Students are required to complete 20 hours of community service before graduation. Where can the student find opportunities for community service? The student can look in a local telephone directory for charitable organizations, particularly the local Volunteer Center or United Way. If unable to locate a local agency, contact the Volunteer Centers of Michigan (phone 517-492-2430), or www.mivolunteers.org, or the Michigan Community Service Commission (phone 517-335-4295), or www.michigan.gov/mcsc for ideas.
Community service programs may include volunteering at (but are not limited to) any of one of the following:
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Area hospitals or nursing homes
Assistance to a non-family member (e.g. raking leaves for an elderly neighbor)
Big Brother/ Big Sister
Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts
Boys and Girls Club of America
Christian Children’s Fund
Feed the Children
God’s Kitchen
Grandville Senior Neighbors
Guiding Light Mission
Habitat for Humanity
Heartside Ministries
Interact service projects
Kent or Ottawa Humane Society
Kent District Libraries
March of Dimes
Mel Trotter Mission
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Nation Easter Seal Association
Project Hope
Salvation Army
Second Harvest food bank
Service projects for clubs and teams
Toys for Tots
Tutoring other students
UNICEF
United Way
Veterans Facility
World Vision
YMCA/YWCA
Youth group programs (church or other organization) aimed at helping the needy
Working with service organization such as AMBUCS, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, etc.