilitating the 8 Go Girls! sessions in selected Coquitlam schools: this is a time commitment of 3 hours per week
- You are available on at lead one weekday each week between the hours of 2:30 pm and 5:30 pm
- You are enthusiastic, caring and energetic, and passionate about healthy living and physical activity
- You are mature, stable, reliable, respectful of others, and will be accepting of your Go Girls! participants
- You are interested in helping young girls between the ages of 12 and 14 learn about active living, healthy eating and feeling good about themselves
- You are comfortable with Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland’s core values.
We are now accepting applications for Go Girls! volunteer mentors for our Winter 2010 program in Coquitlam.
Download the Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds application here.
Questions?
Contact Carolyn Fernie, Go Girls! Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Program Coordinator at cfernie@bigsisters.bc.ca or 604.873.4525 ext. 311
Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland www.bigsisters.bc.ca
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