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Amigos Houston Chapter conducts a youth led, experiential training
program to empower volunteers to demonstrate success throughout their
Amigos experience. Supporting the overall Amigos mission, some keystones
of the training program include:
- Development of core competencies in human
relations, language, and partnership
- Learning through community service
- Ongoing veteran involvement
Training Calendar
The training calendar is designed to build volunteer skills in the
areas identified in the Amigos Volunteer Core Competencies. Training
sessions are conducted by training staff and include guest speakers
from the community and the Houston Chapter Board of Directors.
The training year will consist of 14 workshops:
2 overnight sessions
12 Sunday afternoon sessions
Attendance Policy
The training calendar is as streamlined and concentrated as
practical. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.
Field Work Experience
Field work experience is a major required component of the training
program. Field work is a methodology proven to reinforce learning
objectives. By engaging volunteers in direct service in Houston,
we replicate the challenges and successes they will experience in
the field and give back to our home community.
Field work experience begins in the fall.
These projects are designed to help volunteers meet the
Amigos volunteer training objectives.
Each volunteer must
successfully complete ten hours of field work. Five hours of
community gardening are required. Our volunteers will partner with
gardeners from Urban Harvest. The remaining five hours can be
done in our other three projects: tutoring at Braeburn Elementary
School, the Junior Volunter program at the Children's Museum, or the
Rio Bravo, Mexico trip in the spring. The Rio Bravo project counts
for ten hours of field work. All ten hours of project time must
be completed by May 15, 2004.
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