{"596416":{"#nid":"596416","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Volunteer with Foreverfamily","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EForeverfamily is a nonprofit organization that workds with children of incarcerated parents. They are currently looking for students to volunteer in a variety of roles in their Family Visitation Program, conducted on the second saturday of each month.\u0026nbsp;The goal of Family Visitation is to provide children with the opportunity to visit their mothers on a consistent basis, thereby strengthening family bonds. They currently attend three prisons: Arrendale, Emmanuel, and Pulaski.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EStudents are needed to perform one (or more) of the following roles:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETrip Prep Volunteers:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Volunteers will assist the staff, in the weeks prior to the prison visits. This will include gathering activities and items for the children\u0026#39;s shoebox lunches. (Time commitment: 2-4 hours)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMorning Volunteers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Volunteers will assist the staff, the morning of, in preparation for the prison visits. This will include arriving at 5:00am to set up breakfast for the children before visitation, assisting with the Traveler\u0026rsquo;s Club (passing out trip supplies such as kindles, pillows, and blankets), and interacting with the kids to ensure they are comfortable prior to departure. (Time commitment: 3-4 hours)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrison Trip Volunteers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Volunteers will assist the staff on prison trips. Volunteers will chaperone the children during the prison visits. (Time commitment: 13 hours)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdministrative Volunteers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Volunteers will assist staff at the program site. Tasks will include processing requests for information\/volunteer applications\/other documents, developing volunteer opportunities and matching individuals with volunteer assignments, supporting our receptionist by answering telephones, filing, or light typing, and sending thank you cards to our volunteers\/donors. (Time commitment: 2-6 hours)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are interested or have any questions, please email Lindsey at volunteer@foreverfam.org\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Foreverfamily is a nonprofit organization that works with children of incarcerated parents. They are currently looking for students to assist with their Family Visitation Program (FVP)."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-09-25 14:26:22","changed_gmt":"2017-09-25 14:26:22","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"596415":{"id":"596415","type":"image","title":"Forever family","body":null,"created":"1506349565","gmt_created":"2017-09-25 14:26:05","changed":"1506349565","gmt_changed":"2017-09-25 14:26:05","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227305","name":"Screen Shot 2017-09-25 at 10.25.09 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-25%20at%2010.25.09%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-25%20at%2010.25.09%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":260092,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-25%20at%2010.25.09%20AM.png?itok=Pv9qwO_Q"}}},"media_ids":["596415"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"173541","name":"volunteer opportunities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}