Thank you for considering the YMCA Black and Latino Achievers program as a place to donate your time and talents. Volunteers are vital to the YMCA. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to meet the needs of the youth, families, and adults who live in the Greater Cincinnati area.
We know that your time and talent are precious, and we want every minute you spend with us to be worthwhile. That’s why we’re asking you to take a few minutes to fill out this application. It will help us begin to make the right match between your skills and interests and the opportunities available.
You will find questions on this form about your background, places of employment, and so on. Unfortunately, there are a few people who apply for volunteer opportunities at the YMCA for the wrong reasons, so even though we may know a volunteer well, we reserve the right to conduct background and reference checks on all volunteers. It’s just one of the many ways we help protect children and other vulnerable people served by the YMCA.
Thanks for your cooperation in this effort and your interest in the YMCA Black and Latino Achievers program. If you have any questions about this or any part of our application process, please contact any one of our team members below.
Sincerely,
Karyl Cunningham
Executive Director
Black and Latino Achievers
Mario Rodriguez
Senior Program Director
513-362-2001
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Interests
Our program takes place the 1st & 3rd Saturdays of every month (September-May) from 10 am to 2 pm at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College.
Please check which particular volunteer opportunities interest you.
College Readiness - (2 Saturdays per month)
The B&LA College Readiness Program is committed to providing important access and education to our students and their families. The College Readiness Program workshops help high school students achieve their goals and dreams. Volunteers mentor and encourage our students to successfully enroll at competitive higher education institutions. Please select a grade group which you would be interested in working with.
Career Exploration & Career Clusters (1 Saturday a month)
Led by Adult Achievers, career clusters is the primary vehicle utilized to introduce teens to the vast array of career fields in which they may explore. Adult Achievers or volunteers who are professionals in these various fields provide stimulating workshops and sessions that open the eyes of teens to the talents that are right on the surface, or sometimes hidden and ready to burst from within. Please select the professional field where you would like to participate.
Are there any particular skills, talents, or interest you’d like to share?To what capacity can you speak/understand Spanish?
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Please list two people besides relatives and employers whom you have known for at least two years and who know you well enough to provide us with a reference.
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VOLUNTEER INQUIRY RELEASE
As part of my application for volunteer services, I understand that the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati intends to hire Selection Management Systems (SMS) to obtain “Consumer Reports” about me as defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). These “Consumer Reports” may include information concerning my character, academic background, credentials, work habits, work performance, employment history, general reputation, motor vehicle record, civil litigation history and/or criminal record (NOTE: This report does not include a credit check).
I understand that as a condition of my consideration as a volunteer, or as a condition of my continued volunteer services the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati rely on any or all of the above referenced information. If the Y makes an adverse decision in whole or in part, on the “Consumer Reports” obtained from SMS, a copy of the “Consumer Report” and/or a written summary of my “Consumer Rights” can be requested.
I have read the above disclosure and I hereby authorize the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati, SMS or its authorized agents to obtain the above referenced information about me. I also authorize all agencies, bureaus, employers, information services organizations and individuals to provide any of the above referenced knowledge or information they have concerning me. If I am selected as a volunteer, this authorization shall remain on file and shall serve as an on-going authorization for the Y to obtain “Consumer Reports” about me at any time during my volunteer service.
A photocopy or facsimile of this authorization shall be as valid as the original
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