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Students
interested in completing a Service-Learning project must attend a
one hour Service-Learning orientation. Please do not contact any of the agencies
before attending this orientation.
Please click on the link
provided for more information about the orientation:
Service-Learning orientation schedule |
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Address |
9311 Del Arroyo |
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City |
Sun Valley
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Services offered |
Gymnastics on horseback for developmentally disabled
children. Therapeutic riding program.
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Meaningful Duties |
Volunteers will work hands-on with the children and
assist instructors by "spotting" the horses.
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Hours of Operation |
Call agency for more information |
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Minimum Hours Required |
Students must attend an orientation Saturdays @
8:45am, if it's raining or a major 3-day weekend the facility is closed.
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Telephone Number |
818-767-6373; Best time to contact, please leave a
message on the machine and your call will be returned asap.
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Contact Person |
Michelle Newman
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Website |
www.aheadwithhorses.org
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Comments |
Dress Code: Closed-toe shoes
(comfortable as there will be a lot of walking), long pants, and shirt
with sleeves (T-shirts are fine).
Bring water, and if volunteering all day there
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American Cancer Society
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Address |
25020 W. Ave Stanford Suite 170 |
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City |
Santa Clarita
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Services Offered |
Community health organization: education, advocacy, research, patient services.
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Meaningful Duties |
Please see minimum hour requirements.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9:00AM-5:00PM
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Best Time to Contact |
During business hours
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Minimum Hours Required |
LONG TERM
VOLUNTEERS -
Road to Recovery®
Free transportation for cancer patients,
Volunteers needed!
Help save a life.
Become an American Cancer Society Road to Recovery program volunteer.
Every
day thousands of cancer patients need a ride to a medical facility for
treatment. The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program
assists patients and their caregivers with these transportation needs.
Driver Coordinators are the backbone of Road to Recovery, helping
schedule these much-needed rides.
Look Good...Feel Better® Volunteers
needed. American Cancer Society and the National Cosmetology
Association, developed and launched the Look Good…Feel Better program to
help cancer patients regain self esteem and confidence in their
appearance. The American Cancer Society trains volunteer licensed
cosmetologists and estheticians to teach Look Good… Feel Better classes.
Non-licensed volunteers are needed to coordinate and assist during
sessions. Complete a five hour certification program, provided by the
American Cancer Society.
Health Fairs
Volunteers attend local health fairs to distribute materials on
prevention, early detection and treatment of cancer. (Depending on
availability)
SHORT
TERM VOLUNTEERS -
Relay For Life - A community
gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer.
It brings people together to raise money to help prevent cancer, save
lives, and diminish suffering from the disease. Teams of people camp
out at a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking
or running around a track. Survivors and caregivers are acknowledged in
a very unique way.
Month of
March – Daffodil Days campaign
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Telephone Number |
661.298-0886 option 3
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Contact Person |
Heather Warrick, Manager Health Programs
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Website |
www.cancer.org
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American Red Cross Blood Services
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Address |
6338 Variel Ave |
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City |
Woodland Hills, 91367
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Services Offered |
ARC - conducts 40 blood drives per week in the San
Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys.
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Meaningful Duties |
Assist with registration and donor relations.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9 am - 5 pm
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Minimum Hours Required |
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Telephone Number |
818-992-2010
818-219-0268 cell
Best time to contact: anytime via email or 9am - 5pm, M-F.
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Contact Person |
Joe Guerrero
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Website |
www.redcrossblood.org/socal
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Email |
guerrerojo@usa.redcross.org
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Comments |
Best time to contact - 9am - 5pm
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Avenues
Supported Living Services
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Address |
28415 Industry Dr. #502 |
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City |
Valencia
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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.
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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.
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Hours of Operation |
Varies
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Minimum Hours
Required |
varies - 2 hours or more per visit is highly desired
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Telephone Number |
661.702-9788
Best time to contact-email is best or 10am-2pm (no Wednesdays)
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Contact Person |
Lori Shepard
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Website |
www.avenuessls.org
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Email |
avesls@pacbell.net |
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