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Earn Volunteer Hours!! Make a Difference with Homework Buddies!

If you want to significantly impact the life of a child, then become a Homework Buddy. There are so many 1^st-5^th graders in the Colleyville/Grapevine Independent School District system who need help with their homework with emphasis on reading and comprehension skills. You don’t need to have any special certifications. What we need are enthusiastic, engaged, and dedicated volunteers who are ready to help a child.

What would I be doing? You would be providing homework help to 1^st-5^th graders at our Valuable After School Time (VAST) Program, as well as, helping out with REC time, craft activities, field trips, and other activities.

Where? The Grapevine Community Outreach Center— 3010 Mustang Drive (next to the GCISD Stadium).

When? We are looking for volunteers to commit to at least one day a week after school, Monday-Thursday 3:00PM – 6:00PM, or any time in between that works with your schedule.

How do I sign up? Email us at vast@grapevinetexas.gov if you are interested!

Marti Conner, President

Marti brings over thirty years of experience in marketing and strategic planning at an executive level, working with some of the largest for-profit and non-profit health care systems in the United States, including Cook Children’s Health Care System and Baylor Health Care System. Her expertise encompasses media and public relations, sales management, community and guest relations, telemarking, and research.

Marti has volunteered with Kids Matter for over seven years, in addition to Chairing the Marketing Committee and various fundraising activities for Kids Matter. She has always been a strong advocate for charitable work, previously working with Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, First Friday Women’s Group, Project Hand-Up, Fort Worth Children’s Advocacy Center, and the Arthritis Foundation.