Volunteer Opportunities

VOLUNTEERING AT AEYC-SEA:
The Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC-SEA) is your link to Early Childhood Programs in Southeast Alaska! Our non-profit organization sponsors conferences, trainings, advocacy, and public education regarding children' s issues.
AEYC-SEA administers the Child Care Resource and Referral Service and the Child Care Food Program in Southeast Alaska. We also maintain a Lending Library of learning materials.

We can provide numerous types of volunteer opportunities depending on your needs.
We would love to have volunteers help out at our office in the Juneau Empire Building.
Here are some ways YOU can help:

~Lend a hand to one of our Regional Trainers. They need help setting up for workshops, getting materials ready & copied! (some evening participation)

~Help organize and update our Lending Library!

~ March with us, be a part of our advocacy group and help us spread the word about the importance of Early Childhood Education.

~ Become a part of our crew for the upcoming AEYC-SEA Conference held March 17th-19th, 2005. Help us with set up / sign-in / gathering materials / etc…

~General Office Assistance is always appreciated (filing, answering phones, copying, sending out flyers).

VOLUNTEERING AT CHILDCARE CENTERS:
If you are looking for volunteer time working directly with young children we can connect you with a Child Care Center in town! Please contact our office to find out which centers in town have opportunities available. The following information will help you in your volunteer efforts.

~ Please have at least 1 (preferably 2) references available for the Center Director. These references should include someone knowledgeable about your interactions with children.

~ Regulations state that a volunteer may help a center for up to (but no more than) 8 hours a month per center.

~ You may consider volunteering at several different centers to gain more volunteer hours.