Volunteer

Wellesley ABC

2007/08

Host Family

The Wellesley ABC program works because of our incredible network of volunteers throughout the Wellesley community who help as:

Each Wellesley ABC scholar is assigned a host family for the four years they are in Wellesley. The scholars spend one weekend a month at their host family’s home, participating in the activities of that family. The host family’s role is to make the students feel like they have a "home away from home."

Tutor

The Wellesley ABC scholars have mandatory study hours each night from 7:30pm to 9:00pm. Volunteer tutors will come in when the girls need extra assistance in a particular subject area.

Weekend Driver

Every weekend, other than host family weekends, we strive to have a driver available for the girls in the following time slots: Friday evening, Saturday day, Saturday evening and Sunday day. We always need volunteers who are willing to be on-call for a time slot on the weekend. Most of the driving would be to the mall or to the subway. We can always use more driving volunteers.

Academic Advisor

Each Wellesley ABC scholar is assigned an academic advisor for the four years that they are here. The girls meet with their academic advisor at least once/week to review their progress in school. More meetings may be set up if she needs some additional time. In addition, the academic advisor would coordinate tutors if the scholar needs additional help.