beyond service: using service learning as a career and
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Beyond Service: Using Beyond Service: Using Service Learning as a Service Learning as a Career and Workforce Career and Workforce
Development StrategyDevelopment Strategy
Karin Gratz, Executive Director
Petra Duecker, Program Facilitator
Vena Namukasa, AmeriCorps VISTA UW-
Waukesha
Lead to Succeed At a GlanceLead to Succeed At a Glance
What is Lead to Succeed?How is LTS Unique & Innovative?
◦LTS is an INDUSTRY-DRIVEN youth leadership development program in which high school and college students work together on a service-learning project for a local non-profit organization.
Program Goals: Develop youth leadership skills Engage students in their learning and planning for future Create responsible citizens and active community leaders Expose students to careers and skills employers most demand Encourage post-secondary education opportunities and success
Lead to Succeed At a GlanceLead to Succeed At a Glance
The program requires partnerships to be formed between the school district, colleges/universities, non-profit organizations, and Workforce Development Agencies/Boards. The projects are built collaboratively to meet the needs and goals of the key stakeholders:
Lead to Succeed At a GlanceLead to Succeed At a Glance
LTS Formula: A group of 7-15 High School Students + Project Mentors /College Students + A Custom Designed Project for a local
Non-profit Organization ________________________________________________
_ Lead to Succeed = Developing Future Workforce and Community
Leaders
LTS CurriculumLTS Curriculum
UW-Waukesha Lead to UW-Waukesha Lead to Succeed ProjectsSucceed Projects
Sponsors: UW-Waukesha, School District of Waukesha, Wells Fargo, ProHealth Care, Greater Milwaukee
Foundation – Youth in Service Program
The Workforce Development CenterThe Workforce Development Center
The WDC assists job seekers with life-long resources such as career planning, job searching, schooling, economic support and re-training.
Project Goals:Develop and promote a half day workshop on social networking (30 second commercial, LinkedIn) for unemployed/underemployed individuals in Waukesha County.
~ Research ~ Communication ~ Critical Thinking ~ Marketing ~
~ Public Relations ~ Market Researcher ~ Human Resources ~ Instructor ~
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Friends for Health in HaitiFriends for Health in Haiti
Project Goals:• Coordinate a supply drive of backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene items to benefit school children in Haiti.• Utilize marketing and media to bring attention to the project in the community.• Find community partners to assist in project support.
Friends for Health’s mission is to improve the health status of the people of Haiti, through high-quality health care, provided in a caring, compassionate and respectful manner.
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Skills ~ Observation ~ Social Perceptiveness ~ Decision
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FRIENDS FOR HEALTH IN HAITI...Improving Health, Changing Lives
La Casa de EsperanzaLa Casa de Esperanza
Project Goals: Organize book drive so
that each student at La Casa, age 6-12 years, will have a new book to take home with them.
Students will be invited to La Casa to have a day of reading with the kids.
La Casa's mission is to provide opportunities for low-income individuals to achieve full social and economic participation in society, with emphasis on the Hispanic population.
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Skills ~ Coordination ~ Organization ~ Marketing ~
Resourcefulness ~~
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Waukesha County RecyclingWaukesha County Recycling
Project Goals:•Build a mini-MRF table for children to use to sort recyclables•Create handouts and additional materials to supplement the table (i.e. coloring sheets or a list of additional games or books)•Create outreach materials to publicize the table to local preschools, libraries, and elementary schools
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Skills ~ Marketing ~ Communication ~ Critical Thinking
~ Flexibility ~~
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The Salvation Army of The Salvation Army of WaukeshaWaukesha
Caree
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Skills ~ Communication ~ Time Management ~
Persuasion ~~
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The Salvation Army provides emergency lodging, community meals, and family services to community members who need it the most.
Project Goal:Coordinate the 2009 Kettle Campaign Youth Challenge at Waukesha North High School utilizing online social media platforms to advertise and track team progress.
The National Children’s StudyThe National Children’s Study
Students are coordinating a campaign to help raise awareness
about the National Children’s Study in Waukesha.
The National Children’s Study will examine the effects of environmental influences on the health and development of children across the United States. The goal of the Study is to improve the health and well-being of children.
Caree
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Skills ~ Speaking ~ Creativity ~ Respect ~ Critical
Observation ~~
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Waukesha Department of Parks, Waukesha Department of Parks, Recreation, and ForestryRecreation, and Forestry
Project Goals: •Build a wood chip trail in Moorewood Park.
Work with elementary students to create mosaic pieces to bring life to the park trail.Create MP3 recordings and corresponding stations to make the trail interactive for visitors.
Moorewood Park is a City of Waukesha neighborhood park
on the southeast side of Waukesha.
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Skills ~ Creativity ~ Personnel Management~ Analysis
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Student Leadership Student Leadership ConferenceConference
IntegrityVision/Strategy
AwarenessDecis
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Persuasio
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Milwaukee Project Sponsors: Milwaukee Project Sponsors: Milwaukee Area Workforce Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, Milwaukee Department of City Investment Board, Milwaukee Department of City Development/Life Ventures Partnership Development/Life Ventures Partnership
Gathering Waters Festival: students will create an exhibit
featuring green solutions to be displayed at this year’s
festival.
Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District: students will
create an educational campaign to educate people on how to
properly dispose of hazardous household materials.
Layton Boulevard Neighborhood Association: students will
obtain and decorate 2-5 rain barrels for neighborhood
renovation projects.
Lead to Succeed would also like to introduce the following projects that have just started in Milwaukee!!!
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Milwaukee Sponsors Cont’d: UW-Milwaukee Institute Milwaukee Sponsors Cont’d: UW-Milwaukee Institute for Service Learning, Milwaukee 7 Water Councilfor Service Learning, Milwaukee 7 Water Council
16th Street Community Health
Center: students will promote
Earth Day events and educate
other youth about
environmental conditions in the
Kinnickinnic River
UWM WATER Institute: students
will become the media agency in
a regional ROV (Remote
Operated Vehicle) competition
event by marketing the event
and writing follow up press
releases/media stories covering
the event.
…Milwaukee Projects Cont’d.
And Now, a word from our Panelists…
Our Panel Members:
Tom Uyehara and Char Zarnoth, IndependenceFirst
Wanda Harkins, Wells Fargo
Steve Glynn, Spreenkler, LLC
Katie Miller, National Children's Study Waukesha County Vanguard Center
William Malone, Milwaukee Department of City Development
Dr. Julianne Price, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Institute for Service
Learning
Elizabeth Thelen, WIRED Iniative and iLink, Milwaukee 7 Water Council.
5 Simple Steps to Utilize Service Learning as a Career/Workforce Development Strategy!
1. Find 1 industry or business to
partner with.
2. Look for service opportunities
students can get involved with in
the community.
3. Implement a group project that will
benefit a local organization.
4. Identify career skills that were
utilized in that project.
5. Integrate these skills into your
curriculum/program.
For More Information For More Information about Lead to about Lead to
Succeed…Succeed…Contact:
Karin GratzCommunity Connections Consulting