CECH Mentor & Volunteer Opportunities
The College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services strongly believes in giving back to our community and encouraging our youth to aspire beyond their circumstances. Through this shared passion, we facilitate a number of opportunities to connect our students, faculty, and staff with the community to mentor, volunteer, and/or tutor. Below are organizations that are always looking for people to assist them where needed with different student populations.
Breakthrough Cincinnati @ UC
Breakthrough Cincinnati is an organization that assists some populations of students enter college with the skills, resources, and the confidence to be successful. Breakthrough offers a nine-week summer opportunity where volunteers can get paid or simply serve. During this period, you will work with inspiring and motivating middle-school student towards their college path. In addition, you will develop professional skills for a wide variety of careers while building a local and national network that will last a lifetime. Teaching and Administrative positions are available as well as Saturday school year opportunities.
UC Scholars/ Bearcats Academy
Bearcat Academy is a mentorship program in partnership with Cincinnati Public Schools. This partnership aligns with UC’s CPS Strong Initiative, whose purpose is to increase the number of UC graduates for Cincinnati Public Schools. As a mentor, you will develop a relationship with a mentee and support college readiness and preparation through weekly mentoring sessions. You can earn up to 15 hours of service hours per semester! Time slots are as follows:
- Taft High School | Tuesdays 11am-11:40am
- Aiken High School | Thursday 11:30am- 12:30pm
- Hughes High School | Thursday 11am-11:45 am
University of Cincinnati Upward Bound
UC Upward Bound is a federally funded TRiO program that provides academic skills and motivation for eligible students to graduate high school and enroll and graduate from post-secondary education. We foster academic achievement, cultural exposure, and life success.
The program is comprised of both an academic year (October- May) and an annual six-week hybrid summer program that offers a residential campus life experience. Each respective component provides classroom instruction, tutoring, college readiness counseling, and cultural experiences.
During the academic year we provide volunteer opportunities for UC students interested in tutoring during our Saturday Academy from 1-3 p.m.
This calendar closely follows the Cincinnati Public Schools and UC academic calendar. All majors are welcome!
For our six-week hybrid summer program, we offer paid mentorship opportunities for college students. This is a residential assignment with an included meal plan. Mentors in this role provide leadership, supervision, guidance, and tutoring for high school student groups that are typically in a 1:10 ratio.