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NEW Students
to Service-Learning MUST ATTEND a
Service-Learning Orientation before contacting any
agency. NURSING and RETURNING students do not have to attend an
orientation, however these students must pick up their paperwork in our
office STCN-111 before contacting any agency.
Service-Learning Orientation
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 Adult Day Healthcare
Center, Santa Clarita
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Address |
23911 Calgrove Blvd. |
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Santa Clarita, CA 91321
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Organization Description |
Santa Clarita Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) of
Visiting Nurse Community Service is dedicated to enhancing the value,
dignity, and quality of life for the aged and functionally impaired
adults to delay or prevent premature institutionalization. We
strive to maintain functional independence for participants, while
providing support for caregivers. Our professional therapeutic staff
includes: RNs, clinical social workers, physical therapists, speech
therapists, recreational therapists, dietitians, and pharmacists.
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Volunteer Opportunities |
1) Assist with activities (e.g., help participant to complete
activity, etc.)
2) Set up and set down
materials needed for activities
3) Serve
food
4) Creative
Implementation (e.g., decorating for special events, hanging completed arts and
crafts, making get well cards or thank you cards for long-term volunteers, etc.)
5) Assist
with transition to groups (e.g., verbal encouragements to have them participate,
walk with participants, push wheelchairs, etc.)
6) Administrative (e.g.
creating flyers, organizing, filing, making copies of materials, taking
inventory of supplies, signing in participants as they arrive in the A.M., etc.)
7) 1:1 quality time
with participants (e.g., conversing, befriending, completing a special activity
with participant, etc.)
8) Special Projects (must be approved
with Activities Coordinator. A few examples: develop, plan, lead and evaluate a
group activity, or a special themed day, birthday celebration for participant(s),
etc.).
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Min Hour Requirement |
Yes, please ask the Activities Coordinator directly.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 8am - 4pm
(best time to contact Mon-Fri around 12:45pm)
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Telephone Number |
661-253-0700
(least preferred way of contact)
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Contact Person |
LaTianna Williams, CTRS, Activities Coordinator
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Email |
lwilliams@picf.org
(most
preferred way of contact)
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Volunteer Requirements |
TB Test needs to be
completed, along with a volunteer application.
Please contact the Program
Director for more information regarding special training,
fingerprinting, and background checks.
We require that you
dress in a semi-professional manner (e.g., no short skirts, tank tops,
low-cut tops/blouses, or shorts, jeans are okay, etc.).
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Additional Comments |
A great place to learn and grow within the
health/therapeutic profession of aging adults. There is a new trend for
creating community centers that focuses on maintaining the overall
quality of life for aging adults with impairments and/or disabilities in
the state of California. |
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Ahead with Horses
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Address |
10157 Johanna Ave
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Shadow Hills,
CA 91040
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Organization Description |
Gymnastics on horseback for developmentally disabled
children. Therapeutic riding program.
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Volunteer Opportunities |
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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Facebook |
http://www.facebook.com/AHEADWithHorsesInc
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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
is a half hour lunch break. Bag lunches are recommended. |
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American Cancer Society
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Address |
25020 W. Ave Stanford Suite 170 |
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Valencia, CA 91355
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Organization Description |
Nationwide community-based voluntary health
organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem
by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from
cancer through research, education, advocacy, and service.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Patient Service Programs; Call Back Volunteers;
Road to Recovery volunteer drivers; Health Fair Volunteers; Special Events:
Relay for Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, Gala, and many more!
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9:00AM-5:00PM
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Time Commitment |
minimum 9 months
(prefer
30 hours + of community service per student)
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Telephone Number |
800-227-2345
Local # 661-298-0886
(option #3)
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Contact Person |
Anna Romero
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Email |
anna.romero@cancer.org
(prefers to
be contacted via email)
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Website |
www.cancer.org
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Additional Comments |
All volunteers must attend a New Volunteer
Orientation and are required to do a background check (no fee).
When volunteering, dress code is business attire. |
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American Red Cross Blood Services
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Address |
6338 Variel Ave |
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Woodland Hills, CA 91367
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Organization Description |
American Red Cross plays a critical role
in our nation’s health care system. It is the largest single supplier of
blood and blood products in the United States, collecting and processing
more than 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some
3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. The Red Cross also
plays a leading role in protecting the safety of donors and patients and
increasing the availability of blood. It has been among the first to
help develop and implement testing for infectious diseases and is
frequently the single major contributor to clinical trials to improve
blood safety.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Assist with blood drives (registration and
donor relations) in the Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valleys.
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Hours of Operation |
Mon - Fri, 9 am - 5 pm
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Telephone Number |
818-992-2010 (office)
818-219-0268 (mobile)
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Contact Person |
Hakop Petrosyan, Interim Volunteer Coordinator
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Website |
www.redcrossblood.org/socal
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Email |
Hakop.Petrosyan@redcross.org
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Additional Comments |
All volunteers required to have
background check (no fee). |
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Avenues
Supported Living Services
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Address |
28415 Industry Dr. #502 |
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Valencia, CA
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Organization
Description
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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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Volunteer
Opportunities
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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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Min 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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