They also participate in special events for families and community service activities. Volunteers receive a monthly stipend. Mentors spend 2-4 hours per month with a teen and also participate with them in parenting classes. Stipends and transportation costs are provided. Project OPEN volunteers accompany a group of school students on weekly or bi-weekly visits to a nursing home.
Volunteers assist teachers with supervision and meet with the students in class.
Office Support opportunities are available at the Center to assist with mailings, answering phones, light typing and copying. Students tutor between two and four hours each week in community organizations throughout Philadelphia. Work-study positions available. Time Out is a respite and in home support program in which area college students are recruited and trained to provide companionship and supervision to the frail elderly in Philadelphia in order to give caregivers a much needed break. Full Circle Theatre is a culturally diverse ensemble of actors ages 14 to 92 which uses interactive and improvisational theatre techniques to assist audiences to explore social concerns and develop problem-solving strategies.