Need Academic Mentors at Your School?

The United Way of Greater Duluth and the YMCA have partnered this fall to inspire individuals to "Step Up for Students" and become academic mentors. If your school is interested in having academic mentors for your students call or email George  Ashenmacher,  Volunteer Outreach Specialist, AmeriCorps Member at 218-726-4780. Or email him at volunteercenter@unitedwayduluth.org
 

Want to be an Academic Mentors?

We're glad you want to Step Up for Students! Sign up today at volunteerduluth.org.

Benefits of Volunteering

Whether it is important to you to solve a community problem, advance a worthy cause or to develop as a person, volunteering offers many benefits in appreciation for the gift of your time and expertise.

Volunteering can help you:

• Make important networking contacts
• Learn or develop skills
• Teach your skills to others
• Enhance your résumé  •Gain work experience
• Build self-esteem and self-confidence
• Improve your health
• Meet new people
• Feel needed and valued
• Express gratitude for help you may have received in the past from an organization
• Communicate to others that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and care about the community
• Make a difference in someone’s life
• Improves the likelihood that children will volunteer as an adult