Parent Magazines St Johns June 2022 | Page 23

Local Community Service Opportunities :
h Meals on Wheels : mealsonwheelsamerica . org / americaletsdolunch ? sign-up = 1
h American Red Cross : redcrossyouth . org / scholarships / be-a-volunteer /
h United Way : unitedway . org / get-involved / volunteer #
h Epic-Cure : epic-cure . org / ways-to-help h Hugs Across the County : Opportunities include sorting clothes donations , food , and more . Email info @ stjohnshugs . org or call 904-580-4847 with questions .
* If volunteering at a St . Johns County School , students must sign in and sign out of KeepNTrack in the school ’ s front office to have community service hours verified by the district .
Virtual Service Hours Opportunities
Please submit hours for completing pre-approved virtual community service projects from the list below to your high school as you would for a face-to-face service activity . Procedures for submitting hours can be found on your school ’ s School Counseling website . Face-to-face activities are still acceptable to submit hours for , and information on those can be found in the Local Service Opportunities list below or any activity pre-approved by your school .
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
ATTAINABLE HOURS
PROJECT CONTACT
Brooks Rehabilitation Virtual Volunteer Opportunities
Complete a variety of activities virtually to gain volunteer hours including : calling residents in Brooks Rehabilitation , creating an educational video , recording yourself singing , dancing , etc ., creating a card , being a virtual exercise companion or leading a weekly book club over Zoom .
Varies . * Must apply to program ( See school district website for how to apply ) and be accepted before completing service activities .
Brooks Rehabilitation Volunteer Services
VolunteerServices @ BrooksRehab . org
904-345-7661
Peer Disability Inclusion Training
Learn how wonderful it is to include and advocate for a friend with a disability and earn service hours . The Peer Disability Inclusion training program consists of online training , spending time with an individual with a disability ( this can also be done virtually ) and advocating for them . By completing the six steps of the peer disability inclusion training program , you can earn six service hours . Additional hours can be earned for more time spent including and advocating for an individual with a disability . The website for the program is : www . peerdisabilityinclusion . com .
6 hours
Please contact peerinclusion @ gmail . com with any questions and when you have finished the training so that you can get your hours . A representative of the Florida Inclusion Network will sign off on your service hours form .
Smithsonian Transcription Center
Sign up for a personal account with the Transcription Center . An account allows you to transcribe historical documents , review other volunteers ’ transcriptions and keep track of your progress .
Unlimited-Submit your work log from the “ My Work ” section of the website , and total and list the hours per date for your school on a separate document .
See instructions on the school district website .
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