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Community & Human ServicesNote: A * indicates a core partner with an established history of successful community learning. 2nd Chance 4 Pets. This volunteer-run non-profit
organization is established to reduce the number of pets relinquished and
euthanized in shelters due to the death or incapacity of their human companions.
Opportunities include assisting in the distribution of flyers for homeless pets,
adoption fairs, various team and individual projects. Virtual opportunities and
internships include writing and editing, internet research, program management
and creative design. Volunteers must have excellent communication skills and be
able to respond to email. www.2ndchance4pets.org Contact Amy Shever,
amy@2ndchance4pets.org
Billy DeFrank www.defrank.org Cassie Blume, Youth Programs and
Volunteer Coordinator 408-293-3040 ext 111, CassieB@defrank.org
*Boys and Girls Clubs of
Technology, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, and Sports, Fitness &
Recreation. www.bgclub.org Luana Rivera Palacio, 408-957-9658, luana@bgclub.org
*California Community Partners for
Youth. Provide community-based youth mentoring
and life skills development focused on at-risk, under-performing and low-income
youth in San Jose. CCPY's goal is
to develop a self-sufficient network of integrated programs supported by
schools, parents, teachers, mentors and community resources. Serve at Yerba
Buena HS. Also needs youth training in technology. www.ccpy.org G. Jeff Bornefeld, 408-396-4782, jeffb@ccpy.org -or- mentor@ccpy.org
Camp Everytown USA (Silicon Valley Conference for
Community & Justice). Opportunity for college-students who care about our
schools to become role models & group leaders to share an empowering
four-day retreat experience with local high school youth at Camp Harmon in the
Santa Cruz Mtns. Six to ten retreat staff persons are needed for each retreat.
(Camp Everytown pays a stipend of $250.) www.nccjsv.org Manuel Herrera, 408-286-9663
ext.328. Other service learning
opportunities are available. Contact Clarissa Moore ext.329 or Tina Williams,
Growing Circle Director ext.331.
*Catholic Charities.
Multiple programs include Older Adults,
Youth, Housing, Immigrants & Refugees, Employment, Behavioral Health;
service-learning activities open to defining. www.ccsj.org Noemi Patron, volunteer coordinator,
408-325-5146
Catholic Charities
Friendly Visitor Program. Improves quality of life and
reduces loneliness of long term care residents by making visitors one-to-one
friends. Volunteers are trained to provide companionship for people without
family or friends, addressing needs of long-distance caregivers who cannot visit
regularly. The visitor provides
social companionship and checks on the resident's welfare. www.ccsj.org/main/services.htm 408-325-5134, vevans@ccsj.org
Crosscultural Community Services
Center. multiple programs include Juniors
for Success, ESL Intervention, Truancy Intervention, General Education Diploma,
and Santee Technology Center Program serving largely Asian and Latino
youth. www.ccscusa.org Jesus Orosco, 408-223-6628, info@ccscusa.org
*EHC LifeBuilders. provides a wide variety of
comprehensive solutions to help people overcome the obstacles in their lives.
From shelter and long-term housing to homelessness prevention and supportive
services. Prepares and serves meals to persons in transitional housing.
www.ehclifebuilders.org Nicolette Pacho,
408-539-2108, npacho@ehclifebuilders.org
EMQ / Eastfield Ming
Quong. Children & Family Services,
Program Uplift wraps individualized services around young people and families
struggling with emotional problems; collaborates with Second Start Pine Hill
School in helping youth succeed. www.emq.org Lam Nguyen 408-874-7136
*Family Supportive
Housing. Serves 35
families and is both short term emergency housing and a program aimed at moving
families into more permanent housing through GlennArt Arms Transitional Housing
Program and Bridges AfterCare Program both of which provide transitional housing
and continued support. We use volunteers in the kitchen, clothes closet, office,
Voyager Daycare and the Homework Enrichment Program year round. Full
descriptions and days/times can be viewed on the website. www.familysupportivehousing.org
Susan Webster, 408-926-8885 x106,
volunteer@familysupportivehousing.org
Girls For A Change.
Our various volunteer positions are
an essential ingredient in realizing our vision of connecting girls to
professionals and community leaders. All volunteers are provided appropriate
training for their position and are supported year-round by staff and
professional connections. www.girlsforachange.org/ Carrie Ellett, Director of Program and
Recruitment, 408-515-8148 carrie@girlsforachange.org
Girl Scouts of Santa Clara
County. Work on
one or more single day events as a helper. Help out troops without the commitment of being
the primary leader. Assist in the Council office, flexible daytime hours in a
professional office environment. www.girlscoutsofscc.org Lupe Carmona, 408-287-4170 ext.255,
lcarmona@girlscoutsofscc.org
*Grace Community Center.
Serve in social, recreational, arts &
crafts, educational and therapeutic programs for individuals with mental
disabilities, some homeless. Grace is adjacent to campus. www.sanjoseca.gov/prns Lisa Litwin,
408-293-0422, lisa.litwin@sanjoseca.gov
InnVision ~ The Way
Home. InnVision is dedicated to
empowering homeless and at-risk families and individuals in finding… the way
home! InnVision has a variety of service needs in administration, tutoring and
coaching, food service, and case management support for
families. www.innvision.org Autumn Gutierrez, 408-292-4286, autumng@innvision.org
International Rescue
Committee. Assist
in resettlement, acculturation and immigration services; translations, ESL
tutoring, case management, community outreach, administrative support. www.theIRC.org Robin Miller, 408-453-3536, robinm@theirc.org
*Loaves & Fishes Family
Kitchen. Prepare
and serve hot meals to homeless and low-income families at nearby St. Patrick’s
or St. Maria Goretti Kitchen. Prepare groceries as a Family Harvest
Helper. Rene
Hollamby, 408-934-4993, rhollamby@loavesfishes.org
MACSA – Mexican American Community
Service Association. Tutor in MACSA special schools and after
school programs. Work with the after school and evening sports programs,
including fusal soccer; set up a mini sports session/program to coordinate. Help
in an evening aerobics program for mothers and/or help entertain children in
related exercises. www.macsa.org Leticia, 408-929-1080, volunteer@macsa.org
*Project SHINE ~ Students Helping in the
Naturalization of Elders. Provide ESL and Citizenship training for elders at
downtown agencies and residential communities. A national program of Temple
University. Services at Eastside Neighborhood Center and
JohnXXIII. www.sjsu.edu/csl Vanessa Lange, 408-924-5412, vanessa.lange@sjsu.edu
*Eastside Neighborhood
Center. A program of Catholic Charities, offers
nutritious meals to seniors, on-going programs such as dance, ESL, immigration
consultations and health screening services. Apply early through our Project
SHINE, or contact directly. www.ccsj.org Milton Cadena, 408-251-0217, mcadena@ccsj.org
*John XXIII Multi-Service Center.
Also program of Catholic Charities, serves low-income
Asian, Filipino and Latino seniors aged 55 and older. Most of the seniors at
John XXIII are newly arrived immigrants with very limited English. Apply early
through our Project SHINE, or
contact direct. www.ccsj.org Libby Tait, 408-282-8606, ltait@ccsj.org
*Sacred Heart Community
Service. Our
mission is to change lives and impact poverty by distributing food, clothing,
and hygiene items, as well as providing those in need the tools for
self-sufficiency and ministering with dignity, compassion, and respect. Serve
multiple programs: Basic Needs, Welcome Center, Embracing Families, Youth
Education, Adult Education, JobLink, Administration. Well structured service
programs. www.sacredheartcommunityservice.org Todd Madigan,
408-278-2189 or 278-2171 toddm@sacredheartcommunityservice.org
Santa Maria Urban Ministry. Provide a gathering place for those in the neighborhood where they feel safe and can share their concerns with caring
individuals. Get to know those whom you serve – their stories, struggles, gifts,
joys and hopes. Offer homework sessions and computer training
TTH. www.smum.org Lawrence A. Robles, 408-292-0728, smum@sbcglobal.net
St. Joseph the Worker
Center. Teach ESL to day workers, teach
employment-related skills; market the day worker program and develop employment
opportunities. Mary Mendes,
408-993-0837
SIREN ~ Services, Immigrant Rights, and
Education Network. Assist with community education, leadership development, and
citizenship services for immigrant communities with Comite Cesar
Chavez. www.siren-bayarea.org Lucy Hernandez, 408-453-3003 lucy@siren-bayarea.org
*Sunday Friends. Provide activities in arts &
crafts, cooking, shopping, economics – for children from near/homeless,
economically and educationally challenged families. (Convenient 2nd
& 4th Sundays, time and Seventh Street location. Visit website
for all information and volunteer application.) www.sundayfriends.org Volunteer Coordinator,
408-793-0441, volunteer@sundayfriends.org
Villa de Guadalupe,
Neighborhood Network Center. Help Seniors and area residents
learn about computers, the internet, and web resources. Seniors also need ESL
classes once or twice a week of one to two hours. Sandra M. Pinal, 408-937-5578,
Sandra.PinalDelRio@aimco.com
Washington United Youth
Center. Provide
at-risk youth and families with support needed to be successful in school,
employment, and in the community. Help build life skills with youth while
playing various sports at the Center.
http://www.ccsj.org/services/youth/wuyc.htm Tony Rodrigues,
408-938-6731
YMCA of Santa Clara Valley. Serve as mentors, facilitate
workshops, and assist on field trips in Y-Achievers for high school students,
and J.U.M.P. program for middle school students. www.scvymca.org, Michelle Mitchell,
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