- PLACEMENTS (Will be updated as sites are confirmed) -
Placement: ArdenMiddle School
Address: 1640 Watt Ave., Sacto.
Contact: Ms. Beth Finkbeiner
Phone: 971-7306
Times: 3rd Period (11:10-12:20 pm)
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Description: Jesuit students work with a group of about 15 developmentally challenged students. In addition to tutoring, there will be lunch and playground supervision. This placement is limited to 2 students.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd. west, turn right on Eastern and left on Arden. As you approach Watt, the school will be on the left. Park in the lot and check-in at the office.
Placement: AsianCommunity Center
Address: 7801 Rush River Dr., Sacto.
Contact: Ms. Khonnie Lattassima
Phone: 394-6399 x 143
Times: 7th Period (flexible after school & weekend hours)
Description: Jesuit students facilitate recreational activities, visit with elderly residents and help with meals. Activities could include: Exercises, BINGO, Arts & Crafts, and Movies. This placement is limited to 2 students per shift. Pickup and complete the application and orientation packet from Mrs. Barnes prior to meeting with Ms. Lattassima. Be sure to have your parent sign it. This will save you time in getting approved to begin your service.
Directions: Take Highway 50 west to I-5 South, exit Right at Pocket Rd., turn Right on Greenhaven and Right on Rush River.
Placement Boys & Girls’ Club
Address: 1117 G Street Madison Elementary More locations: bgcsac.org
Sacramento 5241 N. Harrison St. Teichert-Lemon Hill Ave.
Contact: Mr. David Guillory North Highlands Hillsdale Elem.-N. Highlands
Phone: 442-2582 Olivia Caballero Foothill Oaks Elem. – Sac.
494-9700 Edward Kemble Elem-29thst.
Floyd Elem.–McClatchy Wy
Times: 7th Period (M-F 3:00-6:00 pm)
Description: The mission of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento is to provide a safe place for youth of all backgrounds to become responsible and productive adults and leaders. The club provides alternatives activities, promotes self esteem, and a sense of belonging and a desire to succeed.
Jesuit students assist with homework and recreational activities. Volunteers will be encouraged to create and facilitate various activities for the children at the Boys & Girls’ Club, creativity and pro-activity are needed.
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This placement is limited to 2 Studentsper location, per day.
Directions: Go to website, for maps to each location Students commit to one location only.
Placement: Colonia San Martin/AIDS Housing Alliance
Address: 7271 Florin Mall Drive, Sacramento
Contact: Mr. Jesse Davis
Phone: (916) 392-1093x102
Times: 7th Period (M-F 3:30 - 5:30 pm)
Description: Colonia San Martin is the AIDS Housing Alliance’s (AHA) most ambitious permanent supportive housing project to date. Located in South Sacramento near Florin Road, it consists of 60 brand new apartments, 40 of which are reserved for individuals and families where at least one person has HIV/AIDS and has very low income. The other 20 are affordable to those with low-income regardless of HIV status. It has taken a little over five years from concept to completion.
Final Certification of Occupancy was issued by the building inspectors onNovember 14, 2008. Tenant selection began a few weeks earlier with a lottery to determine the order in which applications would be processed. That lottery, with 360 applicants for 60 apartments, was a sure indication of pent-up demand. Applications are still coming in, and applicants are being placed on a waiting list. As of May 15, 2009, Colonia San Martin has reached 100% occupancy.
**Volunteer Requirement: Jesuit volunteer must be very outgoing, able to start conversations and pro-active with residents.**
The difference between Colonia San Martin and Avalon House is that Colonia San Martin houses families, while Avalon has residency for single individuals. Jesuit students will have the opportunity to not only interact with the residents but also mentor and be with their children. Jesuit students could be involved in a variety of activities from gardening to playing games, visiting, reading, going for walks, art projects, and tutoring but truly the biggest service any volunteer can provide is giving their undivided presence and attention to the residents of Colonia San Martin.
This placement requires a T.B. test, please bring your test result to the site.
This placement is limited to 2 students per day.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd., west, turn left onto Watt Avenue and merge onto HWY 50 West. Take the 65th Street Exit (Exit #), and turn left onto 65th Street. After 3 ½ miles, turn left onto Stockton Blvd., the right onto Florin Road. Turn left onto Florin Mall Drive. The housing is on the left.
Placement: Del Paso Heights Elementary
Address: 590 Morey Avenue, Sacramento, CA
Contact: Mr. Leo Alvarez
Phone: 641-3900()
Times: 3rd Period (10:45 – 11:55 am)
Description: Del Paso Heights Elementary School is a PreK-6 school of approximately 600 students located in North Sacramento, just off Interstate 80. This school is fortunate to have a culturally diverse student population. The majority of students speak English, Spanish, Hmong, Laotian, or Russian. In fact, the majority of their students are considered English Learners. Most of their students also receive a free or reduced price
breakfast and lunch every school day. The excellent teaching staff at Del Paso Heights inspires students to extraordinary achievements every day. They want their students to succeed academically, and be good citizens who contribute in a positive way to society.
They expect volunteers at Del Paso to help them achieve the level of excellence they are striving for. Volunteers will support teachers in and out of the classroom, work with small groups of students on targeted, differentiated learning goals, and helping maintain a safe, secure, and positive environment at school. Del Paso volunteers are valued by the staff, and respected by the students. This placement is limited to 4 students. Jesuit volunteers will assist with the 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes through tutoring and mentorship.
Directions: From Jacob Lane turn Right onto Fair Oaks Blvd., turn Left onto Arden Way, turn Right onto Eastern Ave., turn Left onto El Camino Ave., turn Right onto Evergreen St., Continue onto Lampasas Ave., Slight Right onto Rio Linda Blvd., turn Left onto South Ave., turn Right onto Altos Ave., turn Left onto Morey Ave (destination will be on your left.)
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Placement: Early Head Start @ Encina Preparatory High School
Address: South Campus, EncinaHigh School
1400 Bell St. (Corner of Bell & Hurley), Sacto.
Contact: Ms. Cynthia Gray
Phone: 971-5842
Times: 3rd Period (10:45 – 11:55 am)
Description: The Head Start program provides grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide comprehensive child development services to economically disadvantaged children and families, with a special focus on helping preschoolers develop the early reading and math skills they need to be successful in school. In FY 1995, the Early Head Start program was established to serve children from birth to three years of age in recognition of the mounting evidence that the earliest years matter a great deal to children's growth and development.
Jesuit students work in the nurseries with the children of teenage parents of Encina Preparatory and/or local neighborhood families who range in age from infant to 5 years of age. Volunteers provide a loving presence to
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infant and toddlers through playtime and serving lunch. This placement is limited to 2 students. This placement requires a T.B. test, please bring the test result to your site.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd. west, turn right on Watt, left on Hurley and right on Bell. Encina is on the right; turn right into the first parking lot entrance and drive around to the back of the portables. Check-in at the office.
Placement: FriendshipPark
Address: (Loaves & Fishes)12th & No. B Sts., Sacto.
Contact: Mr. Garren Bratcher
Phone: 443-7378
Times: 3rd Period (10:45-11:55a.m.)
Description: The heart and soul of the Loaves and Fishes program, FriendshipPark is a private park that provides activities, information and a safe environment for our guests during the day. 307,278 cups of coffee were filled in 2007 as well as 218,967 pastries served for morning breakfast. The Park provides telephones and free local telephone calls to our guests. There is an InformationServiceCenter (916 446-9316) to assist and sign up guest for services: Noon meal, hair cut vouchers, toiletries, and locker storage. With the help of donations from the community, Loaves and Fishes has built a Wash House which provides laundry service for our homeless guests as well as a place for men to shower and shave (with toiletries included).
One Jesuit student works in the ServiceCenter, distributing lunch tickets, answering questions and generally
assisting the homeless community guests.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd. west, turn right on Watt and left on Arden. Just past Arden Fair Mall, get on Highway 160 Downtown which turns into 12th St. Turn left at the light at North B St., left on Ahern. and left on No. C St. There is a volunteer parking lot on the left. The park is at the end of the cul-de-sac on the left.
Placement: Laurel Ruff Center
Address: 5325 Garfield Ave., Sacto
Contact: Ms. Julia Arreguin
Phone: 971-7586
Times: 3rd Period (10:45 – 11:55 am)
After school basketball and music programs TBA
Description: Jesuit students assist physically and developmentally-challenged young adults with lunch and recreational activities. This placement is limited to 4 students. This placement requires a T.B. test.
Directions: Take Fair Blvd. to Manzanita, turn Left on Madison, turn Right on Garfield. School is on the left.
Placement: MustardSeedSchool
Address: (Loaves & Fishes) 12th & No. B Sts., Sacto.
Contact: Ms. Angela Hassell
Phone: 447-3626
Times: 3rd Period (10:45 - 11:55 am)
Description: Mustard Seed is a free, private school for children 3-15 years old which provides a safe, nurturing and structured environment, a positive learning experience, happy memories, survival resources of food, clothing and shelter referrals, medical and dental screenings, immunization updates, counseling for children and their parents, and assistance entering or reentering public schools. MustardSeedSchool was established in 1989 to help meet the needs of homeless children. Many school age children do not attend school because of their homelessness; some lack immunizations, birth certificates, or other documents, some are in transit, and almost all lack a support system. In spite of their situations these children are eager to learn and to be accepted. A major goal of the Program is to prepare and enroll homeless children into public schools, and preschool for younger children, when families have found housing stability. Since the school began, over 4500 individual children have participated in Mustard Seed.
One Jesuit student will assist with educational/recreational programs for the homeless children of Mustard Seed. This placement requires a T.B. test, please bring the test result to your site. First day of service will begin with training.
Directions: See directions for FriendshipPark. Instead of going all the way to the end of the cul-de-sac, the school is on the right, just after Mercy Clinic.
Placement: Pioneer House
Address: 415 P Street, Sacramento
Contact: Ms. Patricia Boyd
Phone: (916) 442-4906
Times: Period 7 (Monday-Friday 3:30-5:00 pm)
Saturday Morning Shift 9 am-12 pm, or Afternoon 1-5 pm
Sunday Morning Shift 9 am-12 pm, or Afternoon 1-5 pm
Website:
Description:The mission of Pioneer House, a national non-profit organization, is to provide a range of housing options and services for older adults, economically disadvantaged families, and persons with disabilities, according to their needs, in an environment enhancing the quality of life as it relates to their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Pioneer House is committed to serving its residents and their local communities.
Limited to 2 Jesuit students per shift. Volunteers will make 1-to-1 room visits, play cards, do puzzles, and take walks around the block. In essence, be a companion to residents at Pioneer House.
Directions: From Jesuit turn Left at Fair Oaks Blvd., turn Left at Watt Ave., Take the ramp onto 50 W, continue on I-80 Business W, take the CA-99/I-5 exit toward Redding. Follow signs for Q St. and merge onto Q St. Turn Left at 5th, turn Left at P.
Placement: Ralph Richardson Center
Address:4848 Cottage Way, Carmichael
Contact:Ms. Charn Grady
Phone:971-7411
Times:3rd Period (10:45 – 11:55 am)
Description: Jesuit students work with physically and developmentally challenged students in a variety of settings and activities including tutoring, recreation and lunch. This placement is limited to 4 students.
This placement requires a T.B. test, please bring the test result to your site.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd. east, turn left on Walnut and left on Cottage. Go about ½ mile and turn left into the driveway just beyond the baseball diamonds. Pak in the lot and be sure to check-in at the office of Richardson, not Starr King.
Placement: San Juan Unified School District START Program
Contact Info: Cecilia Jacquez (916) 808-6156
7th Period (M-F 3:00 p.m.- 6:00 pm)
Must complete an application and attend an orientation training before starting.
Orientation held at JHS during lunch on 8/29, GR103
**If you are 18 or over fingerprinting is required**
Description: The mission of Sacramento START is to give children every opportunity to be successful. Sacramento START fosters enthusiasm for learning by engaging children in fun, hands-on-literacy focused
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activities. Sacramento START enhances the school day and supports district goals in a safe and caring environment. The program includes three inter-related components: homework assistance, academic centers and enrichment/recreation.
Each site typically takes to 2 Jesuit students, but could need more. Volunteer responsibilities could include assisting in literacy-based activities, group management, helping with homework, assisting with snacks and overall mentoring to Sacramento’s youth.
Over 48 Site Locations (see website for locations and maps
- Del Paso Heights School District
- Elk Grove Unified School District
- Natomas Unified School District
- NorthSacramentoSchool District
- RoblaSchool District
- RioLindaUnionSchool District
- Sacramento Unified School District
Placement:Stanford Settlement Senior Center
Address:450 West El Camino Avenue
Contact Info: Sister Jeanne Felion
Phone:(916) 927-1303
Times:3rd Period (11:00 am – 12:10 pm )
Description: The Senior Center helps the community to recognize seniors as a vital part of the community, and to understand that aging does not mean the loss of value as a person. The Senior Center helps in providing some respite for families caring for older relatives and gives seniors a place to get respite from relatives that they live with. Volunteers will join seniors in activities, spend time sharing stories, and assist with serving lunch to those spending their day at the center. Please note: this site is 10 miles away and takes approx. 20 minutes to arrive. You will arrive back on campus about 12:30 pm, but it is worth the drive! Limited to 2 Jesuit students.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd. west, turn right on Eastern Ave. Turn left on Arden Way and continue about 6 miles until Arden becomes the Arden-Garden Connection. Turn right on Northgate Blvd., then right on W. El Camino Avenue. The Center is on your right.
Placement: Starr King Elementary
Address: 4848 Cottage Way, Carmichael 1400 BellSt. (Corner of Bell & Hurley), Sacto.
Contact: Ms. Lisa Andrews
Phone: 971-5842
Times: 3rd Period (10:45 – 11:55 am)
Description: School begins at 10:40 am for Mrs. Andrews’ kindergarten class. Volunteers will be a 1-to-1 (or small groups of 2-3 kids) presence with students reading stories, holding conversations to build language schools, and play board games. Volunteers will take on a role model presence for this kindergarten class.
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Limited to 3 Jesuit students.
Directions: Take Fair Oaks Blvd. east, turn left on Walnut and left on Cottage. Go about ½ mile and turn left into the driveway just beyond the baseball diamonds. Pak in the lot and be sure to check-in at the Starr King office.
Placement:Thomas Edison Elementary
Address: 2950 Hurley Way, Sacto.
Contact: Mr. Todd Lindeman
Phone: (916) 575-2342
Times: 3rd Period (10:45 – 11:55 am)
Description: ThomasEdisonElementary School is a Title 1 school located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large English Learner population and the majority of students live in poverty. We have a great deal of tutoring services at our school. We have more than 100 community members who volunteer in our TEES (ThomasEdisonElementary School) Tutoring Program. This program has been in existence for the past 4 years. We also have a Peer Tutoring program where older students tutor younger students during their lunch recess. Volunteers will be put into the existing TEES Tutoring program in a variety of grade levels. We look forward to having you volunteer at our school and support our students!
This placement is limited to 3 students.
Directions: From Jacob Lane head towards Fair Oaks Blvd.and turn left. Then turn right onto Watt Ave, turn left onto Hurley Way.
Placement:Whitney Elementary School
Address: 4248 Whitney Ave., Sacto.