Long Beach BLAST recruits college students to volunteer as Academic Mentors twice a year (on a semester basis) during the months of September and February. The majority of our mentors volunteer through a specific college course, however we encourage all interested volunteers to contact BLAST. Mentors typically begin their placement as soon as the recruitment season ends (October and March, respectively) and end before final exams commence (usually early December and mid May).
Pre-Placement
Requirements:
- Volunteer Application including references
- Live Scan Fingerprinting (DOJ background check)
- TB (Tuberculosis) Test
- BLAST training session (3 hours)
- BLAST pre survey
Requirements
While Volunteering:
- Minimum of 15-16 total volunteer hours on site
- Minimum of a 8 or 10 week placement
- AmericaLearns weekly reflection (online)
- Attend a BLAST workshop OR serve an extra two hours on-site
with your mentee
- BLAST post survey online
To begin the Volunteer Process, follow the 3 steps below:
Step
1: Download and Print a Volunteer Application
Click here
to download a pdf version of our Volunteer Application.
Step
2: Send your completed Volunteer Application
by fax to: 562-437-7719
by mail to: 737
Pine Avenue, Suite 201, Long Beach, CA 90813
by email to: leslie@lbblast.org
(Volunteers with last names beginning with A-K)
amanda@lbblast.org
(Volunteers with last names beginning with L-Z)
Step
3: Sign up for an Orientation and/or Training
Contact your appropriate Volunteer Program Coordinator
to sign up for an Orientation, Training, or both. Orientation/Training times
and locations vary and have limited space, so please contact (by email or
phone) your Volunteer Program Coordinator to sign up