Community Service
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Graduacion con un diploma requiere completar 220 creditos, completar 40 horas de servicio comunitario y pasar ambos examenes de Cahsee Matematicas y Cahsee Ingles. Ofrecer nuestra comunidad es una experiencia valiosa y tiene muchos beneficios para la comunidad y el estudiante. A traves de tu experiencia de voluntario tu puedes descubrir una pasion para un trabajo o una carrera en la cual tu puedes estar interesado en perseguir. Tu puedes contar tu trabajo de voluntario en tu resumen y applicaciones para trabajo. Al participar en la comunidad tu aprenderas sobre tu comunidad y como tu puedes ayudar a proporcionar soluciones como un ciudadano responsable. Horas de servicios comunitarios son definidas como horas que tu pasas trabajando para un grupo o organisasion sin fines de lucro la cual befisia a la comunidad. Tu no puedes ser pagado por estas horas o compesado de alguna otra manera. Actividades que NO cuentan:
Actividades que SI cuentan:
Estudiantes deben usar la forma de community service hours log cada ves que ellos asen trabajo de servicio voluntario y entregarselo a su consejero. Algunos lugares en los que estudiantes an echo trabajo de voluntario y el numero de telefono estan enumerados en la tabla abajo (cortesia de el deartamento de consejeria de Watsonville High School) Muchas mas organizaciones estan enumerados en la Forma de recursos de la Comunidad publicada por Watsonville/Aptos Adult Ed:
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Graduation with a diploma requires completion of 220 credits, completion of 40 hours of community service and passing both the Cahsee Math and Cahsee ELA exam.
Volunteering in our community is a valuable experience and has many benefits for the community and the student. Through your volunteer experience you may discover a passion for a job or a career that you may be interested in pursuing. You may count volunteer work as experience on your resume and job applications. By participating in the community you will learn about your community and how you can help provide solutions as a responsible citizen.
Community service hours are defined as hours that you spend working for a non-profit group or organization that benefits the community. You cannot be paid for these hours or compensated in any other way.
Activities that DO NOT count:
- * Court-mandated community service.
* Activity or work for which you are PAID
* Fundraising activities for your club, sports team, or group.
* Career Exploration hours that are required for Senior Exit.
* Hours that have not been approved by your counselor
* Working for “free” for a friend or family members business.
Activities that DO count:
- *Volunteering for non-profit groups such as schools, youth organizations, beach clean- up organizations, church groups, and other service organizations.
* Creating your own community service project! Design your own project and have a teacher or staff member be your advisor.
* Fundraising for a non-profit organization like the Red Cross, American Cancer Society, or others.
* School related volunteering, such as: helping out with Back-to-School night or Open House, volunteering with a teacher after school, etc. (Please keep in mind that you may only count 10 of these hours toward your 40 hour requirement.)
Students should use the community service hours log form each time they volunteer service and submit it to their counselors.
Some places students have volunteered at and the phone numbers are listed in the chart below (courtesy of Watsonville High School counseling dept.) Many more organizations are listed in the Community Resources Form published by Watsonville/Aptos Adult Ed:
| Organization | Contact | Address | Phone # | Min Age |
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Adelante (AKA) |
Saul Ramos & |
521 Main St. Suite Y |
724-2997 |
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| Elkhorn Slough Foundation | Jackie or Marian | 1700 Elkhorn Rd. | 728-2822 | |
| Graffiti Removal Proj. | Jerry Shanahan | 251 E. Lake Ave. | 722-7771 | |
| Junior Volunteers | Anna Amorim | 251 E. Lake Ave | 722-6708 | 11 |
| P.V. Children’s Center | Sandra or Christina | 234 Montecino Ave. | 722-3737 | 12 |
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Pajaro Valley Unified |
Administrator at any School site |
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| Santa Cruz Co. Fair | Judy or Yvette | 2601 E. Lake Ave. | 724-5671 | 16 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank |
Lee Mercer |
15 Errington Road | 722-7110 | 16 |
| Teen Peer Court | Martine Watkins | 1 Second St | 466-5705 | |
| Watsonville First United Methodist Church | Rev. Robin Mathews-Johnson | 29 Stanford Street | 724-4434 | |
| YMCA | Steve | 27 Sudden |
728-9622 |
N/A |
| YWCA Child Care | 118 Second St | 768-0900 | 16 | |
| YWCA Mc Quiddy | Gail Knapp | 330 Martinelli St | 763-0624 | 17 |
| YWCA of Watsonville | Lisa Luis | 340 E. Beach St. | 724-6078 | 16 |
| Youth Center | Juan Mendoza | 30 Maple Street | 728-6126 |
N/A |
