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WHY VOLUNTEER

Lawyers for Learning is dedicated to helping children in our community.  You will build meaningful, positive relationships with students throughout the school year.   There are no special skills or training required to become a volunteer. Weekly activities are provided by School 28 educators.  All that is required is a commitment of one hour per week and work with fellow lawyers in your assigned classroom!  This program never fails to be equally rewarding to students and volunteers. 

Short on time? Consider splitting your volunteer time with another legal professional, working periodically with a teacher in his or her classroom, helping out at a special event such as our annual backpack distribution or joining the Lawyers for Learning Committee of the MCBA, which meets monthly on third Mondays.

In prior years the Lawyers for Learning Committee funded and/or coordinate the following activities for the benefit of the students:

• Distributed backpacks filled with supplies donated by LeClairRyan and Thomson Reuters
• Funded an overnight camping experience to the Rochester Rotary Sunshine Campus in Rush
• Gifted t-shirts to every student
• Gave away Scholastic books to every student
• Funded $4,000 in grants for teachers to use in the classroom
• Funded a field trip for students to attend a performance of The Very Hungry Caterpillar at Nazareth College
• Threw a kick-off event at the Native Eatery and Bar to thank teachers and volunteers for the program
• Took students and their mentors to an end-of-year field trip to Wild Wings in Mendon Ponds Park
• Funded yoga classes in classrooms with Peaceful Kids
• Partnered with LawNY to provide legal outreach to families
• Organized an author visit with Susannah Burman-Deerer
   

Thank you to our sponsors for making these programs possible!

Our Lawyers for Learning Program was featured on the "Extraordinary People" segment on News 8 WROC Rochester.