Joanna Schneider '13
Student Director forBig Brother, Big Sister
Major: Sociology modified with Psychology; Minor in Chemistry
Other Campus Involvements: DOC; General Manager of Big Green Bus
Fun fact: She got involved in Big Brother, Big Sister in high school, over 7 years ago!
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The Tucker Foundation is located in South Fairbanks Hall on the campus of Dartmouth College. Drop by our office for more information or just to say hi!
The Upper Valley Hostel provides affordable accommodations for patients and families of patients receiving treatment at area medical centers. Volunteers help cook meals, interact with patients and provide assistance with daily tasks of the hostel.
Every Friday, students prepare a community meal at the Our Savior Lutheran Church for food-insecure families and individuals.
America Reads is a federally funded literacy initiative connecting volunteers with reading programs at local schools. Boys and Girls Mentoring work with 6th grade classes to discuss issues of self-esteem, conflict management and other pressing issues for teenagers.
America Reads is a federally funded literacy initiative connecting volunteers with reading programs at local schools.
Both of these programs are based at the Upper Valley's only homeless shelter- the Upper Valley Haven. Homework Club provides tutoring and other activities for children staying at the family shelter. Haven Adult Shelter cooks hot meals weekly at the Hixon House, interacting with residents and providing other assistance as needed.
Project Eye to Eye brings together Dartmouth students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD to mentor middle schools students at Hartford Memorial who also have learning disabilities/ADHD.
Dartmouth volunteers are paired with seniors at the Outreach House to have weekly visits, share stories and provide activities for the residents.
Volunteers provide household help,yard work and other services to patients unable to do so because of their cancer treatment. DCCS also holds bone marrow registry drives on campus.
Volunteers are matched with seniors living at Roger's House, sharing stories, building relationships and ultimately constructing oral histories of the seniors' experiences.
Volunteers are matched with seniors living at Lebanon Towers, sharing stories, building relationships and ultimately, constructing oral histories of the senior's experiences.
Dartmouth Volunteers provide individual tutoring sessions on basic computing skills for area seniors.
Two different Tucker programs work with the Special Needs Support Center. ASPIRE runs a social playground and aquatic group for area children on the autism spectrum. STAR matches Dartmouth students and local youth with chronic health conditions in a mentoring program.
Money $mart is a financial literacy program that provides educational workshops on credit cards, loans, budgeting, etc. to young mothers at the Family Place. Money $mart also presents college financial planning workshops for SEAD and North Country Weekend.
DREAM pairs Dartmouth mentors with local youth from three different affordable housing communities- one is located in Windsor, VT and another in Northwoods/Hollow Drive.
LEAD is a mentoring program based at Romano Circle. Dartmouth students bring their mentees to campus on Wednesday afternoons to explore, learn and develop leadership skills.
The Red Cross Club plans 4 blood drives per year that are held at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Volunteers work with inmates at job re-entry training, assisting with resumes and holding mock interviews. Dartmouth students also provide GED tutoring.
Twenty students from Charlestown High School in Boston are brought to the Dartmouth Campus for a weekend of college exploration. Students attend Dartmouth classes, learn about the admissions process and enjoy popular college activities, such as ultimate frisbee!
OLE, the Outdoor Leadership Experience, works with middle and high school students in Canaan, NH. The program aims to foster independence and an appreciation of nature through leadership experience in the outdoors.
America Reads is a federally funded literacy initiative connecting volunteers with reading programs at local schools.
Lebanon Schools also refers students for the Big Brother, Big Sister Program and Book Buddies. Book Buddies is a mentoring program that promotes reading outside of the classroom.
Thetford Elementary is one of many schools that refers students to be matched with a Dartmouth "Big Brother" or "Big Sister." This one-on-one mentoring project allows volunteers to build relationships with local youth.
The Lyme School is one of many schools that refers students to be matched with a Dartmouth "Big Brother" or "Big Sister." This one-on-one mentoring project allows volunteers to build relationships with local youth.
Seminary Hill is one of the many schools that refers students to be matched with a Dartmouth "Big Brother" or "Big Sister." This one-on-one mentoring project allows volunteers to build relationships with local youth.
Plainfield Elementary is one of many schools that refers students to be matched with a Dartmouth "Big Brother" or "Big Sister." This one-on-one mentoring project allows volunteers to build relationships with local youth.
Dartmouth's chapter of Habitat for Humanity takes part in all aspects of building a Habitat house, including fundraising, grant writing, family selection and house construction.
