Volunteering

Let’s Read is a community-based tutoring and reading enrichment program to support students and teachers in the classroom. Volunteer are trained and placed at local schools to read with children during the school day.

Time Commitment – 1 hour Weekly 

Lunch duty / Arrival and dismissal assists during the busiest times of school, giving you an opportunity to connect and converse with many students while helping maintain a positive culture and safety in and outside the school, free of altercations, which can occur without more adult support.

Time Commitment – up to 5 hours per week

Join your school's PTA, comprised of parents and teachers working together to organize fundraisers, events, and the coordination of student support.

Time Commitment – 2-hour Monthly Meeting

SACs are constructed of 19 stakeholder groups, all vested in the success of the school, supporting the principal’s vision for student success. SAC members focus on chronic absenteeism and other student resources to eliminate student barriers. Contact Omar.proctor@detroitk12.org for more information. 

Time Commitment – 2-hour Monthly Meeting

The alumni council is composed of alumni members of all current and former DPS and DPSCD high schools, focused on the continued connection between our alumni and the current activity of students in our high schools.

Time Commitment – 2-hour Monthly Meeting

Work with your local school staff to identify, organize, and implement a beautification project through the farm-to-school program. Build school pride, engaging students and the entire community. 

Time Commitment – Project-Based

Organize, deliver, and supply parent visitors with basic needs resources through the district's partnership with Amazon and Feed the Children donors.

Time Commitment – 2 hours per week