Action and Service

You may choose to engage in one or more types of action. The following provides types of action and examples of each. You are NOT limited to the suggestions below. These examples are meant to help you formulate a plan. More examples will be given later in the handbook. Your service might have one of the following goals: to raise awareness, to participate actively, to research, to inform others, to create, to innovate, to change behaviors, or to advocate.

Talk to your family and your mentor to determine which type or types of service in which you would like to engage for your Community Project. **DUE TO COVID - WE RECOMMEND INDIRECT SERVICE AND THERE WILL BE NO PARTNERS.**

Types of Service - Examples

Direct Service: students have interaction that involves people, the environment, or animals

Example: 1-on-1 tutoring, developing a garden alongside homeless people, teaching dogs behaviors to prepare them for adopters

Indirect Service: though students do not see the recipients during indirect service, they have verified that their actions will benefit the community or environment

Example: Redesigning an organization’s website, writing original picture books to teach a language, raising fish to restore a lake

Advocacy: students speak on behalf of a cause or concern to promote action on an issue of public interest

Example: Initiating an awareness campaign on hunger in the community, performing a play on replacing bullying with respect, creating a video on sustainable water solutions

Research: students collect information through varied sources, analyze data, and report on a topic of importance to influence policy or practice

Example: Conducting environmental surveys to influence the school, contributing to a study of animal migration patterns, compiling the most effective means to reduce litter in public spaces