Community Service Opportunities
Looking to spend time improving the lives of others?
Below are some links to sources online to help you locate community service opportunities! Many sites enable you to search by your area of interest, minimum age, and/or geographic area, which is so helpful. Others have leadership opportunities in addition to just volunteering, so keep your eye out for those if that sounds interesting to you! If you take the time to look, there is something for everyone.
FAQ
Does BHHS apply for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award on behalf of students? Yes. Each January students can apply for recognition if they have done a minimum of 100 hours in the prior calendar year. We recommend that students keep track of their own hours on the Community Service Survey on Naviance.
Do BHHS students turn in records of service hours? No. Students keep track of their own hours on Naviance if they want to eventually apply for the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
Do students refer to community service during the college application process? Yes. There are many places in college applications where students can highlight their meaningful service and how it has impacted them.
Does BHHS require community service? No
Does BHHS recognize community service on student transcripts? No
How to Seach for Service Opportunities
Many activities have minimum ages for students, others have additional requirements
(TB, background checks, etc) so check CAREFULLY before you take the time to go volunteer
so you don't end up wasting your time! Links change daily, so some might be outdated by the time you are using them.
Note: Neither BHUSD nor BHHS endorses any particular opportunity or entity so BHHS families should vet any listing on their own.