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Service-Learning Opportunities
For more information or to register,
contact the
service-learning office
or click on the links below.
Jack O'Connor Hunter Heritage and Education Center
The Jack O’Connor
Hunter Heritage and Education Center has an immediate need for
students to serve at its location at Hells Gate State Park. The
center includes a small museum and classroom facilities and
overlooks the Snake River. Students are needed to open the
center and staff the museum and education center. Student
educators will help develop adult and youth education on
the ethics, responsibilities, benefits and history of the human
hunting heritage.
Students are asked to work at least a 4-hour shift. Shifts are
available from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. seven days a week.
American Red Cross
The
American Red Cross is looking for someone to help in their Lewiston
office. You’ll assist with general office projects and provide basic
administrative support. Various shifts are available Monday through
Friday.
Habitat Store
Students will be involved with the daily operation of the store
including sales, displaying merchandise, receiving and picking up
donations, and general office duties. Hours of operation are
Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Cancer Resource Center
The St. Joseph Regional Medical Center's
Cancer Resource Center helps newly diagnosed cancer patients, survivors
and family/community members with information about programs and
services available in the area. Students will be trained by American Cancer Society staff. Training includes
shadowing a trained volunteer for a few sessions.
Requires as
six-month commitment.
Lewis-Clark Early Childhood Program
Classroom and
playground helpers are needed to work with infants, toddlers and
preschoolers. You'll be reading to children, assisting with
crafts, and helping at meal times. Hours are available Tuesday
through Friday. Morning sessions run from 8 until 11:30 a.m. and
afternoon classes are held from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Hours are flexible
and students are needed in Lewiston, Clarkston, Asotin and other
communities in the area.
Reading Tutors
Whitman Elementary
in Lewiston needs students to support students while they read 1-5 hours
a week. Must have the desire to help children and the patience to
work with struggling readers.
Intramural Helpers
If you're sports-minded
and want to work with kids, Whitman Elementary can use your help from
11:45-12:40 on weekdays.
Interlink Volunteers - Faith in Action
Interlink's
mission to enable senior citizens and others to live independently in
their own homes. They do this by building wheelchair ramps,
installing handrails and fixing stairs, doing yard work, providing minor
home repair and light housekeeping. They are also recruiting
volunteers to provide "friendly visiting" to local seniors.
Lewiston Community Garden
Community Gardens are
being developed in Modi Park to provide fresh produce for local food
banks and the Senior Nutrition Program. Space will also be
available for individuals who wish to grow their own garden. Help
is needed for tilling, planting, weeding, fertilizing and harvesting.
Hours are flexible.
YWCA Help Line
Volunteers are needed to staff
the help line after business hours and on weekends. Typical calls
include crisis intervention and talk calls. Best of all you can do
it from the comfort of your own home. Requires an initial 15-30
hours of training provided by the YWCA staff.
YWCA After School Program
Tutors are needed to help children with homework and fun
learning activities. Various hours available Monday through
Thursday from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. This program is offered to
kids who are past or present residents of the domestic violence or
homeless shelter.
First
Book-LCSC
Help provide free books to disadvantaged children
in the area served by LCSC. Students are needed to serve on the
Campus Advisory Board, review and award book grants, publicize the
program and plan fundraisers.
Salvation Army Soup Kitchen
The Soup Kitchen
provides free meals on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday each week.
Students are needed to help prepare and serve meals and clean up. Food
prep shifts run from 3:30 until 5 p.m., serving shifts are from 5 until
6 p.m. and clean up runs from 5:30 until 6:30.
Textbook Readers and Graphic Designers
Lewis Clark Valley Literacy Council needs volunteers to record textbooks
onto
tape.
They also need 2-3 graphic art students to work with design and layout of
materials for recruitment purposes.
Kinder College
Students are needed to perform a variety of duties
including reading to kids, painting, playing with students and helping
in the classroom. Shifts vary and are available Monday through
Friday.
Boys and Girls Club
Tutors needed to help with homework during Power Hour,
Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Help is
also needed with arts and crafts projects and manning the game
room.
Animal Shelter
Help is needed to train and walk dogs, work during
off-site adoption events, write articles for shelter newsletter and help
with clerical duties.
Art at the Shelter
Artistic students are needed to work in teams to design and create a
wall to commemorate kennel sponsors.
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