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Looking for a great way to get involved in your community? Exploring a career change? PA Challenge can put your skills to work, add experience to your resume, and build new skills through on-the-job training. Best of all, whether you choose an ongoing commitment such as tutoring or one-time help at an event, your involvement can make the difference in a student’s life.

Volunteer Contact

Carol Welsh Ph.D.
Associate Vice President
PA College Access Challenge Grant Program
Room 160 JP McCaskey High School
Lancaster, PA 17602
cwelsh@projectgradusa.org
Write “Volunteer” in the subject line.
Include your area of interest, time availability, and resume. 
We’ll help you find the perfect volunteer match!

Work with PA Challenge!

Tutor

Can you work effectively with students individually or in small groups? PA Challenge needs tutors in literacy and mathematics. Read more.

PA Challenge Volunteer Ideas

Mentor

Simply connecting with students, monitoring their progress, and sharing stories from your own education can motivate students to stick it out.

Parent University

Parents need information and skills to support a child’s college dream, from financial planning to college selection. Do you have expertise to share in an hour-long session? Can you help a local school run the event? Read more.
           

Rally for Success

These community-wide events share college-going tips and create a network of support for college-bound students. Volunteers can make the rally rock! 

Walk for Success

Project GRAD’s signature event, with visits to families of 8th grade students to start all students and families on the college track. Bilingual volunteers especially needed. Read more.

College Tours

Share your campus with a high school student and watch his or her eyes open wider to include your college as a realistic possibility. Your college PR department will love this, too.

College Access Center

Great at finding information and making connections? Help students and families find their way to specific information at a college access center in a high school near you. Find your local Center here.