Volunteers from campus are welcome. Recreation - the only public agency in the county offering recreational programs on a large scale. Recreational Mainstreaming Services - programs offered to handicapped children and adults. After school and evening programs in recreation, education, arts and crafts, theatre, etc. The One to One Program matches volunteers with youths ages 6-14, as well as pregnant teens, who need a caring adult who can spend recreational time with them.
Volunteers spend three hours a week with the child or teen.
Residents must make a one year commitment and students must make a two semester commitment. The Learning Web connects youth with active business people who act as the personal mentor in the apprentice situation. Cornell Visitors Rev. Jack Lewis, 273-7308 Volunteer group consisting of retired Cornellians who visit Cornell people who are hospitalized and are in nursing homes. The Retired Senior Volunteer Program is a nationwide program that matches people age 60 and over with volunteer opportunities in Tompkins County. Nanci Hoetzlein, Coordinator, 255-4782 Peer facilitation program trains volunteer students to present interactive workshops on the effects of substances on the body, mind, and spirit.