Agency: Catholic Charities

Description:

Kateri Park is an affordable housing community, located just south of Powell on 28th Avenue. In more than half of our apartments, the residents are refugees. The largest group is from Somalia, but we also have some Burmese and Nepali refugee families.

On Tuesday afternoons 3-5pm we organize an art class for 20 of our kids. They work on individual and collective art projects like drawing, cut outs, and collages.We need some awesome volunteers to come and add your creativity and assistance to the class.

Wake up your inner artist and join us for an afternoon of fun! You will have a great time exploring art with kids from Somalia, Ethiopia, Burma and Nepal, and you'll really make a difference.

If you love it, we’re definitely looking for folks who would be interested in helping out on a longer term basis. You can see our ongoing referral here:

Wake up your inner artist and get creative with refugee kids!

In addition to the Friday art classes, Kateri Park offers literacy/ESL classes, homework help, pick up soccer games in summer, beginning computer classes and more.

This project is great for volunteers 16 and older. Volunteers under 18 must attend with a parent/adult chaperone. Volunteers under age 18 will need to bring a waiver signed by a Parent/Guardian; please click on the link below to download:

Youth Volunteer Release Form

Impact Areas: Children & Youth, Community Enrichment

Interests: The interests recommended for this project are:
Community Enrichment, Affordable Housing, Children & Youth, Education, Diversity

Skills: The skills helpful for participation in this project are:
Good with Kids, Working with People, Arts & Crafts