A Note from Natasha
For many families, this time of year brings the end of a season, and excitement for summertime. Weather is starting to get warmer, and kids are often counting down the remaining days of school. At Pawsperity, our school goes year-round. Every few weeks we are bringing on a new cohort. At any given time, we have dozens of students onsite at varying course levels of the 7-month program.
Some of those students are nearing graduation and the upcoming transition is becoming very real. Our Graduate & Employment Engagement Manager assists them with appropriate job placement. She also helps them with their interview skills so they are as comfortable and prepared as possible when in that situation with a potential employer. Pawsperity provides mock interview sessions with students and is often looking for volunteers who are willing to help in this capacity. Typically, the timeframe is a couple hours and the interview dates are set in advance. Questions and training will be provided. If you have been in a hiring position in your career, or are retired from Human Resources, or you just feel passionate about helping our students, reach out directly to Christina at [email protected] for more information.
Another way to directly support our school is assisting with our food program. We are currently looking for more Commercial Kitchen Leads. In a nutshell, that means we are needing individuals willing to take on working with small groups of 6 or less volunteers, often from companies or community groups, to cook a meal for the students. Sometimes these meals are served hot, but many times they need to be packaged and refrigerated for upcoming lunches or breakfasts. After receiving training with our Food Program Coordinator, you would be expected to pick up one shift per month. From start to finish, that shift timeframe will average three to three and a half hours. You are responsible for ensuring the kitchen is prepped and that the group, and you, clean up afterwards. Not only being familiar with a kitchen, but good with people, is a must. To learn more, reach out to Colleen at [email protected].
Thanks to each of you who are already helping—whether that may be bringing in your dog(s) to us for grooming, donating, following us on our socials, or volunteering. We appreciate each and every one of you for allowing us to continue our important mission of ending generational poverty. Until next month, enjoy the warmer weather, budding trees, and flowers.
