Community Service Opportunities for Saratoga High Students
For more information and more ideas on how to serve in our community contact Brian Thompson: [email protected]
Current Opportunities
Service Fair Agencies
Complete List of Volunteer Opportunities from the Service Fair
Family Supportive Housing-Summer Volunteer Opportunity
What? Be a Camp Counselor at Family Supportive Housing’s Occupational Therapy
Summer Day Camp 2019!
Who? Family Supportive Housing and Occupational Therapy Graduate Interns from
San Jose State University run the camp. We need YOU to be a camp counselor!
Ten camp counselors per session.
When? There are three camp sessions; Monday – Friday from 8AM – 3PM.
Camp orientation required.
Camp #1: June 24 – 28, Orientation June 21st.
Camp #2: July 15 – 19, Orientation July 12th.
Camp #3: August 5 – 9, Orientation August 2nd.
Why? This is a great experience; meet new people, learn new skills and have something
really impressive to put on your college application and resume. Finish your community service hours and share your time with children at the shelter.
Are There Requirements?
You must be 15+ years old, willing to have fun and engage with school age children
who live in our shelter. We give priority to those who have already volunteered with Family Supportive Housing. If you are interested in volunteering for camp, please email our Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] to sign-up.
Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative
They are a local non-profit that serves in Title I schools to promote physical activity and empowerment in the communities who need it most. We have two programs, BAWSI Girls and BAWSI Rollers. BAWSI Girls is an after school program for 2nd - 5th grade girls. BAWSI Rollers is a program for children with disabilities. We have 16 sites across the area, and are always in search of volunteers to help us at our sites and play with the kids. There are opportunities to serve with BAWSI at the Pedicatic Subacute Center in Saratoga. For more information contact: Courtney Good- Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative: Athlete Leadership Director, 408.247.2544, [email protected]; www.bawsi.org
Saratoga Library
We only have a limited number of volunteer slots available and will assign them to eligible applicants on a first come first serve basis. Interested teens can email me at [email protected].
Breathe California-Volunteer Activities
Sleep Safe Program-Sleep apnea program provides necessary medical equipment, calibration services and help for uninsured patients We are looking for volunteers to sterilize the machines, sort masks and database entry.
Health Fair Assistant
We are looking for volunteers interested in representing Breathe California of the Bay Area at health fairs taking place at local colleges, community agencies, and corporations. Volunteers will staff a booth from which they will distribute literature as well as promote our agency’s programs and services.
Contact: Krithika Chandrasekaran Volunteer & Health Fair Coordinator
[email protected]lungsrus.org
Just Serve
Just Serve is a free website where the volunteer needs or an organization are listed! Check it out!www.justserve.org
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society- CALLING ALL STUDENT LEADERS!
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is looking for high school students who are interested in a fun and engaging philanthropic leadership development opportunity through the Students of the Year program. This seven-week fundraising competition is a great way to build your resume, connect with Silicon Valley business leaders, and network with your peers, all while helping cure cancer. Scholarship opportunities and volunteer hours are available. Are you ready to join this elite group of student leaders in the battle again cancer? We are accepting applications and candidates now! Contact: [email protected]
The Health Trust
Food Basket Food Sorting Team, 9am-11am – Sort, store and display fresh produce at The Health Trust Jerry Larson FOODBasket. This produce will later be offered to our AIDS Services, and Family Resource Center clients. Availability: 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month. Group Size: 15-25 volunteers.
Grocery Store Set Up Team, 9am-11am – Volunteers will set up our grocery area for our AIDS Services and Family Resource Center clients to come in and shop later in the day. Availability: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Group Size: 5-10 volunteers.
Assemble Grocery Bags, 9am-11am – Pack grocery bags at The Health Trust Jerry Larson FOODBasket. These bags will later be offered to our AIDS Services, Meals On Wheels, Coordinated Care (recently housed homeless), and Rapid Re-Housing clients.Availability: Tuesday and Thursday.
Group Size: 2-5 volunteers.
Hygiene Drive – Host a hygiene drive at your site for our HIV/AIDS Services and Meals on Wheels clients. Lunch hour can be used as a team building opportunity to assemble hygiene bags on site (attached is a list of items we could use). Contact: [email protected] to look at potential dates.
Girls On The Run
Girls on the Run is a non profit that seeks to encourage pre-teen girls (grades 3rd-8th) to develop self respect and healthy lifestyles through dynamic, interactive lessons and games, culminating in a celebratory 5K run. For more information you can contact the race director Laura Krebs at; [email protected] or follow this link to volunteer
Our City Forest Tree Amigo Program
This Tree Amigo Leadership class will train you to care for the environment and help to lead others. Classes are beginning now! For more information contact: www.ourcityforest.org/tree-amigo/
Ongoing Opportunities
Poverty/Homeless
· CITY TEAM- www.cityteam.org
· DOWNTOWN STREETS TEAM: www.streetsteam.org
· LIFE MOVES: www.lifemoves.org
· LOAVES AND FISHES: www.loavesfishes.org
· SACRED HEART COMMUNITY SERVICES-www.sacredheartcs.org
· SUNDAY FRIENDS: www.sundayfriends.org
· FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: www.familysupportivehousing.org
· WEST VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES: www.wvcommunityservices.org
SPECIAL NEEDS
· SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA - www.sonc.org
· JACOBS ADAPTIVE SPORTS LEAGUE: www.jacobsbuddiessports.org
ENVIRONMENT
· GUADALUPE RIVER PARK CONSERVANCY: www.grpg.org
· OUR CITY FOREST: www.ourcityforest.org http://www.ourcityforest.org
· SOUTH BAY CLEAN CREEKS COALITION: http://sbcleancreeks.myevent.com/
If you need more ideas or would like to start a project of your own please email Paul Robinson at [email protected]
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