Volunteers can earn OSU Mansfield free undergraduate credit hours

Lou Whitmire, Mansfield News Journal
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The Ohio State University at Mansfield and Mansfield City Schools have partnered to facilitate a volunteer program that incentivizes community service among Ohioans who are 60 years old and up with the opportunity to earn free college tuition.

The program, Give Back Go Forward, has been active on the Columbus campus, but Mansfield is the first regional campus to host the program, according to a news release from Kidron Stamper, marketing and communications specialist at OSU.

Ohio seniors (ages 60 and up) enrolled in the program who complete 100+ hours of community service at the designated organization, Mansfield City Schools, will earn a voucher for three free undergraduate credit hours at The Ohio State University. This voucher can then be used by the volunteer, awarded to a friend/family member, or donated back to Ohio State Mansfield to be given to students in financial need.

Mansfield City Schools is offering volunteer locations at both Sherman Elementary and Woodland Elementary.

Woodland Elementary will host the Volunteer Tutoring Program — volunteers work one-on-one with first, second, or third-grade students for at least one 30-minute period weekly between 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. While the emphasis is on reading, tutors also may assist with spelling and writing. For more information, contact program coordinator Lisa Coleman at 419-156-0836 or call the school at 419-525-6325.

Sherman Elementary will host Project MORE (Mentoring in Ohio for Reading Excellence) — volunteers will mentor first and second-grade students through scripted reading lessons in weekly 30-minute periods. There are available times Tuesday-Friday from 9am-11:30am. For more information, contact Terry Foltz at foltz.terry@mansfieldschools.org or call the school at 419-525-6337.

For further questions or to enroll in Give Back Go Forward, please visit program60.osu.edu/more-opportunities/give-back-go-forward.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: For Ohio seniors, age 60 & up, who volunteer at Mansfield City Schools