Having celebrated the International Year of the Volunteer in 2001, it seemed fitting and timely to publish a practical program of Volunteering for Young People. With a background as a teacher and subject co-ordinator for a significant number of years in the Catholic Education System, I understand the pressure to complete the curriculum without having to fulfil extra obligations, so this program has been designed as a user friendly guide for those who wish to introduce a formal volunteering program into their institutions.
I have been able to achieve my dream to publish the program, which I have titled, Reaching Out, in an electronic format. This offers affordability as well as leaving you free to determine what you wish to duplicate, deciding the numbers you wish to duplicate. Using this format of publishing also allows for easier editing of documents you may wish to use, allowing you to copy, cut and paste what is appropriate.
This program has been developed over several years, taking into consideration the comments and evaluation of the students who have taken part in the pilot program, as well as colleagues who have viewed the program.
This program is basically Christian in outlook, founded firmly upon theological concepts. I do not apologise for this, my background is firmly moored in Catholic religious education and theology. I do however also believe that this program is user friendly to those who feel they are more secular in orientation.
My main hope is that what is before you is practical and painless. The proformas used are simply that, proformas. Please feel free to develop them as you need to develop them.
For the purpose of previewing the Reaching Out program you are able to open a 'read only' .pdf format copy here. If you like what you preview, you can purchase for $50.00 a fully editable version in .pdf format by emailing me at [email protected]
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