How can we staff our program?

Quality staffing is crucial. As the "face" of your ELO your staff will set the tone for your program. Sources for finding staff are as follows:

AmeriCorps, the domestic Peace Corps, engages more than 40,000 Americans in intensive, results-driven service each year.

Ohio Campus Compact is a membership organization of Ohio colleges and universities that supports the development of campus-wide student and institutional participation in community and public service.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement offers ideas for using after school programs as a training ground for new teachers.

National Institute on Out of School Time provides a document in .pdf format that describes staffing examples from five programs across the US.

Senior Grandparents Programs in Ohio has a corps of men and women over 60 who devote their volunteer service to children with special or exceptional needs.

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Programs (RSVPs) in Ohio match the personal interests and skills of older Americans with opportunities to help solve community problems. RSVP volunteers choose how and where they want to serve - from a few to over 40 hours a week.

Seniors for Schools focuses the resources and talents of older volunteers on helping children in need of extra literacy assistance to read independently by the end of the third grade. This demonstration initiative currently has offices in Columbus and Cleveland:

SENIORS FOR SCHOOLS COLUMBUS
Kathleen Thompson
STARS, OH DOA
50 Broad Street, 9th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
phone: (614) 466-4966
fax: (614) 466-5741

SENIORS FOR SCHOOLS CLEVELAND
Jennifer Spitler
RSVP Greater Cleveland
4614 Prospect Avenue, Suite 250
Cleveland, OH 44103
phone: (216) 391-9500
email: rsvpgrclev@aol.com

JCPenney Stores have committed $30 million to afterschool programs, and JCPenney associates are available to volunteer at local ELO programs.