The Office of University-Community Partnerships

The Office of University-Community Partnerships (OUCP) maintains an electronic bulletin board listing a variety of employment, volunteer service, and internship opportunities at Emory and in the Greater Atlanta area pertaining to teaching, research, and service activities that are community-based and/or community-focused.

If your organization has a position you would like to post you may submit it to us at oucp@emory.edu or fax it to us at (404)-712-9892.

Paid Internship: Georgians for Transportation Alternatives

Georgians for Transportation Alternatives is a nonprofit organization promoting viable transportation alternatives and land use options to improve the quality of life of residents of the Atlanta region. The organization seeks a student intern to work on a variety of research topics related to its mission. For more details, click here.

For More Information
	Contact:	Juneé Barringer Hunt
	Phone:	404-653-0966
	E-mail Address:	jbhunt2001@gatransalt.org

Teacher/Mentor

Summerbridge Atlanta: A Breakthrough Program We are looking for motivated individuals who are passionate about education to teach and mentor public middle school students from the Atlanta area during the summer and/or school year. Our teachers create and execute original lesson plans and are supervised by mentor teahers. For more information please visit the following websites www.breakthroughcollaborative.org or www.lovett.org/~summerbridge or you may call : Ayanna Jones, Program Director Summerbridge Atlanta The Lovett School Atlanta, Ga 30327 404 262 3032 ext 1173

For More Information
	Contact:	Ayanna Jones
	Phone:	404-262-3032

Tutors, Mentors, and Lunch Buddies

Communities In Schools of Atlanta (CIS) is an organization which is committed to connecting needed community resources with schools to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life. CIS of Atlanta surrounds young people with their own community of tutors, mentors, health care providers, career counselors and other resources, with the ultimate goal to increase the number and percentage of children staying in school through high school graduation. CIS of Atlanta works in over 20 schools in the Metro Atlanta area, 13 of them in the Atlanta Public School System. We are currently in need of tutors, mentors, and Lunch Buddies to work with the students in the schools in which we serve. Volunteer hours and days are flexible.

For More Information
	Contact:	Dasi Fish
	Phone:	404-881-3293
	E-mail Address:	dasi3@juno.com

Volunteer opportunity-- Database development

ROOTS adoption agency is seeking assistance with the development of two Access databases. One database will record and track employee activity to include time accounting by project. The other database will record and track information and activity of families and children throughout the adoption process from inquiry through case closure.

ROOTS is an adoption agency that recruits families for children, typically between the ages of 3-14, who are in Georgia's foster care system. ROOTS is located in College Park, GA.

A small stipend is available.

For More Information
	Contact:
	Phone:	770-907-7770
	E-mail Address:	radopt@bellsouth.net

Volunteers Wanted--Holy Cross Friendship Center

The Holy Cross Friendship Center, a nonprofit Day Center for fragile adults in the Decatur/DeKalb area who suffer from the early stages of Alzheimers and other dementias, is seeking volunteers to lead and assist in daily social and life enriching activities with their participants.

For More Information
	Contact:	Michelle Hawkins
	Phone:	404-286-4858
	E-mail Address:	storytel@bellsouth.net