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Celebrate Service 2020Service Learning Guide

 

About Service Learning

Service Learning combines classwork with real world experiences and increases ones understanding of themselves.

Students Who Serve...

  • Rethink how they learn and why they value their education
  • Become involved in their communities by helping to identify and solve problems
  • Learn about our increasingly varied and changing world
  • Develop resourcefulness, a stronger inner self, and a clearer sense of personal identity
  • Become active learners rather than passive learners
  • Understand unique cultures and the people within them
  • Build closer connections between their campus and environment
  • Are more likely to succeed in their future careers
  • Gain significant real-life experience
  • Increase team-building skills by serving with other students and community members

What is Community Engagement?

Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities - local, regional, state, national, global - for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
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Ways to Serve:

 

Organization: Contact: Phone/Email: Volunteer Needs/Website:

Big Brother, Big Sister

Chuck Ackerman

chucka@biglittlecolorado.org

(720) 635-9394

Youth mentoring opportunities

www.BigLittleColorado.org

Boys & Girls Club

Maurice Henson

Jrace Rider

mhenson@bgcppr.org

jrider@bgcppr.org

(719) 570-7077

Youth development activities & mentoring

www.bgcppr.org/volunteer

CASA of Pikes Peak Region

Michael Mersman

michaelme@casappr.org

(719) 428-0493  ext 1060

Advocacy opportunities, educational and enrichment opportunities for children; and more

https://www.casappr.org/volunteer-colorado-springs/

Catholic Charities of Central Colorado

Doug Rouse

DRouse@CCharitiesCC.org 

Volunteer@CCharitiesCC.org

(719) 866-6286

Various opportunities including: Marion House Soup Kitchen, & Handing out sack lunches.

More info and volunteer form at: https://www.ccharitiescc.org/donate/volunteer/

Catholic Volunteer Network

Cassie Kienbaum

ckienbaum@catholicvolunteernetwork.org

(301) 270-0900

Many opportunities in the U.S. and abroad

catholicvolunteernetwork.org/choose-service

Children's Literacy Center

Sandy McGraw

sandy@childrensliteracycenter.org

(719) 471-8672

Tutoring one-on-one in reading to children.

www.childrensliteracycenter.org/volunteer-to-tutor

Colorado Mission of Mercy

Pam

pamcomom@gmail.com

(720) 648-0919

Staffing events, Dental assisting

comom.org/volunteer

Cool Science

Marc Straub

marc@coolscience.org

(719) 964-1042

Assisting with student science demonstrations; Annual Cool Science Carnival, and more

https://www.coolscience.org/

The Council of Neighborhood Organizations

Sara Vaas

sara@cscono.org

(719) 471-3105

Revitalizing neighborhoods

www.cscono.org

Discover Goodwill

Grace Vigil

gvigil@discovermygoodwill.org

(719) 785-9229


jbinion@goodwillcolorado.org 

(719) 424-0781

Processing donations, and much more

www.discovermygoodwill.org/get-involved/volunteer

Focus on the Forest

 

(719)286-0077

There is always office work available.

Our clean up events are primarily scheduled from late sprint through mid-fall however, we are willing to work with groups to organize/plan a clean up around the group's availability.

https://www.focusontheforest.org/volunteer

Haseya Advocate Program

Monycka Snowbird

monycka@red-wind.net

(719) 600-3939

Haseya Advocate Program is a Native woman-led organization that serves Indigenous survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Colorado Springs, Colorado region.

https://www.haseya.org

CareerWise Co

 

 

 www.careerwisecolorado.org

Here is a Short video on Apprenticeship at CareerWise.

CPCD Head Start

Delberta Uvalle

duvalle@cpcd.org

(719) 232-5406

Classroom volunteers, office administrative support, group projects

https://www.cpcdheadstart.org/volunteer

Inside Out: LGBTQ Youth Services

Charlie Morales-Mitchell (they/them)

charlie@insideoutys.org

(719) 328-1056

Seeking supportive and outgoing individuals age 25+ to facilitate center hours and drop-in programming; event assistance, and more.

https://insideoutys.org/contact/

Junior Achievement

Carly Bouts

carly.bouts@ja.org

(719) 636-2474 x 1025

Staffing for events

www.juniorachievement.org

Kingdom Builders Family Life Center

Lisa Jenkins

Info@kbflc.org

(719) 247-8190

Staffing community events

https://kbflc.org/volunteers/

Mission Medical Center

Barb Cronin

barb.cronin@missionmedicalclinic.org

(719) 219-3402

Assisting the uninsured with healthcare

www.missionmedicalclinic.org/volunteer

More Than A Meal Inc.

Randy Sirota

morethanamealcs@gmail.com

(719) 447-5009

Setting up, Serving food, General support

https://www.morethanameal.org/volunteer

Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence

Shawna Dusharm

sdusharm@mtcarmelcenter.org

(719) 309-4715

 

Greeting, Connecting, and Caring for veterans

veteranscenter.org/volunteer

New Century Hospice

 

(719) 330-6652

Hospice volunteers are a valuable part of our care team. Based on your interests and preferences, receive specific volunteer training to help improve the quality of life for others.

https://newcenturyhospice.com/locations/new-century-hospice-colorado-springs/

Pikes Peak Children's Museum

 

volunteer@pikespeakchildrensmuseum.org

 

To see the volunteer opportunities available:

https://www.pikespeakchildrensmuseum.org/volunteer

 

PPSC Office of Sustainability

 

sustainability@pikespeak.edu

(719) 502-2342

Cleaning the creek, and much more

https://www.pikespeak.edu/student-support/sustainability/index.php

The Red Cross

 

 

Emergency aid workers

www.redcross.org/local/colorado/volunteer

The Resource Exchange

Sarah Nolan

snolan@tre.org

 

Support operations, Community-based research

Volunteer Needs: Break Time (children’s respite program), Go Baby Go, other fundraising and marketing activities.

https://www.tre.org/get-involved/

Rocky Mountain Field Institute

Calla Balliett

calla@rmfi.org

 

Environmental stewardship opportunities for a variety of volunteers ranging in age, skill, and interest.

https://www.rmfi.org/learn-about-volunteering

Ronald McDonald House

Charities

 

 

Office support, Staffing family rooms

https://www.rmhcsoutherncolorado.org/volunteer-opportunities/

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

Ashley

ashleyb@safehousealliance.org

(303) 449-8623

 

Staffing events, Fundraising, and more

https://www.safehousealliance.org/support-span/volunteer/

Salvation Army

Sharon Garland

sharon@usw.salvationarmy.org

(719) 884-1038

Doing activities with kids, Processing donations

https://volunteer.usawest.org/Home.aspx

Stable Strides

Avery White

Volunteer@stablestrides.org

(719) 495-3908 ex. 105

 

Volunteer to help with in our adaptive riding or hippotherapy programs, at events, and working in our office. 

www.stablestrides.org/volunteer/

United Way

Bobby

bobby@ppunitedway.org

Giving your time and talent can change a life! There are many ways to get involved with Pikes Peak United Way and our partners! 

https://www.ppunitedway.org/i-can-volunteer/

Victory Service Dogs

 

(719) 394-4046

 

Fostering a service dog, Office support, Event staffing

victorysd.org/volunteer

Westside CARES

Debra Mitgaurd

debra.mitgaurd@westsidecares.org

(719) 389-0759 Ext. 108

Front desk reception, Advocating for neighbors

westsidecares.org/volunteer