TechnologyVaried Opportunities
Agency/Organization: Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, Inc. Northwest District
Project Description: We are in need of two students who are interested in marketing, event planning and learning about our non-profit structure. We have monthly and yearly events that we plan and are seeking an individual that is interested in fundraising and special events planning. Some of the additional duties of our volunteers are: mail assembly, website editing, and marketing material creation and distribution.
Skills/Availability Requirement: Seeking a candidate with some marketing knowledge and established communication and computer skills. Proficient in Publisher, Adobe and Excel.
Time Commitment: 30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Deidre Peoples, (715) 835-5566 ext. 26
Address: 505 Dewey St South, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: dpeoples@jawis.org
Agency/Organization: Hope Gospel Mission
Project Description: Student(s) would be helping to prepare the meal for our Thanksgiving dinner. Hope Gospel Mission invites you to our annual Thanksgiving Banquet on November 26th from 12:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m. at the Mens Shelter at 8 South Farwell Street Eau Claire, WI. Come as a volunteer or our special guest. Either way, it is an opportunity to give or receive not only an amazing meal, but warmth and fellowship. We also welcome donations of food for the meal. Hope to see you there. Dates Needed: 11/2/09 through 11/26/09.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Contact us for more information at 715-552-5566. Ask for Kevin Bradley at ext. 103
Address: Hope Gospel Mission, P.O. Box 1127, Eau Claire, WI 54702
Agency/Organization: Wisconsin DPI / Eau Claire YMCA
Project Description: UWEC Students would volunteer their time to help tutor students and supervise them in social situations and physical fitness activities. Most of the students that show up are Hmong. Hours are from 3-6pm Monday through Friday. UWEC students may choose which days fit their schedule. Student volunteers must be responsible as well as able to work with middle school students in an appropriate matter. We require that all volunteers have background check which the YMCA will conduct. If students pass the background check, they will be trained between the hours of 3pm and 6pm on a day that works for them.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30/30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Mr. Joshua Nesja, (715)855-7689
Address: Wisconsin DPI / EC YMCA, 204 East Grand Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: joshua.nesja@dpi.wi.gov
Agency/Organization: Girl Scouts, Eau Claire
Project Description: Sign Language interpreter- A deaf mother of a local Girl Scout would like to attend each of her daughters meetings and help out with what she can during the meetings, need an interpreter to help her communicate with other girls and leaders. First meeting is 9/29 from 6:30 to 7:30. This will be a very important meeting for parents and a ton of information is going to be addressed during this meeting. We do not require parents to stay at the regular meetings during the year, however, this parent did request to help out at all of the meetings. After the meeting on 9/29, we will be meeting every 2nd and 4th Tues (unless there is no school then we will not have a meeting), and our last meeting for the year will be May. Dates Needed: 9/29/200 through 5/1/2009. Visit Girl Scouts on the web at www.gsnwgl.org
Skills/Availability Requirement: Able to communicate with sign language.
Time Commitment: 30 hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Karen Hauck, (715) 835-5331 ext. 123
Address: Girl Scouts , 4222 Oakwood Hills Parkway, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: khauck@gsnwgl.org
Agency/Organization: March of Dimes, Altoona
Project Description: We are currently beginning the planning process of putting together a Telethon or Jail & Bail event for this coming December. We will be contacting locals of the Wausau area to involve the community. We will also be putting together advertisements and announcements to publicize the event. Being that March of Dimes hosts events year round, there is a continuous opening in planning, organizing, and advertising events. This is a hands-on practical experience suitable for any major ranging from business to creative writing to social services to public relations. We work 1- on-1 with students to tailor projects that are most-closely related with their path of study. Visit March of Dimes on the web at marchofdimes.com/Wisconsin
Skills/Availability Requirement: There are no specific skill requirements. However, Microsoft Office and strong communication skills are a plus. We are also very flexible and can work around students’ schedules. Hope to have you join our team!
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30/30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Mr. Bill Wright, (715) 835-7230
Address: March of Dimes, 2427 N. Hillcrest Pkwy. Suite 103, Altoona, WI 54720
Email: wwright@marchofdimes.org
Agency/Organization: Western Dairyland Fresh Start Program, Eau Claire
Project Description: We are looking for volunteers to help with construction of the house. No construction experience is necessary. While you are on site you will be working with our construction site supervisor to determine what your capabilities and interests are. After a short training you will be working with the Fresh Start participants on that day's project. Projects include, but are not limited to: framing, roofing, insulating, dry walling, flooring, landscaping and painting. Use of power tools may be necessary depending on the project.
Dates Needed: 09/01/09 through 05/01/10
Skills/Availability Requirement: Our program runs from September 1st to May 1st, Monday through Thursday from 9am to 3pm.
Time Commitment: 30/30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Kristen Omodth, Phone: (715) 530-0304
Address: Western Dairyland Fresh Start Program, 418 Wisconsin St, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: kristeno@westerndairyland.org
Agency/Organization: St. John's Apt Health Office
Project Description: Make a painting for a tenant, based on his input. Needs: support an artist who can no longer paint due to health reasons Role and function: work with tenant to make an oil painting based on a vision he had; periodically meet with tenant regarding progress and needed revisions on the painting. Orientation: will facilitate initial tenant meeting in public place with student Training: none - student who takes the project must have oil painting skills and able to start the painting from scratch with tenants input Supervision: will facilitate meetings between tenant and student as needed
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30 hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Dr. Sue Peck, Phone: (715) 836-5375
Address: St. John's Apt Health Office, 815 Chapin St, Health Office, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: pecksd@uwec.edu
Agency/Organization: Community Arts, Fall Creek
Project Description: "The Threshing" is a full length musical depicting local history in the 1920's in Fall Creek, Wisconsin. It is written by a local author and a local composer. It will be performed at the State Theatre from Jan 21-24, 2010. Brief summary of the musical, The Threshing, : 1920's, Viola Geisler, approx 16 years old, daughter of farmers in Fall Creek. Only child. Viola can never please her mother. Father is absent often in business that is somewhat unknown. Viola looks to her father for help; and when he is there, he does help her and softens the blows of his wife. However, the biggest burden on Viola is there is no one to take over the family farm except for her. She wishes for a brother that was never born. She resents her position in life. The threshing season is upon her and the work load is heavy. Complicating the issue, the young man that she confides in falls in love with her, and she doesn't recognize it, at first. Eventually, Viola finds herself falling in love with this young man of whom her mother and surprisingly her father disapprove.
Dates Needed: 09-09 through 01-24-10
Skills/Availability Requirement: None Needed
Time Commitment:
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Karen Hurd, Phone: 715 877-3510
Address: Community Arts, 218 e. Wilson Avenue, Fall Creek, WI 54742
Email: karen@karenhurd.com
Agency/Organization: UW-Eau Claire Nursing Dept
Project Description: Simulation is an educational tool used in the Dept of Nursing. Often, nursing students practice nursing skills on mannequins. Some mannequins have computerized functions that simulate breathing, pulse, ect. Sometimes students need to practice a series of functions and a "scenario" is developed in which the mannequins provide real time voice responses because an operator is listening and providing the response. The Dept. of Nursing is currently not staffed to optimize the use of scenario's but is aware of a number of areas that could be increased with service learning assistance from students with a theater arts background. Areas for student involvement include: creating make-up wounds that can be applied to the mannequins, costuming consultation and then costume making (for quick change needs between different scenario's), learning basic background scripts and then playing and ad-libing parts for voicing scenario's.
Dates Needed: 09/02/09 through 05/20/10
Skills/Availability Requirement: Theater Arts Major
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30 hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Nita Johnson, Phone: (715) 836-5712
Address: UW-Eau Claire Nursing Dept, 105 Garfield Avenue , Eau Claire, WI 54702
Email: johnsnit@uwec.edu
Agency/Organization: The Community Table
Project Description: The Community Table recently moved to a new facility. Our new location seats three times as many people as our previous home, and the kitchen has quadrupled in size. We are looking for a student cleaning crew to help us keep our larger, brighter facility looking new. This is a great opportunity for students to witness firsthand the needs of the Eau Claire community. Volunteers are encouraged to eat and build community with guests. The Community Table will provide a short orientation to students regarding the history and mission of The Community Table, as well as information about hunger and poverty in the Eau Claire community. Students are also required to attend a debriefing session at the end of the semester. The purpose of this session is to evaluate and discuss the service-learning experience. Students will be supervised by TCT staff members. Orientation and debrief will be provided by the Director and/or the Kitchen Manager.
Dates Needed: 9/8/09 through 12/31/09
Skills/Availability Requirement: Students must commit to at least one volunteer shift per week, preferably on a regular basis: Monday: 12:30-2:15 pm Tuesday: 5:45-7:15 pm Wednesday: 12:30-2:15 pm Thursday: 12:30-2:15 pm Friday: 5:45-7:15 pm Saturday: 12:30-2:15 pm Sunday: 3:30-5:15 pm
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Hollie Moe, Phone: (715) 835-4977
Address: The Community Table, 320 Putnam Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: thecommunitytable@sbcglobal.net
Agency/Organization: VSA Choir of Eau Claire
Project Description: Each student would become a volunteering member of the choir, assisting those around them, engaging in socialization and fun through music, helping everyone succeed. Jen Davis, choir director, will supervise and lead the group each rehearsal and performance, assisting and guiding service-learning students when needed.
Dates Needed: 9/29/09 through 12/08/09
Skills/Availability Requirement: Rehearsals meet weekly at Peace Lutheran Church (501 E Fillmore St) at 7:00 beginning on September 29th. Ability to sing suggested, although no music skills required, just love for music and people!
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Mrs. Jennifer Davis, Phone: (715) 252 - 6428
Address: VSA Choir of Eau Claire, 501 E Fillmore , Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: jcdavis808@yahoo.com
Agency/Organization: Western Dairyland
Project Description: We are starting a financial literacy program for our clients. Students will act as mentors to the clients. The program is a three month program. Students will meet with clients on a weekly basis to help them reach their financial goals. The students will help them identify goals and help them create a plan to reach those goals. At the start of the program, we will train the students on how to help the clients create goals and plans for themselves. Throughout the program, we will meet with students to track the progress of our clients.
Skills/Availability Requirement: Students will meet with clients 1-2 hours a week over a three month period. There will also be 4-5 workshops students can attend and possibly present material at over the three month period. Basic financial understanding is a plus. Students will be helping clients budget their money. They will be helping them check credit reports. Students may be helping clients set up checking and savings accounts.
Time Commitment: 30 hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Mr. Adrian Klenz, Phone: (715) 836-7511
Address: 418 Wisconsin St., Eau Claire, WI 54702
Email: aklenz@westerndairyland.org
Last Updated: August 2009
Agency/Organization: L.E. Phillips Senior Center
Project Description: Fitness Instructor(s), under the supervision of the Senior Center Director, will plan, promote, organize, and lead fitness classes for active seniors. Desired minimum qualifications include knowledge of group or individual fitness instruction, CPR, and First Aide training. Service Learner(s) may do one or several of the classes as may fit their schedule. We are willing to work with several persons in order to fill our needs. Pay: $8/hour class. Classes available include M, W, F Circuit Class from 8:30-9:30am, M, W, F Strength Class (weight lifting) from 9:30-10:30am and Thursday Abs/Back/Stretching Class from 9:30-10:30am,
Skills/Availability Requirement: Necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities include: working with older persons in compassionate, confidential, and helpful manner, ability to work with other instructors to create well-balanced classes; knowledge of the types of programs which contribute to the maintenance of physical well-being for seniors.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30 hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Jane Pedersen, 715-839-4909
Address: 1616 Bellinger Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: jpedersen@charter.net
Last Updated: August 2009
Agency/Organization: L.E. Phillips Senior Center
Project Description: Computer Lab Assistant: will assist seniors with basic computer skills when using the internet, email, or WORD during open lab times. If there is a computer class, Level One or Two, Digital Photo Editing, Genealogy, the student would assist the instructor with the class. Hours available are Monday through Friday from 8:30 to noon or noon to 3:45pm or any two hour increment in these hours. Volunteers will be given a tour of the Senior Center and brief orientation to the Computer Lab.
Skills/Availability Requirement: Must be comfortable in assisting person's in using internet, email, and WORD.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30 hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Jane Pedersen, 715-839-4909
Address: LE Phillips Senior Center, 1616 Bellinger Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: jpedersen@charter.net
Agency/Organization: Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild
Project Description: The Chippewa Valley Theatre Guild's season includes 9 shows which are performed beginning in the fall and ending in the late spring of each year. This Service- Learning project would be helping build the set for a specific show or shows. In addition to building the set, the set will need to be painted. A set designer and a master carpenter will develop a plan for building the set and the master carpenter will supervise the building of the set. This is an on- going project due to the nature of this organization.
Skills/Availability Requirement: Carpenter and scenic painting skills are not a requirement. The Theatre Guild builds the sets at Banbury, Building 17 on the second floor. The building of the set is done in the evening Monday-Thursday, 6:30 - 9:00 (the building days and times can vary).
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30/30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Sandra Barsamian, Phone: (715) 832-7529
Address: 102 W. Grand Ave., Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: barsamse@uwec.edu
Agency/Organization: Eau Claire County Humane Association
Project Description: We are in need of 2-8 students who have some experience with marketing and wish to gain more experience, particularly in the area of internet advertising. We have an extensive website and would like to solicit animal-related businesses in our community to purchase web ads on our site. We will need the students' help to develop a pricing structure for selling the ads, and then to solicit the businesses to purchase the ads. Some assistance may also be needed to help with ad design. The students will work with myself, our webmaster, and another volunteer with computer experience to develop this program and ensure that it will sustain itself in the future.
Skills/Availability Requirement: Some marketing knowledge required. Ability to approach businesses and sell advertisements is also required.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30/30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Evans Lauren, Phone: (715) 839-4747x25
Address: Eau Claire County Humane Association, 3900 Old Town Hall Rd., Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: director@eccha.org
Agency/Organization: American Red Cross-Chippewa Valley Chapter
Project Description: Assist Red Cross in delivering and supporting mission related to the programs and services the Red Cross delivers. Create, organize, and operate fund raising to support local disaster relief (fires, floods, and tornadoes), international measles vaccinations, and local community preparedness education. Orientation and training are provided free of charge by the American Red Cross. Students would be able to organize any type of legal fund raising activity from 'penny drives' to 'Champions of Red Cross'. American Red Cross will provide information, media contacts, and some administrative support.
Skills/Availability requirement: 1) Self motivated, ability to follow instructions & complete projects 2) Typing, filing 3) Personal Computer Skills 4) Microsoft Office Applications 5) Willingness to learn new skills 6) Excellent Communication Skills 7) Ability to work with employees, volunteers and community members Fund raising efforts can be on campus, in the local community, or in the student's home community.
Time Commitment: 30+ hours (full requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Linda Soltis-Schroeder, Phone: 715-834-4182
Address: 3728 Spooner Avenue, Altoona, WI 54720
Email: soltisl@cvcredcross.org
Agency/Organization: Boys and Girls Club
Project Description: This project would help out in many areas of marketing and fundraising for the Boys & Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley. This individual would assist in the following areas: fundraising and special events planning, direct mail assembly, assisting with annual fundraising campaign, updating website information, writing content for a quarterly newsletter and other various tasks.
Time Commitment: 30/30+ hours (half requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Tracey Smiskey
Address: 201 East Lake Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: tracey@bgca-chippewavalley.org
Agency/Organization: Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Eau Claire
Project Description: HMAA Quarterly Newsletter production. Assist HMAA staff to produce a high quality quarterly newsletter. Collect information, research and write articles, assemble HMAA and staff news, edit submissions, design and incorporate graphics, layout and get each newsletter ready for public distribution.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30 hours (half requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Ying Xiong
Address: 423 Wisconsin Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703 Phone: (715) 832-8420 Fax: (715) 832-0612
Email: yingxng@yahoo.com
Last Updated: October 2008
Agency/Organization: Western Dairyland Business Center
Project Description: The project is to assist the Western Dairyland Business Center staff in the development of a business marketing presentation for low-income individuals interested in starting a business. We are looking for someone that can help assemble successful marketing examples and samples that will illustrate how local businesses can creatively market their products or service on a very limited budget. The final presentation will use PowerPoint and have handouts.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement)or 30 hours (half requirement)
Paid or Volunteer: Volunteer
Contact: Ms. Karman Briggs, Phone: (715) 836-7511 x174, Fax: (715) 836-7580
Address: 418 Wisconsin St, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: kbriggs@westerndairyland.org
Agency/Organization: Buffalo County DHHS, Alma
Project Description: Alcohol Compliance Check Purchasers Needed the Buffalo County Substance Abuse Task Force is seeking individuals who are 18 or 19 years of age to assist in conducting alcohol compliance checks within Buffalo County. This age range is requested, due to the guidelines recommended for the compliance check program; however, individuals who are 20 years of age may be considered, depending on the number of applicants. Preferred applicants may be either male or female. Applicants must be comfortable going into an establishment that sells alcoholic beverages and in attempting to make a purchase of such. Establishments include, but are not limited to: convenience stores, grocery stores, liquor stores, bars or taverns, or any other establishment in the county that holds a liquor license. Applicants may be asked to stand before a panel of agency staff and/or community members who will judge their age of appearance, in an effort to assure that we are not inadvertently tricking establishments by presenting individuals who appear to be older than their actual age. Applicants will be provided with training regarding their duties and will be accompanied by law enforcement personnel. Specific details of the activities will be explained to all candidates prior to the commencement of compliance checks. It is expected that compliance checks will occur no more than two nights per month between the months of October 2008 and September 2009. Applicants may choose to participate in a limited number of checks, or may choose to make themselves available for all checks. Individuals participating in these checks will receive a monetary stipend for each night of involvement, as available. To apply for this position, or to obtain additional information, please contact one of the individuals listed below.
Skills/Availability requirement: Prefer individuals in law enforcement, criminal justice and social work related fields. Cannot accept applicants with criminal histories or those who have underage alcohol related violations.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement) or 30 hours (full requirement)
Contact: Ms. Danielle Schalinske, Phone: 608-685-6328 , or Ms. Audrey Bauer, Phone: 608-685-6327
Address: Buffalo County DHHS, PO Box 517, Alma, WI 54610
Email: danielle.schalinske@buffalocounty.com or audrey.bauer@buffalocounty.com
Last Updated: August 2008
Agency/Organization: AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
Project Description:With thousands of Wisconsin residents at risk for contracting HIV each day, ARCW has intensified its extensive HIV prevention programs to reach members of the Chippewa Valley. ARCW's aggressive prevention programs include the harm reduction model of gradually reducing HIV risk behaviors and educating people about HIV transmission. Students choosing to volunteer in this program will be matched with an outreach team that distributes safer sex materials (condoms, lubrication), information, answer questions about HIV transmission and prevention, inform about HIV counseling and testing services, and provide referrals to individuals so that they are supported as they reduce their risk for HIV infection. Orientation and training will include the latest information on AIDS/HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, services available for people living with AIDS/HIV, and risk/harm reduction counseling skills.
Skills/Availability requirement: None
Time Commitment: 30/30+ hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact:John Welch, (715) 836-7710 ext. 110
Address:505 S. Dewey Street, Suite 107, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: John.Welch@arcw.org
Last Updated: September 2009
Agency/Organization: American Cancer Society, Altoona
Project Description: We have a variety of projects throughout the year. One of our mail projects involves our signature event, Relay for Life, which can consist of compiling packets of materials, labeling and stuffing mailings, etc. We also have other events such as Daffodil Days, Walk/Run, and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Out projects generally consist of general office projects. There are some events where students may choose to attend the event and obtain hours that way as well. There is a 45 minute telephone orientation to the American Cancer Society which is done at the student's convenience and that 45 minutes will be applied to the student’s hour requirement.
Skills/Availability requirement: None
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement) or 30 hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact: Gayle Mittelstadt, (715) 832-4233
E-Mail: Gayle.Mittelstadt@cancer.org
Address: 2427 N Hillcrest Pkwy Suite 7, Altoona, WI 54720
Last Updated: August 2008
Agency/Organization: American Red Cross
Project Description: American Red Cross provides multiples opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others. Some opportunities available are listed below: Disaster Action Team (DAT): Assist the chapter in responding to single family disasters, such as fires, and render on-scene assistance by providing immediate emergency needs. Health and Safety Instructor: Train adults and/or youth in CPR, Standard First Aid, and/or babysitting. Office Assistant / Receptionist: Assist our office(s) by providing administrative support in the areas of answering phones and data entry. Armed Forces Emergency Services (AFES): Become trained to help provide emergency communication between military personnel and their families
Skills/Availability requirement: Must have professional appearance and communication skills. Reliability and Flexibility a must. All volunteer opportunities require training that will be provided by the chapter.
Time Commitment:15 hours (half requirement) or 30/30+ hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact: Ms. Deborah Wolter, (715) 834-4182
E-Mail: wolterd@cvcredcross.org
Address: American Red Cross, 218 N. Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
**Visit American Red Cross on the web at www.wwt.net/~eauarc
Last Updated: October 2009
Agency/Organization: Chippewa County Humane Association
Project Description:Skills/Availability requirement:
- General fund-raising: Students will help plan and carry-out fund-raisers for animal shelter. Activities include media relations (contacting media and writing press releases), coordinating/setting up events, or working at the events. There also is an opportunity for students to plan and carry out their own fund-raiser for the shelter.
- Web Updates: Students needed to update the shelter website and online networking sites to include MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter
- Animal caretaker: Students needed to provide general care for homeless animals. Duties would include cleaning, feeding and bathing shelter animals. Students in pre-veterinary studies also may be able to participate in vaccinating and medicating animals. Shelter staff and the shelter manager will train students. The shelter manager will supervise all work.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement) or 30 hours (full service-learning requirement)
- General fund-raising: Media relations: public relations/communication or journalism majors preferred. All others: No preference in major.
- Web site updating: Students must be skilled in working with HTML, uploading photos from disk and scanner, and be familiar with Web design. Computer Science or MIS majors preferred. Hours for service are flexible.
- Animal caretaker: All academic majors welcome. Pre-veterinary students are preferred for vaccinating and medicating. Students must be available some morning hours, which can be on any day of the week (including weekends). One workday would last approximately 3-5 hours, depending on student preference. Student must be reliable.
Contact: Vickie Price, (715) 382-4832
Address: 10503 County Highway S South; Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Email: ccha@centurytel.net
Last Updated: August 2008
Agency/Organization: Community Television
Project Description: Variety of activities, including: writing articles and taking pictures for monthly newsletters; assisting with public relations functions - tours, open-houses, annual auction fund-raiser; prepare scripts for non-profit promotions; host the on-air Public Access Calendar show; work on displays, graphics, and creative endeavors to share the message about Public Access - from brochures to T-shirts and billboards; help in the production of non-profit organizations' programming. Projects can be tailored to meet students' needs.
Skills/Availability requirement: Looking for students with skills in one or more of the following: writing, scripting and photography. Students should be flexible. Business hours are 10 a.m. through 10 p.m., Monday through Friday. Extended and weekend hours possible, depending on project needs.
Time Commitment: 30 hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact: Joel Desprez, (715) 839-5067
Address: 800 Wisconsin Street, Building D2, Suite 405, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: cvctv@charter.net
Last Updated: September 2009Agency/Organization: Eau Claire City-County Health Dept.
Project Description: Designed to tackle illegal sales of tobacco to minors and youth tobacco use, the plan is bold. It offers the opportunity for everyone in the community to join in the fight to save our youth from one of the most readily available and harmful substances out there. Trained youth visit stores under adult supervision to perform tobacco compliance checks. All visits are recorded into a personal data assistant (PALM OS) that synchronizes the whole state database for real-time tracking. The student would act as one (of two) supervising adults - riding along with two Eau Claire youth and the Youth Advisor, recording visits into a PALM OS. The student would also have the opportunity to thank the compliant clerks for "doing the right thing" and not selling tobacco to minors. There is a brief, 30 minute orientation/training that the student would participate in with the Youth Advisor.
Skills/Availability requirement: Compliance checks are done randomly, with a schedule coordinated between the youth, Youth Advisor, and student volunteer. Typically, we go out after school (3:15) for two or three hours at a time, several times per month. This is a relatively flexible project.
Time Commitment:15 hours (half requirement) or 30/30+ hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact: Ms. Melissa Arendt, Phone: (715) 839-4889 Fax: (715) 839-1674
Address: 720 Second Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: melissa.arendt@co.eau-claire.wi.us
Last Updated: August 2008
Agency/Organization: Putnam Heights Elementary School
Project Description: The University students will work with the media specialist in mainly helping with sshelving books but also with some light computer projects as needed.
Skills/Availability requirement: None needed
Time Commitment: 30 hours (full requirement) or 15 hours (half requirement)
Contact: Ms. Sharon Bestul, (715) 852-4200
E-mail: sbestul@ecasd.k12.wi.us
Agency/Organization: Department of Workforce Development, Vet Unit, Eau Claire
Project Description: The Service-Learning student will assist Office of Veteran Service staff in securing employment and training opportunities for veterans and disabled veterans requiring services. Service-Learning students may preform the following functions:Students will also help develop methods for providing career assistance to veteran students at both UWEC and CVTC.
- Conducting intake/screening of veteran job seekers
- Scanning various sources for local job openings
- Administering practice interviews
- Creating or critiquing client resumes
- Contacting registered veterans to schedule appointments
- Referring clients to Veteran Unit staff for related services
- Assist homeless veterans in career needs
- Assisting staff with general office functions
Skills/Availability requirement: Availability is very flexible. Communication and general office setting skills are preferred but not required. Ability to properly handle confidential information.
Time Commitment: 15 hours or 30 hours
Contact: Mr. Timothy Moore, Phone: (715) 836-2909
Address: 221 W Madison Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703
Email: tim.moore@dwd.wisconsin.gov
Last Updated: January 2008Agency/Organization: Eau Claire Area School District
Project Description: Professor Janke will provide supervision and suggestions on securing the data and analysis. The project will analyze property taxes in Eau Claire for the period of 1945 to 2005 for a small sample of homes. Using the city guide only a sample of homes occupied by easy to compute salary of professions or occupations such as bus driver, policeman, fireman, nurse, etc would be used. The gross income will then be used to compute the percent which is used to pay the property taxes. Next, the same core sample of homes will be drive by inspected to be reasonable sure no major changes have taken place in the 50 or 60 years and then present day property taxes will be secured. Finally, for the purpose of analysis, it will be assumed that a person of the same occupation or profession still lives in the house. Researching the income of these occupations will allow us to compute what percent of gross income is now being used for property taxes. With this type of analysis it will be possible to give some perspective on whether or not property taxes "have gone through the roof" merely kept pace with inflation.
Skills/Availability requirement: Data collection will involve examination of property tax records which are for 1945 in the university collection, current property taxes are found in the Court House. Projection would also require driving around the city to inspect the core sample of 10 to 15 houses. Additional library or internet research will be needed to secure annual salary of occupations and/or professions involved. While this project would be ideal for students with majors in : Geography, economics, education, or history, just about any student could succeed with the demands of the research.
Time Commitment: 30 hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact: Dr. Robert Janke, (715) 878-4316
Address: 7835 Hillview Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Email: jankerg@uwec.edu
Last Updated: October 2009
Agency/Organization: March of Dimes, Altoona
Project Description: Our primary function as the Eau Claire Division of the March of Dimes, is to raise money in support of our mission. We are looking for ongoing volunteers for various fundraising events and for help in educating the public of our mission. More specifically, we have a large event every year called WalkAmerica. We would appreciate volunteers in helping us prepare for this event as well as volunteers for the day of. More information for this event can be found at WalkAmerica.com. We will provide the orientation and training that is needed for completing important specific tasks such as contacting area businesses for their support, and watching over booths set up at organized events. On the WalkAmerica event, we will need students to direct the public with questions during the event, collect and tally donations, run raffle drawings, and help us prepare for the event.
Skills/Availability requirement: We would love to use the skills, talents, experience, and education that each student could provide us. There is a need in many different areas and we would love the students to tell where they fit in with the services they could provide. We want the student to get as much out of this as possible and will make this an enjoyable and educational experience for them.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement) or 30/30+ hours (full service-learning requirement)
Contact: Mrs. Bill Wright, (715) 835-7230
Address: 2427N. Hillcrest Pkwy. Suite 103, Altoona, WI 54720
E-mail: wwright@marchdimes.com
Last Updated: January 2007
Agency/Organization: St. Croix Underage Drinking Coalition, Somerset
Project Description: St. Croix County Underage Drinking Coalition conducts compliance checks several times throught the school year, as well as during the summer. We are also responsible for not only conducting checks in St. Croix County, but for Pierce County as well this year. It will be the students job to attend both community meetings and training meetings (training will take place in Eau Claire and students only need to attend one community meeting), as well as act as an underage buyer during our compliance checks. The student will learn what the state statutes and regulations are in regards to drinking underage, as well as the consquences to the establishments if they sell to an underage individual. By getting involved with the community and law enforcement they will learn what concerns parents and community members have, as well as those of law enforcement. This project is perfect for Criminal Justice, Sociology, and or Social Work students as it entails close work with law enforcement and different drug and alcohol organizations such as those provided in local schools. Students will be trained volunteers only and will not be acting in the role of a police officer. In some areas tickets will be issued for non-compliance. If an establishment fights the ticket the student may need to testify in court. Then and only than would the students name be released. Otherwise the students are never identified, except by police reports they fill out the night of the compliance checks (these are sent into the State). During training, meetings, and compliance checks students will be supervised by myself, local law enforcement, and a few local community members. During these times students will learn the importance of community policing and interaction between the two.
Skills/Availability requirement: Must be able to attend all trainings and compliance check dates. It is extremely hard to get many law enforcement agencies together at one time and therefore it is vitally important that our volunteers are willing to commit to dates well in advance and keep to those dates. We work closely with our volunteers to choose dates that will work for them, but please keep in mind these are often weekend evenings. We are looking for mostly those students that are under 21 years of age, but we will be needing a few volunteers that are 21-26 for purchase surveys. Please Note: Volunteers are given a breathalizer test at the beginning and end of the compliance checks, which means if an underage buyer has been drinking during the checks they will be held accountable for such. No buyer is allowed to taste the "evidence."
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half requirement) or 30 hours (full requirement)
Contact: Jim Mitchell, (715) 386-9803
Address: 2082 90th St., Somerset, WI 54025
Email: cayouth@spacestar.net
Last Updated: January 2007
Agency/Organization: Therapeutic Riding Program, Trinity Stables, Eau Claire
Project Description: Therapeutic horseback riding program for individuals with disabilities. Service providers or volunteers are crucial to making the non-profit program work. Service providers work beside individuals with special needs. Service providers work in an atmosphere, which promotes appreciation for, and value of the difference between people.
Skills/Availability requirement: Volunteers need not have riding skills, but must be able to become comfortable working close to horses and persons with special needs.
Time Commitment: 15 hours (half service-learning requirement)
Contact: Amber Leibrandt, (715) 874-6327
Address: 3742 33rd. Street, Elk Mound, WI 54739
Email: trec@prodigy.net