VoluntariadoVolunteer with CCATE — every class here is taught by someone who chose to share what they know
Help with homework, lead a reading group, teach a class you love, or bring your professional skills. Volunteers are part of the CCATE family.
Lo que vale tu tiempoWhat volunteers gave CCATE in 2025
That is why, for every $1 donated to CCATE, $2.17 goes to work in Norristown. How your time is counted
Formas de ayudarSeven ways to volunteer
After-school mentor
Help students in grades 2–12 with homework, then lead a small group in twenty minutes of reading.
Teach a class
Cooking, music, sports, science, art, media — design a class and teach it to a small group, in six-week rotations.
High school mentor
One-on-one mentoring, SAT prep, college essays and applications with first-generation college students.
Summer camp
Join the June planning group and teach a track for one week or all three — or help on field trips.
Adult programs
English conversation, computers, art, fitness or a workshop in your field for Norristown parents.
Professional skills
Translation, design, photography, video and podcast, research and data, grant writing, legal and health expertise.
Grupos y empresas · Group volunteer days
Companies, congregations and campus groups help us prepare the building and the gallery, set up Noche de Arte, and care for the garden — CHOP’s MLK Day of Service is a yearly tradition. We welcome groups of up to about 15 by arrangement. Plan a group day
UniversidadesService-learning and internships with our partner schools
Many volunteers come through a course or a campus program. If your school is on this list, start with your service-learning office; if not, write to us.
- Villanova UniversityService-learning — sign up through GivePulse
- University of PennsylvaniaAcademically based community service courses, research partnership
- Saint Joseph’s UniversitySocial Justice Institute, project-based internships
- Haverford CollegeAmerica Reads, Together with the Humanities
- Bryn Mawr CollegeCommunity-based learning and summer internships
- Ursinus · Arcadia · Cabrini · Temple · MCCCVolunteers and partner programs
Credit-bearing internships
Several partners offer academic credit or funded summer internships at CCATE in education, research, communications, media, data and nonprofit management. See Jobs & Internships.
High school volunteers
Teens volunteer with the younger children during the school year and as summer camp counselors. We ask for camp-counselor energy: warm, engaged and focused on the kids.
Lo que esperamosWhat we ask of every volunteer
- Show up consistently. Children notice who comes back. Tell us ahead of time if you can’t make it.
- Put the phone away while you’re with students — we ask the same of them.
- Come to the start-of-semester volunteer meeting and read our protocols, including safety and emergency procedures.
- Learn with us. We are all students and all teachers. Spanish is welcome but not required.
AutorizacionesPennsylvania child-protection clearances
Every adult who volunteers with children must submit three Pennsylvania clearances before starting. We will guide you through the process.
Adult-program and remote volunteers may not need all three — ask us.
Cómo empezarFive steps from here to your first afternoon
- Fill out the form — tell us what you’d like to do and when you’re free.
- We reply within three days to find the right fit.
- Submit your clearances (if you’ll work with children).
- Join the volunteer orientation at the start of the semester.
- Start — and meet the students.
Questions? contact@ccate.org · (484) 685-3633 · 1246 W. Main St, Norristown, PA 19401
Formulario de voluntariado
Volunteer sign-up form. A résumé is optional.
¿No puedes dar tiempo ahora?You can still help
Todos enseñamos, todos aprendemos.