TEAM

TEAM - Together Exploring Activities with Mentors

• Our TEAM mentors share 2-4 hours a week with a small group of other volunteers and kids.
• Things you might do: floor hockey, volleyball, toboganning, cooking, crafts, computer programming.
• TEAMs can be all female, all male or mixed.
• Most TEAMs run for 8 months or the school year.
• TEAM activities are free. We do all the planning and cover all the costs.
• If you have access to a vehicle, we'll ask you to pick up and return 2 kids, but not all our TEAM volunteers do this. The ones that have been able to drive our kids tell us it was a very rewarding part of their involvement, a time when they really got to know the kids.
• We run some specialized groups, for example:
  • Bikes for Boys - It's a great spring group that learns bicycle repair and maintenance and then goes cycling.
  • Youth in Care - A group for kids 14-18 years old who live in group homes and look forward to seeing their mentors. Volunteers can choose to be matched one to one or in group activities.
  • Club Connect - A project with the Boys and Girls Club in the Duggan, Steinhauer and Sakaw communities in south Edmonton. The kids are usually 6-12 years old and live in the subsidized City of Edmonton housing complexes where the program is based. Mentors join the staff of the Boys and Girls Club to do activities with the kids.

Who are our TEAM Mentors?

• Kind, caring people from all walks of life.
• People who want to have fun with kids.
• Matched in a group with 4 other volunteers and 10 kids.
• May join a TEAM near where they live, work or study.

Who are the kids?

• Between 6 and 18 years old.
• Grouped according to age, interest and gender.
• Might not often get the chance to do things like sports, cycling or computers.
• Might all live in the same area so it's easier to get together.
• Most are ordinary kids who'd benefit from having a mentor.

Our TEAMs always include a member of our staff or a senior volunteer.

Things Your TEAM Might Do Cooking Computer Programming Hiking Crafts Fishing Canoeing Volleyball Floor Hockey