Community Service Work-Study & AmeriCorps ICAP Worksite Information
Grinnell High School
Website: http://www.grinnell-k12.org/en/schools/grinnell_high_school/
Site Description:
Grinnell High School serves students in grades 9-12.
Grinnell High School's Mission:
The Grinnell-Newburg School District, in partnership with the entire community, will empower every student to become a lifelong learner who is a responsible, productive, and engaged citizen within the global community.
Vision:
Every student is achieving at his or her maximum potential in an engaging, inspiring, and challenging learning environment.
Special Requests:
Person in this position will work closely with Grinnell College Education faculty helping them place education students in GHS. Principal Kevin Seeney has asked that this person also create a "tech help team" of college student volunteers who will help teachers with computer issues.
Grinnell Middle School
Website: http://www.grinnell-k12.org/en/schools/grinnell_middle_school/
Site Description:
Grinnell Middle School serves students in grades 5-8.
The Grinnell Middle School program is designed to meet the changing needs of each individual and to provide a transition between elementary and high school education. The GMS staff addresses these needs using a team approach and, in cooperation with other school personnel: Area Education Agency consultants, school board members, parents, students, and our community.
Special Requests:
Person in this position will work closely with Grinnell College Education faculty helping them place education students in classrooms at the middle school. The student in this position is encouraged to work with faculty and staff at the middle school to design and coordinate an enrichment program for children who arrive early to the school building. The program could be run by a student group one or more days a week from 7:50-8:20am.
Davis Elementary
Website: http://www.grinnell-k12.org/en/schools/davis_elementary_school/
Site Description:
Davis Elementary School serves students in grades 3-4.
Special Requests:
Person in this position will work closely with Grinnell College Education faculty helping them place education students in classrooms at Davis. The student in this position is encouraged to work with faculty and staff at Davis to design and coordinate an enrichment program for children who arrive early to the school building. The program could be run by a student group one or more days a week from 7:50-8:20am.
Bailey Park Elementary
Website: http://www.grinnell-k12.org/en/schools/bailey_park_elementary_school/
Site Description:
Bailey Park Elementary School serves students in grades K-2.
Special Requests:
Person in this position will work closely with Grinnell College Education faculty helping them place education students in classrooms at Bailey Park. The student in this position is encouraged to work with faculty and staff at Bailey Park to design and coordinate an enrichment program for children who arrive early to the school building. The program could be run by a student group one or more days a week from 7:50-8:20am.
Galaxy After School Program
Website: http://www.galaxyinc.org/
Site Description:
During the school year the Galaxy provides after-school and holiday programming for children in grades 5-8.The mission of Galaxy Inc. Youth Programs has been to enhance the personal growth and character of area youth by providing innovative programming in a safe and supportive environment and by developing youth-centered community partnerships.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the center.
Stars After School Program/SABER
Website: http://www.galaxyinc.org/STARS.html
Site Description:
During the school year the STARS program of the Galaxy provides after-school and holiday programming for children in grades k-4.The mission of Galaxy Inc. Youth Programs has been to enhance the personal growth and character of area youth by providing innovative programming in a safe and supportive environment and by developing youth-centered community partnerships.
Special Requests:
The Person in this position will help lead and coordinate student volunteers for the SABER spanish enrichment program at STARS.
Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA)
Website:http://www.micaonline.org/
Site Description:
Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA) is a private, nonprofit organization serving children and families in central Iowa. Established in 1965 to serve children and families affected by the conditions of poverty, MICA's foundational programs include: Early Head Start, Head Start, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Maternal and Child Health, Weatherization, Energy Assistance, and Family Development. MICA primarily serves families in Hardin, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, and Tama counties.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
Drake Library
Website: http://grinnell.lib.ia.us/
Site Description:
Drake Community Library is committed to being the lifelong learning center of our community by providing free and open access to information and ideas in an inviting environment for all. Drake Community Library is a welcoming and supportive source of information and knowledge; a place people will turn to for the discovery of ideas, the joy of reading, and the power of information; a place for cultural enrichment, social interaction, and the exchange of ideas –the foundation of an informed citizenry. It strives to inform and empower every person in our community through responsive services, collections, and programs.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
Social Justice Action Group (SJAG)
Website: http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/chaplain/justice_crssj/socialjusticeactivities
Site Description:
The Social Justice Action Group is committed to advocating for service and justice in the community. This group actively strengthens the relationship between the college and the community while examing issues on a global scale. The Social Justice Action Group (SJAG) provides food every Tuesday at 5:30pm for the Community Meal at Davis Elementary. This meal is free of charge and works to provide a hot meal and build community in Grinnell. For more information, see the SJAG website linked above, contact the CRSSJ at ex. 4981 or stop by 1233 Park St.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will be responsible for the on-site coordination of the community meal -- prepping, cooking, serving and clean-up -- at Davis elemenatry on Tuesdays from 3:30pm-8:00pm.
Mayflower Adopt Grandparent/Srs In Motion
Website: http://www.mayflowercommunity.org/about.html
Site Description:
Mayflower's mission is to provide a retirement community that affirms the dignity and worth of each individual, responds to ongoing and emerging resident needs and expectations, and seeks to balance ministry and financial integrity.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization. One program the student may be asked to help with is "Seniors in Motion," a group that works to pair students with senior walking partners at Mayflower.
Blank Park Zoo
Website: http://www.blankparkzoo.com/
Site Description:
The mission of the Blank Park Zoo is to inspire an appreciation of the natural world through conservation, education and recreation. It is Iowa's only accredited Zoological Park, Blank Park Zoo and has beckoned people of every age to discover the wonder and awe of coming face to face with Earth's wild creatures. It's an encounter powerful enough to awaken our deepest concern for animals and their survival.
Special Requests:
This person will work to begin a new student group dedicated to the work of the zoo. The aim is to have a group of 8-10 students volunteering with zoo personnel every other Saturday from 10:00am-2:00pm. The students will be helping to design & make enrichment toys & feeding items for the animals and will then have the opportunity to observe how the animals interact with what they've created. After the students have proven their accountability, professionalism, creativity, etc., they will be invited to receive further education from zoo personnel that will enable them to become small animal educators & handlers for the zoo's education program.
Habitat for Humanity
Website: http://jasperhabitat.org/
Site Description:
Mid-Iowa Habitat for Humanity partners with volunteers and sponsors from the community to provide decent and affordable housing to low-income working families.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
Station Clubhouse
Website: http://www.pcmentalhealth.org/
Site Description:
Station Clubhouse is a program of the Poweshiek County Mental Health Center (PCMHC) that serves adults with mental illness. The PCMHC is a non-profit organization that aims to provide mental health services with compassion and professional competence in order to enhance the quality of life and promote the overall well-being of our residents, students and communities. As part of their commitment to the well-being of our community, the PCMHC prides itself on providing these quality services to all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization. One suggestion the program's social work has suggested is a student volunteer group that would help her provide activities for the program clients.
Faulconer Gallery Outreach Program for Children
Website: http://www.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery
Site Description:
This art education program is sponsored by the Faulconer Gallery and is coordinated by Tilly Woodward and brings hands on art projects and education to area children.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
Special Olympics
Website: http://www.soiowa.org/default.aspx
Site Description:
Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) is a nonprofit organization that serves athletes with intellectual disabilities in all 99 counties of the state. Iowa has 11 areas throughout the state that serves nearly 11,000 athletes, participants and Unified Sports Partners annually.
Since 1968, Special Olympics Iowa has been serving the needs of children and adults with intellectual disabilities by providing sports training and competition in 23 Olympic-type sports. These programs would not be possible without the generous support of more than 15,000 volunteers.
If you are a fan of sports that create unity, athletes who inspire, and connections that foster acceptance, then you are already a fan of Special Olympics.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
Iowa Pride Network
Website: http://www.iowapridenetwork.org/index.html
Site Description:
The Iowa Pride Network is a state-wide non-profit organization that works directly with students, helping empower them to start and enhance GSA's in their high schools and colleges, while building a statewide network that offers support, mentoring, educational, advocacy and networking opportunities. In addition, the Iowa Pride Network fights bigotry and intolerance against LGBTQA students in Iowa; educates policy makers and educators on issues facing LGBTQA students; and advocates for the interests of these students on the state and local levels.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
AIDS Project of Central IA
Website: http://www.aidsprojectci.org/
Site Description:
What is now known as the AIDS Project of Central Iowa (The Project) opened its doors in December 1991, becoming a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1993. The Project has grown and is now the largest HIV/AIDS service and prevention agency in the state of Iowa. Our agency provides personalized direct care services to hundreds of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, as well as provides prevention services to thousands of Iowans at-risk for contracting the disease.
Special Requests:
The person in this position will negotiate with staff as to how they can best create a group of student volunteers to help the organization.
Triple V Training (This position is still being negotiated. Check back soon)
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Central Iowa Family Planning (This position is still being negotiated. Check back soon)
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