ShoreCorps/PALS
Service Sites 2009-2010
Listed below are AmeriCorps member responsibilities at each of our prospective
service sites for the upcoming year. Please refer to the organizational
website for more information about the agency or specific agency programs.
Somerset County
College Career Access Program (CCAP)
-
Crisfield High School
-
Crisfield, Maryland
~assist all students at the site but give priority
to first generation, low income Gear Up students who seek access to
post-secondary educational opportunities. The member will provide services
such as information on college readiness, testing, career selection, college
applications, scholarship opportunities, FAFSA and other financial aid
applications to students and students' families who express an interest or need
at Crisfield High School. This member will serve closely with the
full-time member who splits his/her time between WHS and CHS (see below).
College Career Access Program (CCAP)
- Washington High School -
Princess Anne, Maryland
~assist all students at the site but give priority
to first generation, low income Gear Up students who seek access to
post-secondary educational opportunities. The member will provide services
such as information on college readiness, testing, career selection, college
applications, scholarship opportunities, FAFSA and other financial aid
applications to students and students' families who express an interest or need
at Washington High School. This member will serve closely with the
full-time member who splits his/her time between WHS and CHS (see below).
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Wicomico County
Center 4 Clean
Start -
Salisbury, Maryland
~care for and interact with infants and toddlers
while the children's mothers are in addictions counseling. The member will
provide general care and supervision along with foster grandparents (program is
part of the Worcester Health Department).
http://www.worcesterhealth.org/addictions.php
Delmar Elementary
School
- Delmar, Maryland
~assist with small group instruction in the
classroom. They may also be responsible for working one-on-one, assisting
with playground duty, and the STARS afterschool program.
www.delmarelementary.org
Habitat
for Humanity of Wicomico County -
Salisbury, Maryland
~The primary service provided by
Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County is to build simple, decent, affordable
homes to provide low-income, working families an opportunity to purchase and own
their own home. In order help raise the funds necessary to do, Habitat for
Humanity of Wicomico County operates a Restore home improvement outlet. Donated
home improvement items, furniture and appliances are sold at the Restore to
generate income for the home building program. Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico
County has also begun implementation of A Brush With Kindness program, which
assists low-income homeowners with maintenance of the exterior of their homes.
Involved Parents Productive Students Mentoring Program - Salisbury,
Maryland
The IPPS program special emphasis on
creating activities for disadvantaged youth after school, over the summer
months, and during times when the public school system is dormant. The major
training channels are goal setting, behavior improvement, entrepreneurship,
computer literacy, anger management, and building self-esteem. Our program
uses the “Talks Mentoring Curriculum” based on the books
Talks My Father Never Had With Me: Helping the Young Males Make it to Adulthood,
by Dr. Harold Davis, and Talks My Mother Never had with Me: by Dr. Ollie
Watts Davis.
Junior Achievement -
Salisbury, Maryland
Junior Achievement of Salisbury
Maryland, a not-for profit organization with the assistance of over 200
volunteers, works with 5,000 kids, kindergarten through grade 12. Its programs
prepare youth to become valuable members of the workforce by learning the role
of business in society and the role of financial literacy in life. Youth
will run your community in the future? Teach, Learn, Support and Be a part
of the solution.
Kids of Honor, Inc. - Salisbury,
Maryland
~Kids of Honor, a youth-based non-profit that
empowers youth to graduate from high school. The member will facilitate
the high school program (Y.E.A.H.) and assist fifteen partner programs in
Wicomico County. Member needs to be available during after-school hours-
3:00 to 6:30 p.m.- in addition to other hours during the week.
www.kidsofhonor.org
Salisbury Promise- Salisbury,
Maryland
Salisbury’s Promise is a branch of
America’s Promise. This program embodies Five Promises which will help youth
become productive citizens: Caring Adults, Healthy Start and Future, Safe
Places, Marketable Skills and Opportunities to Serve. This experience provides
over 100 local students with Marketable Skills through effective education about
career acquisition tools and opportunities.
Salisbury
Urban Ministries -
Salisbury, Maryland
Our goal is to increase academic
success which leads to high school completion, promote college education,
increase self confidence and self esteem, to help youth become culturally aware
and proud of who they are. To provide youth with a caring adult, a safe place, a
positive learning environment and a nutritious meal.
Salisbury Zoological Park
-
Salisbury, Maryland
~conduct on-site and
off-site Zoo education programs designed to foster an understanding of and
appreciation for diversity and to encourage environmental stewardship and
community-based action designed to improve the world in which we live. The
member will also assist with the care and handling of the education animal
collection, volunteer recruitment and training, office tasks and cleaning
necessary for educational programming.
www.salisburyzoo.org
Telamon
Corporation -
Salisbury, Maryland
Chartered as a nonprofit organization, our purpose is to improve the lives
of those in need. The program works with a variety of diverse programs for
farm workers, children from low-income families and other groups with special
needs. Provide literacy and early childhood education, job training, emergency
services, temporary or permanent housing opportunities, and a number of others.
Funding for these efforts comes from federal and state agencies, foundations and
tax-deductible, private donations.
http://www.telamon.org/showstate.aspx?contentid=104&folderid=70
Ward Museum-
Salisbury, Maryland
The Ward Museum is a crucial
interdisciplinary learning resource for the Delmarva Peninsula. The museum’s
Education Department serves over 19,000 youth and adult students every year
through a variety of dynamic, hands-on programs, tours, and summer camps that
focus on exploring birds in nature, discovering birds in culture, and creating
birds in art. The museum offers programming to schools, home school, scouts and
other organized groups.
www.wardmuseum.org
Wicomico County Health Department -
Salisbury, Maryland
~assist
in organization, planning, implementation and evaluation of the GEMS program,
Teen Pregnancy Prevention program for middle school females and other Adolescent
Health programs. The member will also update attendance records, shop,
file, attend health fairs, assist in health presentation, mentor students,
communicate with parents and meet with school officials.
http://www.wicomicohealth.org/
Wicomico Mentoring Project -
Salisbury, Maryland
~assist the mentoring coordinator at Salisbury
Middle School with all duties of the Wicomico Mentoring Project. The
member will interact with students, school staff and volunteers.
http://www.wicomicomentors.org/
Wicomico Partnership for Families & Children
- Salisbury, Maryland
~perform
community and media outreach. Duties to include creating flyers,
brochures, article writing, and overall event management. Member will also
gain professional contacts and community exposure by talking with community
members about current initiatives, attending collaborative meetings, working
with corporate partners, and organizing promotions for the local media about
community programs.
http://www.wicomicocounty.org/partnership
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Worcester County
Worcester County Health Dept.
- Prevention Office
- Snow Hill & Berlin, Maryland
~assist prevention specialists with
the provision of prevention services specifically directed towards youth.
Serve with specialist to assist youth in several gender specific groups and
after-school programs with a focus on prevention of risk-behaviors (i.e.,
tobacco use, alcohol or other drugs, etc.). Also participate in outreach
activities to disseminate information concerning these risk behaviors.
http://www.worcesterhealth.org/prevention.php
Worcester County Health Dept. - Helping
Adolescents Recovery Today (H.A.R.T.) - Snow Hill, Berlin, Ocean City,
Maryland
~assist with individual case management and group
activities with teens who struggle with chemical dependencies.
http://www.worcesterhealth.org/addictions.php
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