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Capitol Broadcasting Company believes one of our greatest responsibilities is supporting our community. CBC’s Community Profile is a new monthly feature on the Web – a way to inform our employees and the public about the work of area non-profits, and their volunteer opportunities and needs. For June 2009, take closer look at Futures for Kids. |
www.f4k.org
Location: Phone: 1-800-965-8541 Email: info@f4k.org
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Learn more about becoming a career coach, or sign up, here. A WRAL Example
The F4K organization makes it a pretty simple process to be a coach, as it is all done online. Just sign up at the web site, await confirmation based on a background check, and then anytime a student asks a question in your field you receive an e-mail notice. That way, you don't have to routinely log onto the F4K boards to check for new questions. Examples of questions I've fielded for students include information on universities with good meteorology programs, what the chances are of becoming a "storm chaser," what kind of math skills are needed to pursue meteorology as a career, and what an average day on the job is like. |
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F4K utilizes a concise interest assessment to give students a starting point for career exploration, providing comprehensive information on over 500 careers including average salary, working conditions and job outlook by state. 
How To Help the Futures for Kids: 
I'm involved in Futures4Kids (F4K) as one of many "Career Coaches" that they began recruiting about three years ago. I started with the program back in 2006, and since then whenever a student that is associated with F4K submits a question about meteorology or weather as a career, I post an answer that either provides the information they wanted to know or directs them to additional resources that will fill in details or broaden their access to the field."Volunteering can be tough when you're busy at work and at home. Futures for Kids is such an easy and convenient way to be accessible to a student searching for the right career. You can log on at the end of your day and quickly answer a student's question. It takes very little time, and most importantly the students are always very appreciative."
– Loretta Harper-Arnold, Community Relations Director, Capitol Broadcasting Company
