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	Community service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community.
		In cases of community service among youth, the type of service performed is at times similar to that performed by people convicted of crimes.
		Community service is only one of a variety of alternative sentencing techniques designed to be more effective at reforming perpetrators, to reduce recidivism, to benefit society, and to reduce the overall cost to society of sentencing criminals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Community_service (936 words)

	Community Service
		Community Service Workshop- Invite civic leaders, women's clubs, churches and other organizations to attend a meeting where discussions could be held on community service.
		Establish a community "Roundtable" A roundtable is a network of community leaders, some of whom are members of the Church, who come together regularly to address issues that are of interest or concern to the group or the general public.
		Establish a community "Family Council" Like a roundtable this council is comprised of leaders of the community from education, the clergy, service groups, government, police and community and family agencies who wish to give support to the family unit.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/rs/compassion/communityservice.htm (3653 words)

	Community Service-Learning
		Real-life experiences in the community are linked to academic content through processes of critical reflection such as journal writing, small group discussion, and the writing of analytical papers.
		Community Service-Learning (CSL) has been shown to have positive effects on academic performance (including GPA, writing skills, critical thinking skills), values (e.g., commitment to activism and to promoting racial understanding), self-efficacy, leadership, choice of a service career, and plans to participate in service after graduation.
		Community Service-Learning, a teaching model that combines volunteer service with academic work, aims to instill in students a sense of citizenship and civic engagement.
	www.learningexchange.ubc.ca /trek_program/community_learn.html (530 words)

	COMMUNITY SERVICE
		The office of Community Service was created in November 1993 to develop and implement dynamic community service programs that boldly address the educational, social, cultural, and recreational needs of the under-represented, the educationally "at-risk", and the homeless residents in the Baltimore metropolitan area.
		By organizing multidimensional, holistic programs, which involve university students, faculty, staff, community organizations, government agencies, businesses, school children, and parents, the office of community service positively impacts the educational, social, cultural and recreational problems of Baltimore's inner city population.
		While each of the community service programs vary in size, structure, and focus, they share the same goal of improving the educational challenges of Baltimore's urban population.
	www.morgan.edu /communityservice (119 words)

	Hobart and William Smith Colleges :: Public Service
		In the public service program, service-learning—the integration of community service into an academic course—may be used in the teaching of many different subject areas.
		Day of Service is a one-day service event that brings the Colleges' staff, faculty, and students together with the people of Geneva to perform service projects in the city and surrounding areas.
		For two months out of the school year, The Colleges community is in charge of Thursdays with the local community "soup kitchen." Students, sometimes with the help of faculty and staff, plan, prepare, and serve lunch to those in need in the Geneva area, as well as spend time with them over the meal.
	www.hws.edu /studentlife/publicservice/index.asp (1682 words)

	Miss America :: Community Service
		The National Community Service Scholarship was established in 1994 as part of the Miss America initiative to embrace community service as one of the qualities and attributes of Miss America.
		The Miss America Organization added the $5,000 National Community Service Scholarship to recognize women at the state level who demonstrate service to their community in exemplary fashion.
		Though it is Miss America herself who fills the spotlight during her year of service, the Miss America Organization is built on a vast network of grassroots support--individuals and communities who believe that service in ones community is a means to show patriotism as well as a way to gain depth of character.
	www.missamerica.org /volunteer/community-service.asp (467 words)

	Community Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Faithful to the Ignatian heritage of service and committed to the education of leaders acting for the improvement of the social order, Saint Joseph's University continues today to encourage innovative education programs aimed at improving the quality of life both in the local and global communities.
		Community Service Programs complement the academic life of the students at Saint Joseph's University.
		A service commitment of one two-hour period a week per semester is required.
	www.sju.edu /campus_ministry/CommunityService (719 words)

	USDOJ: Community Relations Service
		MISSION: The Community Relations Service is the Department's "peacemaker" for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, and national origin.
		Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRS is the only Federal agency dedicated to assist State and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony.
		Here are some of the actions they took to help their communities through this difficult time.
	www.usdoj.gov /crs (322 words)

	Sidwell Friends School: Middle School » Community Service
		Sixth graders spend their community service afternoons visiting Hearst Elementary School to read to young children, making sandwiches for Martha's Table and visiting the elderly residents at the Washington Home.
		Several of these activities involve community service, and all students who begin Middle School in 5th or 6th grade must spend one of their four Minimesters doing a service project.
		The service offerings range from work in local feeding programs for homeless people, to a community service project outside of the Washington DC metropolitan area.
	www.sidwell.edu /middle_school/communityservice.asp (481 words)

	Community Service: A Family's Guide to Getting Involved
		When a community is doing well as a whole, the individuals are better off, too.
		Working in community service can bring kids and teens in touch with people of different backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, ages, and education and income levels.
		If you've never been involved in community service before, volunteering as an individual may be a good place to start.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/positive/family/volunteer.html (1111 words)

	Rotary International: RI Programs: Community Service
		Service defines Rotary's character; whether local or international, it promotes Rotary's appeal and visibility in the community, and is the reason Rotary continues to grow.
		Community service responds to the needs of a local community.
		RI is looking for good, color, action photos of your Rotary club's community service projects to feature on the Web site and in RI publications.
	www.rotary.org /programs/com_serv/index.html (161 words)

	Education World®: Special Theme: Community Service
		This special page offers definitions of those terms and many sample projects from teachers who believe that involving students in service projects is an effective strategy for engaging interest in the curriculum and in their communities.
		To educator Kathie Marshall, service learning is an effective strategy for engaging students' interest in the curriculum and in their community.
		By connecting students to the broader community, service learning teaches positive civic values, leadership skills, goal setting, and a sense of optimism, resilience, and personal responsibility.
	www.educationworld.com /a_special/community_service.shtml (744 words)

	Community Service
		Alpha Phi Omega is a coeducational National Service Fraternity, established at Albion College in 1991.
		CREATE provides fun, educational activities for children of the community that enhances their knowledge of the world around them with regard to environmental and cultural aspects.
		In this way, a positive community connection is created, as leadership opportunities for middle school students are fostered, and the city of Albion is enhanced.
	www.albion.edu /campusprog/sg-service.asp (609 words)

	Community Service
		Court-ordered community service may be done at any non-profit organization, usually within a three-month period.
		Occasionally, community service may be completed through service to the Town itself.
		Some opportunities may also be available for students who are required to perform community service as a school requirement.
	www.parkeronline.org /local_government_general/community_service.aspx (136 words)

	Volunteering - AARP and Community Service
		Her motto “to serve, not to be served” helped shape our volunteer efforts at the national, state, and local levels as a means of achieving a positive impact on our society.
		Through their work in AARP Chapters, AARP members are demonstrating the power of volunteer service to help address key issues in their community.
		AARP is founded on the principle “to serve, not to be served.” The depth of this commitment is reflected in AARP’s annual Day of Service.
	www.aarp.org /about_aarp/community_service (333 words)

	Alumni Community Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Alumni Association's Community Service Program, together with campus organizations such as the Center for Social Concerns, Campus Ministry and the Office of Community Relations, promotes service opportunities for our alumni and friends by creating an awareness of need and fostering action through volunteer service in the local, national and world communities.
		The Alumni Community Service Program supports alumni clubs that are actively engaged in community service endeavors throughout the world.
		As part of their educational and communal experience, students are continually encouraged to make moral choices and to take action based on the gospel teachings.
	alumni.nd.edu /commserv (517 words)

	Community Service - Yale-New Haven Hospital
		Services such as mammograms, clinical breast exams and Pap smears are offered free of charge for eligible women over age 40.
		A national pilot program of Directors of Volunteers Services (ASDVS), was developed to encourage at-risk children to think positively about healthy living, community volunteerism, and stimulate them to think about their own career aspirations.
		Established in 1993 to coordinate and promote improvement in out-of-hospital emergency medical services activity--including medical response to disasters and hazardous environments--the division participates in a variety of national, regional and local organizations who seek to reduce death and disability resulting from common and unusual emergency situations.
	www.ynhh.org /general/commsvc.html (2431 words)

	Community Service Programs
		Early in the academic year, local non-profits and community organizations are invited to Lesley to meet with students.
		The 2006 Day of Service, held on September 5th, included such organizations as Community Art Center, Cambridge Community Center, Eviction Free Zone, Friends of Alewife Reservation, Hospice of the Good Shepherd, Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, Parents' Nursery School, and Tutoring Plus.
		The SGA is established to represent the interests and concerns of undergraduate students to the larger university community, while working to build an excitingly vibrant life on campus for students.
	www.lesley.edu /services/community_service/programs.html (1093 words)

	Amazon.com: Community Service: Music: Crystal Method (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On Community Service (to take a convenient example), The Crystal Method don't give us any "new" songs per se, but rather, they have assembled 16 tracks into a single continuous mix which is perfect for playing at parties.
		What makes 'Community Service' so intrigueing is that the inside sleeve features an entire page listing websites and organizations such as FreeDonations.com, American Institute for Public Service, and the Hunger Site, with the words 'Supporting the community that supports you' at the top.
		More breakbeat-oriented than any other TCM work, I found Community Service to be a bit repetitive, but it certainly has its share of enjoyable tracks.
	www.amazon.com /Community-Service-Crystal-Method/dp/B000069JJE (1490 words)

	The Dean of Students Office at the University of Florida
		The Center for Leadership and Service (CLS) provides the structure and resources to prepare students to become productive citizens and assume roles of leadership and service in a culturally diverse and increasingly complex society.
		The Center fosters lifelong service and civic participation by engaging the University with its greater community in action, change and learning.
		The CLS was founded on basic concepts of an integration between leadership education and programs; community service and service learning; and community engagement.
	www.dso.ufl.edu /cls (166 words)

	Goucher College: Goucher College Community Service
		Goucher College has a long-standing commitment to service in the community and is a founding member of the Shriver Center Higher Education consortium, a group of twelve Baltimore-area colleges and universities committed to responding to the needs of the city.
		A morning of community service is part of new student orientation.
		A bulletin board outside G31 has community service opportunities posted regularly as does the webpage you are currently viewing.
	www.goucher.edu /communityservice (203 words)

	Moose International - Community Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Moose Community Service program of today and for the next century challenges people to become volunteers through membership in the Moose.
		It calls for capable and inspired leadership and for a generous giving of thought, effort and time according to the Moose Six-Point Community Service Program.
		Community Service has been an ever-growing portion of the overall Moose fraternal program ever since its inception under the name "Civic Affairs" by then-Director General Malcolm Giles in the late 1940s.
	www.mooseintl.org /public/Community_Service.aspx (313 words)

	Robin L. Yeager, Community Service eJournal USA, November 2005
		Since its founding in 1992, the Office of Community Service Learning (OCSL) at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has served as the volunteer resource center and service hub for community service and service learning for all members of the university community.
		Academic excellence, service to the community, and student success are at the heart of the program, which encourages participants to become part of the service movement locally, nationally, and globally.
		According to the American Association of Community Colleges, over half of the community colleges in the United States have incorporated some level of service learning into their programs.
	usinfo.state.gov /journals/itsv/1105/ijse/yeager.htm (1124 words)

	NH Volunteer Opportunities - Community Service Projects UNH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Community Service programs such as our Wildcat Youth Mentors, afford young teens in local schools their own volunteer opportunities in performing community service programs which impact fellow students.
		Members of Wildcat Youth Mentors are all UNH students or alumni, who believe in the values of youth mentoring, community service projects and involving youngsters in Civic Affairs - especially related to NH Public Safety and projects calling for Citizen Involvement.
		Our Volunteer Opportunities are available to anyone and everyone seeking to participate in responsible community service, public safety and citizen involvement in civic affairs.
	www.lifewise-nh.org (364 words)

	Community Service Publications :: Campus Compact
		This comprehensive guide offers community service directors a wealth of information and models for creating and sustaining a campus community service office.
		An essential resource for service and service-learning centers that want to create sustainable funding for their programs by establishing an endowment.
		It is a phenomenal success, not just in terms of growth in numbers, but in terms of the impact it's had on communities, on campuses, and on individual lives.
	www.compact.org /publications/detail.php?comm_service=1 (383 words)

	Community Service - Duke Energy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It is because of our commitment to serve the communities in which we live and work that our employees and retirees give of their time and money to make our communities better.
		Our community involvement will continue to display our commitment to improving the quality of life in our communities and surrounding areas.
		Helping communities become stronger is the focus of Duke Energy’s Volunteers In Action.
	www.duke-energy.com /community/service (146 words)

	Belconnen Community Service
		Belconnen Community Service is a community owned and managed incorporated association involved in the provision of a range of services for families and individuals living in the Belconnen Region and the ACT.
		These services are provided on a not for profit basis and are partly or wholly funded by government grants, donations and client contributions.
		To obtain more information about any of our services, click on one of the topics on the left of the screen.
	www.belcomserv.com.au (120 words)

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