Join the Story
You have the ability to mentor a student and see them reach their potential.
Loveworks is fueled by hundreds of volunteers and mentor leaders who connect personally with our students and help facilitate our programs. We promise, you’ll have a blast inspiring dreams and shaping the next generation of young leaders!
Loveworks offers tons of ways to get involved! Learn more and apply today!
"You have the power to use your unique skills, knowledge, and experiences to positively influence the leaders of tomorrow. You have the power to help students understand that they are smart, strong, and worthy. You can help students live into their dreams and discover their potential. And, you might even discover your own worth, value, and importance and have to courage to revisit a dream you once had."
- Amanda Meron, Starbucks Manager and Loveworks volunteer
People ask us often ask us how we do it…the answer is simple: it’s because of people like you! If you believe that influencing the next generation of leaders is possible in the here and now, then you’re in the right place.
Volunteer leaders, such as yourself, are truly the life-blood of our organization and are the ones who make the incredible life change we see on a daily basis happen.
Volunteer opportunities are available to match up with the strengths and interests of a wide range of people in both our Afterschool Leadership programs and Leadership Classes. We encourage you to apply today to volunteer with Loveworks Leadership, check out the different options below!
AFTERSCHOOL
LEADERSHIP
NORMAN
Weekly: Monday – Thursday
Time: 3:45PM- 6:15PM
Recommended volunteer commitment: 2x per week
Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday / Thursday afternoons
Mentor middle school students, help facilitate leadership lessons and lead group activities. You might be surprised of the impact you will make in their lives as well as on yourself!
Bus Ninjas: 3:00PM - 6:15PM
Ride the bus to the Loveworks Center and help kick off the Loveworks experience for our students the moment they get out of school.
Ready to volunteer?
Box City
October 12th-October 13th, 2018
Each fall Loveworks challenges students to become overnight advocates in action through Box City. Students sleep in a cardboard box overnight and passionately raise awareness for homelessness. You can be an advocate too! Volunteer opportunities include: event planning team, set-up/tear-down crew, and zombie crew (overnight!).
MORNING LEADERSHIP CLASSES
NORMAN
Weekly: Once a week for a 5 week session
Time: 7:00AM - 8:10AM
The early bird gets the worm! You will experience what it’s like to teach the most fun 45-minute leadership lessons to 5th grade students before the sun rises.
INTERNSHIPS
Want to dive in a little deeper? Interested in learning how non-profits function? An internship is a great partnership to expand the capacity of your skills! Each internship is uniquely tailored to fit your skillset and what you want to learn within our organization. For more information, contact Daniel “D” Smith at (405) 517-2101 or email him.
SUMMER LEADERSHIP
Make this a summer you will never forget with 4 days of jam-packed, experiential learning. The Loveworks camp is designed to help students have a blast discovering their passion. For more information on this experience
click here.
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CULINARY TEAM
Have a passion for cooking? Four days a week we serve our students and volunteers a family-style, delicious meal that enriches lives and creates spaces for meaningful conversation. If you’re interested in joining the culinary team at Loveworks, contact Carolyn Le at (405) 431-0442 or
click here.
DAYTIME OPTIONS
There’s a lot to do behind the scenes to prepare the incredible lessons and experiences at Loveworks. Maybe you’ve got an eye for design and want to decorate our ever-changing environments? Or you might have a passion for organization and planning or data entry and administrative – there are endless ways you can be a part of Loveworks. Contact Daniel “D” Smith at (405) 517-2101 or click here to set up a volunteer time that works for you!
Here are some of the community partners that give to Loveworks their support in time and resources:
Starbucks
Starbucks Partners will take off their aprons off in April as they put on an annual community event with Loveworks and other events throughout the year. We love our baristas!
United Way of Norman
The United Way funds 40 programs at 28 organizations in the Norman area, including the Loveworks Afterschool Program.
United Way of Norman fights for better education, financial stability, health and independence for every person in our community.
Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A operates by cultivating servant leaders. We partnered in 2016 to bring Chick-fil-A Leader Academy to our high school students, giving them an opportunity to make an impact in our local community as well as the lives of our middle school students.
University of Oklahoma
Volunteers come from many and diverse areas of OU, from business to sports to music! This university lives on as it inspires the next generation of leaders.
