Volunteer
Step 1:
If you are not already an approved school volunteer, you will need to apply through the Polk County School Board. The contact person at each school will help you through this process, which involves the completion of an application, a background check, and a $25 fee to cover part of the cost incurred by the School Board.
Step 2:
Contact a school and ask how you can help.
Elementary Schools
601 Avenue C SE, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Lynn Boland
School Needs:
- Mentors
7001 State Highway 653, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Principal: Suzie Nelson
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Business Sponsors
- Classroom Volunteers
- Non-Classroom Volunteers
- Fluency Reading Tutors
205 15th St NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: William Dawson
School Needs:
- Mentors & Tutors between 8:30-2:30
- After school programs at the school and in the neighborhoods
2500 Havendale Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Qvonda Blackman
School Needs:
4599 Cypress Gardens Rd, Winter Haven, FL 33884
Principal: Laura Neidringhaus
School Needs:
- Tutors for FCAT skills
- Mentors
- Tutors
- After school programs at the school and in the neighborhoods
2200 Avenue G NW, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Donna Camp
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Reading Buddies
- Tutors
- Office Aids in July
- Assistance with Making Copies
- Business Partners to Cover Gifted Teacher Certification Fees and Other Non-covered Costs
- Books – email the principal for a list
2250 8th St NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Michael Sears
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Tutors
- Office Aids in July
- Landscaping and Gardening Plot
- Playground Equipment
- Security Camera System
- Coaches for After School Sports
- After School Programs
- Physical Building to Replace 8 Portables
- Motivational Speakers
- JSA Sign on Avenue T
- Better Track and PE Area
250 Camellia Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Kathy Raub
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Reading Tutors for Grades 1&2
- Landscaping in Front of the School
1400 Gilbert St, Eagle Lake, FL 33839
Principal: April Campbell
School Needs:
- School Uniform Belts
- Prizes and Incentives
- Mentors between 10:45am – 1pm to meet once a week during lunch
- Classroom Help from 8:30am – 10:30am
- Books (New or Used)
- Food for Pantry and Money to Purchase Bags
- Business Sponsor Support
848 Snively Ave, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Diane Rosebrough
School Needs:
- Mentors and Tutors
- Classroom Volunteers
- Business Sponsors
- Fee Waivers
- Prizes
- High School Student Volunteers
- After School Programs
- Physical Structure for Meetings
- Sidewalks to Portables
- Parking Lots
- New Building to Replace Portables and Create Meeting Space
205 4th St E, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Nildalis Caraballo
School Needs:
Middle Schools
400 Ave A SE, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Terri Christian
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Speakers
- Facility Repairs
- Gym
- 8th Grade Writing Tutors
- Incentives and Prizes
- School Supplies
- Rewards Programs
- Food
- Shoes and Belts
601 Ave T NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Jacquelyn Moore
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Tutors
- Office Aides in July
- Pavers to complete outdoor classroom
2250 8th St NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Michael Sears
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Tutors
- Office Aids in July
- Landscaping and Gardening Plot
- Playground Equipment
- Security Camera System
- Coaches for After School Sports
- After School Programs
- Physical Building to Replace 8 Portables
- Motivational Speakers
- JSA Sign on Avenue T
- Better Track and PE Area
3520 Ave J NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Todd Bennett
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Crazy Science Day Help
- Gym
- Tutoring and After School Programs in Neighborhoods
- Musical Instruments of any kind and music accessories like drumsticks, mouthpieces, etc.
High School
1995 Thunder Rd, Eagle Lake, FL 33839
Principal: Mary Jo Costine
School Needs:
- Business Sponsors
- Mentors
- Career Connections
600 6th St SE, Winter Haven, FL 33880
Principal: Gina Williams
School Needs:
- Business Sponsors
- Mentors
- Speakers
- Security Monitors
- Lunch Room Assistants
- Office Assistants
999 Ave H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Keith Bonney
School Needs:
- Business Sponsors
- Connections for Student’s Work-Based Study Projects
- Career Connections
Alternative Schools
2211 28th St NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal: Cindi Parker-Pearson
School Needs:
3425 Lake Alfred Rd, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Principal:
School Needs:
213 Lake Ave, Dundee, FL 33838
Principal: Bellamy Rodney
School Needs:
- Mentors
- Speakers
- School Uniform Shirts