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COMBINE SERVICE AND LEARNING
Submit an Independent Study proposal (due September 29, 2008)
Are you interested in designing your own service-learning independent study? The Community Service Learning Honors Independent Study (CSLHIS) program gives you the opportunity to link your service at a community organization to your coursework. This opportunity is open to ALL students. Click here to learn more about integrating service into your learning.
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VOLUNTEER & CIVIC OPPORTUNITIES
CONNECT WITH SHARE
SHARE is a service organization that connects students with community members with shared service interests. SHARE provides students with a list of service events that they can sign up for. For more information, visit their SHARE or email shareumass@gmail.com.
RIDE BUZZ
RideBuzz, a non-profit regional ride sharing initiative, aims to provide energy-efficient, cost-effective community-based transportation solutions. RideBuzz seeks students and professors for interdisciplinary collaborative projects to develop/implement creative transportation resources and help with a pilot program addressing the transportation needs of the elderly. For more information, contact Jeff Brown or visit RideBuzz.
BEST BUDDIES INTERN OPPORTUNITY
Best Buddies seeks to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment. The Best Buddies Amherst office seeks an intern to assist with program evaluation, contacting current program participants, planning special events, and helping to maintain the database. The position is 10 hours per week, with a minimum commitment of the fall semester (continuing in the spring would be preferable). If interested, email Matthew Andrews or call (413) 259-1714.
ART EXHIBIT COORDINATOR SOUGHT
Amherst Community Arts Center , a non-profit arts center which offers classes for all ages/abilities, seeks a student for a year-long commitment for the position of Exhibit Coordinator. To learn more, visit the Center online.
ALTERNATIVE FALL BREAK
Looking for a Fall Alternative Break (FAB) for Columbus Day weekend? FAB will host “Train the Trainers” in Holyoke, MA. This weekend will help prepare students to run successful Alternative Breaks on their campuses. 2-3 students from UMass can attend. Registration forms are due by September 26. There is a $30 student registration fee. For more information, email Justen Cantan or Tasia Cerezo.
SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Springfield Schools seek volunteers for students in grades K-12. Click here for a list of current opportunities. For more information, visit Springfield School Volunteers or email Maria DeAngelis.
LORRAINE'S SOUP KITCHEN AND PANTRY
Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry in Chicopee seeks full-time help with meal preparation Monday through Friday. If interested, email Albert Rosati or call (413) 592-9528.
FISHER HOSPICE SHOP
The mission of the Fisher Hospice Shop (located on University
Drive) is to raise funds to help support the Fisher Hospice Home in Amherst which provides end of life care to community members. The funds are raised through the sale of donated clothing and housewares. Volunteers are needed to sort clothing donations one or two times a week during business hours Monday-Friday. If interested, contact
Pat Keith at (413) 549-8800.
NEW ENGLAND FARM WORKERS COUNCIL SEEKS MENTORS
NEFWC is looking for men and women to mentor a child for ONE hour ONCE a week by being a "friend," doing group activities and offering one-on-one mentoring. Our major goal is academic improvement, but the mentor is not there to be a tutor, but simply to build a friendship. At one point in time we've all had someone who has impacted our life or made a difference by simply listening, being a positive role model or just being a friend and these are the qualities these children/youth lack. It's been proven that if a child has a positive role model in their life, who they can trust, their grades increase and absences decrease. For more information or to volunteer, email Shamika Santos or call (413) 536-5403 x228.
ANNOUNCING SPIFFY YOUTH DEVELOPMENT LISTSERVE
Join now... share your program's happenings and find out what is going on in Hampshire County around youth development. The SPIFFY Youth Development Listserve is an online place for youth workers and administrators of youth development programs to share information about policy, programs, job openings and funding opportunities. Click here to sign up and post information. For more information, contact Sue Cairn, SPIFFY Director, at (413) 586-4900 x177.
FIND OTHER LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Check out CSLinks
This database lists hundeds of opportunities for students looking to enrich their academic experiences or simply contribute to their community. Check out CSLinks anytime from anywhere!
VOTE!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2008
 Click here to find out how to register to vote, get an absentee ballot while away at college, access a Spanish/English glossary of election terms and get ideas for mobilizing others on campus.
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$CHOLARSHIPS / GRANT$ / FELLOW$HIPS
STATE FARM GOOD NEIGHBOR SERVICE-LEARNING GRANTS
Applications due: October 15, 2008
Youth Service America is offering grants of up to $1,000 for teachers and service-learning coordinators to engage students (ages 5-25) in youth-led community improvement projects for Global Youth Service Day (April 24-26, 2009). For more information, visit Youth Service America or contact goodneighbor@ysa.org.
DOROT COLLEGE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
Applications due: November 17, 2008
DOROT is offering up to nine $500 grants for programs that enable college students to volunteer with the elderly in the community. In addition, $10,000 two-year grants are available. For more information, visit DOROT online.
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CONFERENCES / OTHER EVENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE SERIES
Thursday, September 25, 4-6pm, Campus Center Room 163C
The Environmental Institute will be hosting an interdisciplinary lecture series this fall. The series starts September 25 with lectures on sustainable housing design and prefabrication. The series offers lectures in October and November as well. Please take a look at the schedule for more details.
AGAPE COMMUNITY
Saturday, October 4, 10am-4pm, rain or shine
Agape Community will be hosting “Breaking the Silence: Unheard Voices in an Election Year.” This event includes Multicultural Voices: Youth Panel on Hope and Faith with Ingrid Askew, of Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage: Retracing the Journey of Slavery. In addition, there will be a Community Dialogue: Women of Faith and Election Year Politics—with Suzanne Belote Shanley, co-founder, Agape Community. There will be other speakers, activities and a potluck. For more information, visit www.agapecommunity.org or email peace@agapecommunity.org.
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OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT / PUBLISH YOUR WORK
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: COMMUNITY-CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH CONFERENCE
Applications due: October 10, 2008
CCPH promotes health through partnerships between communities and higher educational institutions, including through service-learning and community-based participatory research. CCPH is now accepting proposals for its 11th conference Creating the Future We Want to Be: Transformation Through Partnerships. Please visit the website to see what types of proposals are sought. For more information, visit www.ccph.info.
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HOUSEMATES NEEDED
Windhorse Associates in Northampton seeks housemates to live with persons in psychiatric recovery. This is an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand, intimate experience of individual recovery and for any human services field, but also of interest to artists, political activists, and humanists of all stripes. Windhorse Associates uses a mindfulness-based philosophy in working with people experiencing extreme mind states, including depression, trauma, and mental illness in all its forms. Specific experience in this field is not required. A personal contemplative discipline such as yoga, meditation, a serious religious pratice or an artistic discipline is highly desirable.
Time commitment is approximately 25 hours per week for a minimum six-month commitment. Compensation is $650/month stipend, free room and board, and benefits. For more information, visit Windhorse or email jobs@windhorseassociates.org.
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