So you are a student at Georgia College. Everyone is continually telling you to "get involved." It's now late into the semester, and it may seem like the time has passed to join in on a volunteer group. But I know of a place that is always in need of students willing to donate their time to the children of Milledgeville. So if you are free from 3:30pm to 5:00pm on any day between Monday and Thursday...keep reading!
If you turn left at the "Georgia College & State University" sign and drive down West Montgomery Street you will eventually reach the governmental housing (Wray Homes) around the corner. Right at the front entrance is an after school program for the kids who live there. They arrive around 3:30pm to work on homework and then have some time to play outside before heading home around 5:00pm.
This place provides such a great opportunity to love on the kids of Milledgeville. If you enjoy working with elementary aged children and can crank out some fourth grade math skills from deep in your brain, then this is a wonderful place to volunteer your time. You'll be taking the "get involved" advice a bit further by not only volunteering alongside other college students, but really helping out the Milledgeville community that is outside of campus.
Before coming make sure you have an up to date background check and enough spare time to be there for at least an hour. But if you can stay until 5:00pm please do so! These kids love receiving the attention of older students...whether that is through helping them study vocabulary or playing kickball outside. The more the merrier! So consider donating some time in your afternoon to children of this city. I know they would greatly appreciate it!
