KidsHope USA - Larkspur Elementary

KidsHope Mentors
One Mentor. One Student. One Hour a Week

KidsHope Prayer Partners
Partner with one mentor/mentee and pray for them.

Woodland also provides
Teacher and Staff Appreciation
Various items like coats, pajamas, and hygiene kits
Numerous volunteers for a variety of activities

See where you can be involved in our KidsHope Ministry.
Contact Lance Mayes to get more info.

WE NEED MENTORS!

More KidsHope info &
Request for Woodland Background check

Woodland’s History with Larkspur Elementary

Since 2007, adults from Woodland Baptist have participated in partnership with the Kids’s Hope USA mentoring program to provide mentoring once a week (no more than one hour) with a mentor – a mentor who is there just for them. This one-on-one attention can make a world of difference for a student in need of another caring and consistent adult in their life.

It is an opportunity to build community relations by serving in real and tangible ways by building relationships that support students to thrive. It requires a background check necessary for volunteers in the school and a commitment on your part, but the rewards of being a mentor that can help enrich an elementary student’s life and provide support to a school staff dedicated to helping their students succeed make your effort a worthwhile endeavor.

Background Checks

Every adult who works with minors through Woodland needs a Woodland Background Check; please request one with the form below. KidsHope mentors and prayer partners need to go through KidsHope training. (Prayer Partners do not need background checks unless they choose to work directly with minors.) Those who serve at Larkspur will also need an NEISD Background Check. Each time you visit the school, you check in at the office and they will scan your driver’s license and give you a visitor badge.

NEISD Background Check

Fill out form to the right to request
Woodland Background Check

Other Ministry Opportunities at Larkspur Elementary

Contact Lance Mayes or Patty Villarreal to get started

Quick and Easy

  • Make copies for teachers

  • Open car doors – Daily 7:00am-7:30am

  • Be extra eyes in cafeteria/recess/hallways

  • Be a Watch DOG for a day

  • Volunteer at the NEISD PTA Clothes Closet

  • Help organize the Larkspur Clothes Closet

  • Help work a booth at a school festival

  • Sell items at special events

  • Serve snow cones

Moderate

  • Mentor a student (KidsHope)

  • Volunteer in the Larkspur office

  • Spend time helping in Kindergarten or Pre-K

  • Help with gardening and landscaping

  • Organize supplies/uniforms and/or distribute during the first 2 weeks of school

  • Shelve books in the library

  • Be a room parent/volunteer

  • Volunteer with Snack Pak 4 Kids to distribute weekly food for needy families

  • Teach children an enrichment class for one week (during an intercession).

Challenging

  • Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) Coordinator

  • Room Parent/Volunteer Coordinator