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Student
Leader Resources
Community Agencies
Bonners are already active at many community
agencies. If you are looking for a way to expand your program’s
role within the community or to ensure that your program is
connected to all aspects of the community, here are some ideas:
| Youth
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Health |
Coaching (baseball, basketball, football,
track, soccer, street hockey)
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Health Clinic |
Instruction (tennis, gymnastics, clinics,
swimming)
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Drug/Alcohol Abuse Programs (drug
prevention/education, school visits) |
Supervision (clubs, organizations,
day camps, after school programs)
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Teen Pregnancy (peer counseling/education) |
Theater (instruction, productions,
children’s theater)
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Hospital (emergency room, ward work) |
Dance (tap, jazz, square, modern,
ballet)
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Aids (prevention, education, companion
programs, hot meals) |
Art (painting, ceramics, origami,
drawing, knitting)
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Literacy |
| Big Sibling Companion Programs |
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Tutor (adult literacy, high school
equivalency) |
| Group work (scouting, 4-H) |
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Literacy Hotline |
| Senior
Citizens |
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Relief
Work |
| Adopt-a-Grandparent |
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Food (soup kitchens, food salvage,
food drives) |
| Visit Nursing Homes |
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Shelter (homeless shelters, battered
women/men, runaway youth) |
| Services to Seniors (“Meals
on Wheels,” Household help) |
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Work Projects (weatherization, construction) |
| Education
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Clothing Assistance (clothing drives,
clothing banks) |
| Tutoring |
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Environment |
| Teacher’s Aid |
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Stream Watch (water quality monitoring)
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Mini Courses (geology, New York City,
skateboarding, fishing)
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Recycling |
Special Projects (working with gifted/talented
youth, reading clubs)
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Toxic Waste (management, awareness) |
| School Presentations |
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Soil Conservation/Erosion Prevention |
| Disabled |
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Park/Trail Maintenance |
Companion Programs
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Weatherization and Energy Conservation |
| Tutoring |
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| Recreation (sports, crafts, music,
trips to museums) |
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Information adapted from
on your mark, GO! get set by Wayne Meisel and Julia
Scatliff
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