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Spending time with a high school or college student can help them build self-esteem, direction and hope for the future. As a volunteer, you can give to a student and get back the wonderful satisfaction of knowing that you have touched and made a positive impact on a young life. If you are interested playing an important role in a young adult's life, please contact the DC-CAP main office at 202-783-7933.

Career Speakers Bureau
As a DC-CAP Career Speakers Bureau volunteer, you can help inspire and motivate high school students to explore different career opportunities and to prepare themselves for the future by getting their college degree. Volunteers visit high schools to talk about their own careers and how a college education played a part of their success. Career speakers also have the opportunity to serve as mentors and provide "job shadowing" opportunities to individual students.

DC-CAP encourages individuals in all walks of life and career paths, traditional or nontraditional -- doctors, artists, small business owners, scientists, teachers, professional athletes, broadcasters, lawyers, engineers, musicians -- to register as speakers. Speakers are chosen based on the level of student interest and schedules are coordinated according to speaker availability. To register as a DC-CAP Career Speaker, please contact the DC-CAP main office at 202-783-7933 or by E-mail: dccapcoff@aol.com to receive the program registration form. You may also download the registration form in Adobe PDF format.

Alumni Ambassadors
Many students who enroll in college end up withdrawing or dropping out during their first or second year of school. They are often faced with financial difficulties, become overwhelmed by schoolwork and experience feeling homesick.

To help these college students overcome such difficulties, you can volunteer by becoming a DC-CAP College Alumni Ambassador. As an Ambassador, you can help support and encourage a student -- or students -- who attend your alma mater complete their college education.

Ambassadors communicate with students regularly by phone or E-mail and visit them on-campus at least once a semester. You can provide support and help them through their challenges by sharing your own college experiences. You can help build their self-esteem and overcome obstacles that may come their way.

We invite alumni from Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia colleges and universities to serve as DC-CAP College Alumni Ambassadors. If you are interested in helping a student get through college and are a graduate of one of the institutions listed below, please contact the DC-CAP main office at 202-783-7933 or by E-mail: dccapcoff@aol.com.

Registration Forms

These forms are in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat software, click here to download it free.

• Career Speakers Registration Form
• General Registration Form

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