 Ahead with Horses
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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 |
Tues & Fri, 1 - 5
Sat, 9 - 3
Wed. 1 - 5; at a location in
Burbank
Thursday, 1 - 5; at a location in Pacific Palisades
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Hours Required |
Students must attend an orientation Saturdays @
8:45am
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Telephone Number |
818-767-6373
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Contact Person |
Michelle Newman
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Website |
www.aheadwithhorses.org
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Email |
aheadwithhorses@yahoo.com |
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American Association of
Critical Care, SFV
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Address |
P.O. Box 8444 |
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City |
Van Nuys
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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.
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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.
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Hours of Operation |
8 am - 11 am
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Hours Required |
Nursing students only
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Telephone Number |
818-992-1616
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Contact Person |
Mary Ratner
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Website |
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Email |
sfvc.info@aacn.org |
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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 |
Mailings, filing, answering phone.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9:00AM-5:00PM
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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).
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Telephone Number |
661.298-0886, T/Th
818.905-7766 MWF
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Contact Person |
Anna Romero
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Website |
www.cancer.org
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Email |
anna.romero@cancer.org |
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American Red Cross
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Address |
23838 Valencia Blvd, Suite 120 |
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City |
Santa Clarita
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Services Offered |
Education; advocacy
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Meaningful Duties |
Sign language interpreters; blood services; office
support; "Hometown Heroes" event in September.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 8:30 am - 5:30 pm;
office is closed for lunch
1 - 2
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Hours Required |
Information is available from agency
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Telephone Number |
661-259-1805
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Contact Person |
Rick Mallory
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Website |
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Email |
imalloryr@arcla.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
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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, 7 am - 8 pm
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Hours Required |
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Telephone Number |
818-992-2010
818-219-0268 cell
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Contact Person |
Joe Guerrero
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Website |
www.socalredcross.org
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Email |
guerrerojo@usa.redcross.org |
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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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NOTE: |
Fingerprinting is required.
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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 |
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
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Hours
Required |
varies
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Telephone Number |
661.702-9788
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Contact Person |
Lori Shepard
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Website |
www.avenuessupportedlivingservices.org
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Email |
avesls@pacbell.net |
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