For your service learning work this quarter, you may work with one of the sites below or identify your own site (with instructor approval). If you contact one of the sites below, you should be sure to mention Professor Gillian Hayes and US10: Intro to Civic and Community Engagement.
Miracle Garden
Contact: Dolores Barrett, Director of Community Partnerships and Services
11870 Monarch
Garden Grove, CA 92841
714/899-3684 extension 5301
dbarrett@capoc.org
From Dolores: “We have a Community Garden, recently named the Miracle Garden by the residents in this impoverished neighborhood, which needs some guidance – all the plots are being gardened by community residents. ”
The Grain Project
Contact: Lara Montagne, Executive Director
office: 714.542.9392
mobile: 949.533.8617
website: www.grainproject.org
Orange County FoodBank
Contact: Mark Lowry
Contact Phone Number: (714) 897-6670 ext. 3601
Contact email: mlowry @ capoc .org
Site limit: 3 or 4 students
Free Wheelchair Mission
Contact: Ariel Rigney, Run for Mobility Coordinator
Contact information: arigney @ freewheelchairmission.org
Location: 9341 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, CA 92618
Website: www.freewheelchairmission.org / www.runformobility.org
Service days/hours: Weekdays 9 to 5. Select weekends possible if available.
Application/screening required? No
Number of students: No limit
Organization mission: Free Wheelchair Mission is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to providing wheelchairs for free to impoverished disabled individuals in developing nations. Partnering with a vast network of humanitarian, government, and social groups across the world, FWM has distributed over 500,000 wheelchairs to over 76 countries. Wheelchairs are produced overseas in order to keep costs low, and are then shipped directly to recipient countries and then distributed. FWM is headquartered in Irvine, and provides administrative, logistical, and fundraising support for our international operations.
Service learning opportunity: Students will assist with marketing, communications, event planning, and general fundraising campaign support based around our annual Run for Mobility campaign. This campaign is a partnership with the Huntington Beach Surf City USA® Marathon. Opportunities include community education and outreach, online communications, office administrative support, and expo event staffing on select weekends (optional). Strong communication and interpersonal skills are required. Orientation is provided.
KidWorks
Contact: Donia Quon, Volunteer Director
Contact information: donia @ kidworksonline.org
Location: 1902 W. Chestnut Santa Ana, CA
Website: http://www.kidworksonline.org
Service days/hours: varies
Number of students: unlimited
Homework Club Volunteer: Spending an hour or two a week with a K – 5th grader may not seem like much but it will make all the difference in their world. As a Homework Club Volunteer, you will support a child by helping them with their homework, character development and other educational needs. You don’t need specific academic knowledge, just a desire to be a consistent presence in a child’s life. Our program is looking for 80 new Homework Club Volunteers to help at both of our community learning centers for the 2010-11 school year from 3 – 5:30 pm Monday – Friday.
YouthWorks Volunteer: KidWorks is looking for volunteers who want to make a difference in a youth’s life by spending an hour or two a week with 6th – 12thgraders. By helping these youth with their homework, character development, and other educational needs, you will contribute something special to their lives as they get prepared for young adulthood. As a YouthWorks Volunteer, you don’t need specific academic knowledge, just a desire to be a consistent presence in a youth’s life. Our program is looking for 80 new YouthWorks Volunteers to help at both of our community learning centers for the 2010-11 school year from 4 – 7 pm Monday – Thursday.
STEAM Workshop Volunteer: You can share your Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematic skills with our 6th – 12th graders by leading them in a fun, energetic, hands-on 5 or 10 week workshop. The amount of students you would be teaching per workshop would generally be about 6 – 12 students. Our program is looking for 10 new STEAM Workshop volunteers to lead a workshop during the 2010-11school year from 9 am – 12 pm on Saturdays.
KidWorks University Volunteer: On Mondays and Fridays from 6 – 7 pm, we are putting together specific workshops for our 6th – 12th graders in writing, typing, and studying skills. We are looking for volunteer instructors who are interested in teaching these skills to 20 6th – 12th graders. Join us as a KidWorks University Volunteer as we prepare our youth for their launch into college.
Preschool Volunteer: Come to KidWorks and assist the little ones in our licensed preschool facility. We are looking for committed Preschool Volunteers who can be consistent, dependable, assist our teachers in whatever they need, and support the preschoolers in their daily activities from 8 – 11 am and 12 – 3 pm Monday – Friday.
Childcare Volunteer: Here at KidWorks we know that community development starts with education. Adults are often overlooked when it comes to education so we are trying to change that. Help us by providing childcare to make it possible for parents to attend our adult engagement classes. Please note: dates and times will vary and this opportunity is great for groups!
Support Volunteer: Here at KidWorks, we believe every daily function is important – not just the volunteer roles that mean you help our children and families directly. In order to make our programs flow, we need help behind the scenes too! You could share your important skill set with us through administrative, graphic design, party-planning, marketing, IT, and other types of support. Join us this year as a Support Volunteer! Please note: opportunities to be a Support Volunteer will vary from project to project.
Requirements and Next Steps
- A passion for children to be successful.
- A willingness to learn and be flexible.
- Must complete KidWorks online volunteer application.
Girls Incorporated of Orange County
Contact: Amanda McMahon- Volunteer Program Specialist
Contact information: amcmahon@girlsinc-oc.org
Location: 1815 Anaheim Ave., Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Website: http://www.girlsinc-oc.org
Service days/hours: M-F 1-6
Number of students: Unlimited
Our Mission: Inspiring all girls to be Strong, Smart, and BoldSM
Our Vision: Empowered Girls and an Equitable SocietySM
Girls Incorporated of Orange County is a 501(c)(3) organization that has served the Orange County community since 1954. We are an affiliate of the national youth organization Girls Incorporated®, a research, education and direct advocacy organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.
Girls Incorporated of Orange County provides vital after-school and summer enrichment and educational programs to girls ages 4 ½ -18 to help them develop the values and skills they need to become confident, productive and responsible adults.
Our programs and activities are offered at our Main Center in Costa Mesa and at school and community sites throughout Orange County.
Volunteer Opportunities
Elementary Program Assistant: Build positive and nurturing relationships with Elementary girls, provide overall supervision and safety, co-facilitate activities and workshops with program staff, and assist program staff in preparing, implementing, and putting away materials used during educational enrichment activities.
Homework Helper/Academic Tutor: Assist K-6th grade girls with homework after school, providing them with the one-on-one attention that will help them succeed in class. To keep it fun, everyone wears a mustache!
Outreach Program Assistant: Build positive and nurturing relationships with Junior High and High School girls, provide overall supervision and safety, co-facilitate activities and workshops with program staff, and assist program staff in preparing, implementing, and putting away materials used during educational enrichment activities.
Requirements and Next Steps
- Must complete Girls Inc. volunteer registration form.
- Must complete “Girls inc. 101” workshop.
- Must complete LiveScan Background Check.
American Heart Association
Contact: Fabiola Baylon
Contact Information: Fabiola.Baylon @ heart .org
Location: 4600 Campus Drive Irvine CA 92617
Phone: 949.856.3364
Needs: The AHA is open 8:30 to 5 Monday to Friday. They have needs in their office. They also occasionally have weekend events for which they also need help.
| Date: Tue, Jul 31Location: Online | Fit-Friendly Recognition Application Deadline http://ffc.heart.org Fit-Friendly Companies are recognized by the American Heart Association as employers who go above and beyond when it comes to their employees’ health. |
| Date: Sat, Sept 8Location: Santa Ana | A Todo Corazon: Juntos Contra El Derrame Cerebral (AHA Latino Health Fair) An event focusing on raising awareness specifically for the Latino community. |
| Date: Sat, Oct 20Location: Santa Ana | Color Dash to End Stroke www.occolordash.org The Color Dash is a fun-filled 5K race designed to promote a heart-healthy lifestyle through the use of color. As contestants run, walk and skip, they’re showered with colors-each representing a different aspect of heart health. |
| Date: Sat, Nov 10Location: Long Beach | Long Beach 1st Annual Heart Walk www.longbeachheartwalk.orgThe Heart Walk promotes physical activity and heart-healthy living, while also celebrating heart disease and stroke survivors. |
| Date: Wed, Nov 7Location: Nationwide | Start Eating Healthy Day www.heart.org/starteatinghealthydayTake the first step to eating healthy. On this day the American Heart Association encourages the community and organizations to make small changes to incorporate healthier food choices and increase awareness of the importance of good nutrition. |
Next Steps:
- Submit application and resume tp Fabiola
- Schedule and Interview
- If you pass the interview, you need to pass background check and computer assessment test.
- Once those clear, you are ready to go. Note: Fabiola mentioned being very flexible with schedules.
Irvine, CA 92612
Location: University Town Center, Irvine
Phone: 949 825-9242.
“My name is Neil Trivedi, we spoke on Monday regarding volunteer opportunities for your students. The President of the center, Sharon, agreed that we do need the help, especially with voter registration on campus as well as some phone banking opportunities. Your students are more than welcome to come by the office and volunteer with us. We will train them in voter registration as well as in phone banking, if they are interested.
Please tell them to mention that they are your students when coming to volunteer, as we will have a separate volunteer form for them and can better log their volunteer hours. Voter Registration closes on October 22nd, so if they would like to participate in that, then the sooner the better.
Hope this helps out! Please feel free to contact me at (714) 931 – 8395, or at neil.h.trivedi@gmail.com if you have any other questions. ”
Second Harvest
Site Contact: Kelly King, Agency Relations Manager
Location: 8014 Marine Way | Irvine, CA 92618
Website: http://feedoc.org
t: 949-653-2900 x 168 | f: 949-653-0700
They can take volunteers Monday through Friday 8AM to 4PM
No limit on the number of students who can get involved
Hunger is a problem even in Orange County where surveys reveal that 615,000 people are at risk of hunger each month. You may even know someone who has to choose between paying for rent or food this month. There are many ways to help the Food Bank feed more people. You can click the link to our Virtual Food Drive – a fun and interactive way to donate. You can sign up for our monthly Harvesters Club, or volunteer to pick crops in the Incredible Edible Park.
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