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Ahead with Horses
 
Address 9311 Del Arroyo
City Sun Valley
 
Services offered Gymnastics on horseback for developmentally disabled children.  Therapeutic riding program.
 
Meaningful Duties Volunteers will work hands-on with the children and assist instructors by "spotting" the horses.
 
Hours of Operation Tues & Fri, 1 - 5
Sat, 9 - 3
Wed. 1 - 5; at a location in Burbank
Thursday, 1 - 5; at a location in Pacific Palisades
 
Hours Required Students must attend an orientation Saturdays @ 8:45am
 
Telephone Number 818-767-6373
 
Contact Person Michelle Newman
 
Website www.aheadwithhorses.org
 
Email aheadwithhorses@yahoo.com

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American Association of Critical Care, SFV
 

Address P.O. Box 8444
City Van Nuys
 
Services Offered We are a non-profit professional organization.  We provide quality seminars and continuing education programs for our members and interested people in the community.  We also volunteer in a resource capacity for community health-related activity.
 
Meaningful Duties We volunteer to help at the L.A. Marathon medical - and stations in whatever capacity is needed at these stations (along the race route).  The students are invited (as citizens in the community) to join us in these volunteer efforts in whatever capacity they are capable of.  They will be assisting licensed professional health care personnel as community citizens.
 
Hours of Operation 8 am - 11 am
 
Hours Required Nursing students only
 
Telephone Number 818-992-1616
 
Contact Person Mary Ratner
 
Website
 
Email sfvc.info@aacn.org

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American Cancer Society
 
Address 25020 W. Ave Stanford Suite 170
City Santa Clarita
 
Services Offered Community health organization: education, advocacy, research, patient services.
 
Meaningful Duties Mailings, filing, answering phone.
 
Hours of Operation Mon - Fri, 9:00AM-5:00PM
 
Hours Required

Short term students ( minimum 15 hours) may do service hours at an American Cancer Society Discovery Store. The closest to us is in Northridge. Students would still contact Anna for this opportunity, and she would schedule them to work in the resale store. Goods are donated to the American Cancer Society, and our students would sort, tag, and sell these items in a retail environment.

 

Students who wish to commit 6 months (at least 4 hours per week) must attend a 2-hr orientation training given 4 x a year (October, January, April, July).
 

Telephone Number 661.298-0886, T/Th
818.905-7766 MWF
 
Contact Person Anna Romero
 
Website www.cancer.org
 
Email anna.romero@cancer.org

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American Red Cross
 

Address 23838 Valencia Blvd, Suite 120
City Santa Clarita
 
Services Offered Education; advocacy
 
Meaningful Duties Sign language interpreters; blood services; office support; "Hometown Heroes" event in September.
 
Hours of Operation Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm;
office is closed for lunch 1 - 2
 
Hours Required Information is available from agency
 
Telephone Number 661-259-1805
 
Contact Person Rick Mallory
 
Website
 
Email imalloryr@arcla.org

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American Red Cross Blood Services
 
Address 6338 Variel Ave
City Woodland Hills
 
Services Offered ARC - conducts 40 blood drives per week in the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. 
 
Meaningful Duties Assist with registration and donor relations.
 
Hours of Operation Mon - Fri, 7 am - 8 pm
 
Hours Required
 
Telephone Number 818-992-2010
818-219-0268 cell
 
Contact Person Joe Guerrero
 
Website www.socalredcross.org
 
Email guerrerojo@usa.redcross.org

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Avenues Supported Living Services
 

Address 28415 Industry Dr. #502
City Valencia
 
Services Offered Assists people with developmental disabilities in becoming and remaining active participants in their communities. Supported living services generally assist people with some, or all of the following: locating housing, going to dinner with a friend, personal assistance in and around the home with meals, laundry, chores, bills, roommates, etc., shopping & budgeting, other community access needs. Individualized day services provide up to five days per week of career planning and community support which can include: seeking and maintaining a job (paid or volunteer), enrolling in classes at college or adult school, enrolling in recreational or hobby classes.
 
NOTE: Fingerprinting is required.
 
Meaningful Duties assist in 1:1 supervised activity with adult with developmental disability in the community. Sample activities include classes, work, volunteer work, self-advocacy, etc. In-service attendance and other educational opportunities available as well.
 
Hours of Operation 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. ( 9-3 p.m. is best, but 3-9 is good) Does not have to be 6 hrs - 2 hours or more per visit is highly desired
 
Hours Required varies
 
Telephone Number 661.702-9788
 
Contact Person Lori Shepard
 
Website www.avenuessupportedlivingservices.org
 
Email avesls@pacbell.net
 

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