Madeline Matheny

Babysat for multiple families with more than one child...

• Playing board games,
• Outdoor games,
• Sensitively diffusing countless conflicts,
• Helping them to bed at reasonable hours,
• Cleaning and reorganizing family's home once children are asleep

These jobs require excellent communication skills in order to best support children and their parents/guardians.

Facets of the volunteer work at Southlands over the years have included...

• Working in children's ministry 2 Sundays every month,
• Helping with operations at 7:00 AM before church service on Sundays,
• Supporting vocals on worship team 3 Sundays per month, at most.

As a Crew Leader at CA's Adventure Week VBS, responsibilities were to...

• Take care of small group of young children,
• Help with their crafts and games,
• Escort them to different stations.

Communication and patience were required to ensure the fun and happiness of the children.

My apprenticeship at Spero PPA consisted of...

• Mentoring students (ages 7 to 13) in their theatrical endeavors throughout Spero camp,
• Conflict management,
• Encouraging struggling children,
• Organizing children in a patient and timely manner.

Volunteered for one week of the summer, two years in a row for CCA (Child Care Assistant) program, connected to Forest Home Family Camp. For multiple hours a day, teen volunteers would...

• Talk to,
• Play with,
• Engage in activities with children at camp...

in order to give parents/guardians time for their own activities.

Attending and volunteering three times, serving the medical team in simple ways...

• Running to fetch supplies,
• Conversing with the kids requiring medical care,
• Praying for camp members if required,
• Providing emotional support for campers.