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Service Sites
Boys and girls Club if the Salinas Valley
This unique club is providing a safe place where kids can go every day after school. They are in need of extra hands to help younger students with their schoolwork, as well as, teaching in an area in which you excel. You might be an artist, a dancer, or a basketball player that could teach younger children the basic techniques of your specialty. You could even just take the time to play board or table games with the kids. The time and the energy given to the Boys and Girls Club will make you feel good about your position, of helping children from the ages of 7-12 learn about themselves and learning how to make a positive difference in their lives.

California International Air show
This event has given millions of dollars back to local charities over the years of its existence. This high flying action packed event, is a nonprofit organization that distributes all of its proceeds into local communities. Your responsibilities will be to help with the parking facility.

Castroville Community Center
This is a place to be if you want to give back to your own community and for many, it's only a few blocks away from home. There are many new and exciting activities going on each day.

Children's Miracle Network
The Children's Miracle Network is an association of over 160 member hospitals that care for children throughout the U.S. and Canada. Each hospital raises funds all year long and activities culminate the first week in June with a Telethon Broadcast.

Convalescent Nursing Facilities
Many of the nursing facilities in our area welcome friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to come and spend time with senior citizens in their care. You may do a variety of activities with them. It could include watching T.V, and eating popcorn with them, helping them write letters, speaking Spanish, singing, playing Bingo, or listening to a fascinating story of years gone by. They always enjoy local talent and many have a piano in their facility.

Dorothy's Kitchen
This is a food kitchen for homeless and underprivileged guests. We have had many of our students work here for Community Service hours. If you were to work here, you might expect to set tables, prepare and serve meals, clean and help maintain the facility.

Our Lady of Refuge Church in Castroville
Here is one location that has an open door policy for North Monterey County High School students. Father Rudy and Efren need that extra hand in keeping the Church tidy, helping with Sunday school program or offering your clerical skills.

Salvation Army
This organization needs students to help ring bells to solicit donations. The hours and locations will vary depending upon the requests received from the Salvation Army.

Salinas Jaycees
This is an organization that is made up of community spirit minded leaders. They sponsor an annual "Solicitation Drive" for underprivileged children in Monterey County. You and Jaycee member could go through the streets of Monterey County asking donations. The money that is raised goes towards the following weekend for a shopping spree at the mall.

Salinas Jaycees Shopping Tour
Salinas's business owners, local organizations and individuals have donated time and money to this event for the children of Monterey County. You have the responsibility of taking a small child through the Mall and buying warm clothing. You are given a list of their sizes and clothing needs. The main goal is to buy these children warm clothing, such as, a new winter jacket, long pants, turtle neck T-shirt, shoes and socks and making the money stretch as far as you can by looking for sale items.

Sea Otter Classic
This event is a very large national bicycle Race and festival that is held every year in March. The location is the Laguna Seca raceway, which is located between Salinas and Monterey on Hwy. 68. Riders come from all over the world to participate in this fun event. Many student volunteers are needed to do a variety of jobs such as parking, helping with children's games, giving water to the riders and helping with the many events.

Special Olympics
Special Olympics is an international program of sports training and competition for individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. It is the first and largest organization of its kind in the world. A key feature of Special Olympics is the series of games they hold annually at local, regional and state levels as well as once every two years internationally.
Special Olympics Monterey County relies on the assistance and support of the community volunteers to conduct its program. Volunteers annually contribute from a few hours to hundreds of hours to the program. Annual games in Monterey County are held in the spring and they consist of aquatics, and track and field competitions. Separate tournaments are also held for: bowling, basketball, softball, aquatics, distance running, soccer and winter sports.

North County Condors
There are a variety of ways to earn community service hours here at North Monterey County High School. A few opportunities that might be available are things such as parking cars for football games, working in the Snack Shack, working the STATS table during wrestling tournaments or helping at our home track and field meets after school. Some students spend time working in the library or the student store. Teachers sometimes need help with various things on campus and ask the students to volunteer to earn community service hours.

Hospital Programs

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
This is a beautiful hospital located in the forest of the Monterey Coast.
There are requirements and a commitment to be made if you choose to
complete your service learning hours at this hospital. CHOMP wants a commitment of no less than a semester and ideally more than a years worth of time. There are 8 different areas that a junior volunteer may help in:
1. Emergency room: Experienced Juniors and seniors in high school may apply for this area in the hospital. Students need to be experienced in the volunteer program and have the ability to cope in high-pressure areas.
2. Fountain Court: You will do light food preparation, greet customers, clear tables and take orders.
3. Gift Shop: You will learn the retail sales in the hospital's gift shop.
4. Nursery: This is a selective service and you need to serve all the other areas in the hospital first, before you may work in this area. There are only six areas available to work with newborn babies. You will fix packets for the parents, run errands, and rock and hold the little ones.
5. Nutrition: You will fold menus and help patients select their nutritional needs.
6. Pharmacy: You will run errands around the hospital, check and package supplies and fill prepackaged orders under the supervision of the pharmacist.
7. Rehabilitation: You will be working with patients and equipment
8. Reception Desk: You will be greeting, admitting, discharging patients at the front desk
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital:
1. This hospital also needs commitment from you, with a 100 hours minimum time for their program. Participation in this program requires a minimum of regularly scheduled shifts per month during the week at the hospital or a minimum of two regularly scheduled shifts per month on weekends. Should any other activities interfere with the above schedule times, you are required to arrange for a substitute by calling another Junior volunteer to cover your shift. You are expected to attend a minimum of 4 junior meetings per year.