Christian Service Program

 

3) School Community Service Project

Students will be involved in Christian Service that takes place on campus or through programs offered by Christian Service.  This project may also be completed through a club project or athletic team project.

 

4) Faith Based Community Service Project

Students will be involved in service that takes place through their faith community, a neighboring faith community, or a faith based institution or school.

 

5) Community Based Service Project

Students will be involved in a form of service that reaches out to the local community.

Service Opportunities

Organization Name	Comments	Phone	Address	Organization Name	Comments	email/website	Type of Service	Service Code
Alhambra Convalescent Home		626-2823151	415 S. Garfiled Ave., Alhambra 91801	Alhambra Convalescent Home			Hospice Care	#5
Braille Institute		323-663-1111 ext.1340		Braille Institute			Visually Impaired	#5
Braille Institute – 2	Transcriber	323-906-3148		Braille Institute – 3	Transcriber	brailleinstitute.org	Visually Impaired	#5
Catalina’s Gift	Works with pediatric cancers, outreach and promoting	562-756-0870		Catalina’s Gift	Works with pediatric cancers, outreach and promoting	catalinasgift.org	Children	#3, 5
Catholic Charities (El Monte Office) San Juan Diego Center	Food Pantry, Thanksgiving and Christmas Events	626-575-7652	4171 Tyler ave. El Monte 91731	Catholic Charities (El Monte Office) San Juan Diego Center	Food Pantry, Thanksgiving and Christmas Events		Various	#4, 5
Catholic Charities (Pomona Office)		909-629-0472	248 E. Monterey Ave., Pomona 91767	Catholic Charities (Pomona Office)		catholiccharities.org	Various	#4, 5
City of Hope	Time Commitment and Application Process	626-256-4673, ext. 64049	1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte 91010	City of Hope	Time Commitment and Application Process	http://www.cityofhope.org	Hospital	#3, 4, 5
Country VIlla	Adopt-A Grandparent	626-962-3368	850 S Sunkist Ave., West Covina 91790	Country VIlla	Adopt-A Grandparent		Senior Center	#3, 4, 5
Delhaven Community Center		626-917-9789	15135 Fairgrove Ave. La Puente 91744	Delhaven Community Center			Children & DD	#3, 4, 5
Eaton Canyon Nature Center		626-398-5420	1750 N Altadena Dr., Pasadena 91107	Eaton Canyon Nature Center		http://www.ecnca.org	Environment	#5
Edgewood Academy School		626-931-7800	14135 Fairgrove Ave, La Puente, CA 91746	Edgewood Academy School		bassett.k12.ca.us/index.php/site/edgewood_academy	Children	#2, 5
Family Promises	Box City Event with Families			Family Promises	Box City Event with Families		Housing	#4, 5
Fire Explorers  (Battalion 19)	Diamond Bar, walnut	909-620-2207	3325 Temple ave Pomona 91768	Fire Explorers  (Battalion 19)	Diamond Bar, walnut		Community	#5
Fire Explorers  (Battalion	Whittier, Pico Rivera	562-698-6009	7733 Greenleaf ave. Whittier 90602	Fire Explorers  (Battalion	Whittier, Pico Rivera		Community	#5
Fire Explorers (Batallion 12)	Industry, Hacienda Heights, La Puente	626-854-3488	17056 Gale ave. City of Indurstry 91745	Fire Explorers (Batallion 12)	Industry, Hacienda Heights, La Puente		Community	#5
Fire Explorers (Battalion 10)	El Monte, Rosemead, Temple City	626-459-4115	11567 Bryant rd. El Monte 91731	Fire Explorers (Battalion 10)	El Monte, Rosemead, Temple City		Community	#5
Fire Explorers (Battalion 15)	Pomona	909-620-2201	590 S. Park ave. Pomona 91766	Fire Explorers (Battalion 15)	Pomona		Community	#5
Fire Explorers (Battalion 16)	Azusa, Covina, Duarte, Irwindale	626-334-0011	605 N Angelino Azusa 91702	Fire Explorers (Battalion 16)	Azusa, Covina, Duarte, Irwindale		Community	#5
Fire Explorers (Battalion 2)	Claremont, Glendora, San Dimas	909-599-6727	164 S. Walnut ave. San Dimas 91773	Fire Explorers (Battalion 2)	Claremont, Glendora, San Dimas		Community	#5
Fire Explorers (Battalion 21)	La Habra, La Mirada, Norwalk, Whittier	562-691-4692	850 W. La Habra blvd. La Habra 90631	Fire Explorers (Battalion 21)	La Habra, La Mirada, Norwalk, Whittier		Community	#5
Habitat for Humanity Pomona Valley	14 yrs work Restore and 16 yrs can start working at sites	909-596-7098	4609 Holt Blvd. Montclair, . 91763	Habitat for Humanity Pomona Valley	15 yrs work Restore and 16 yrs can start working at sites		Housing	#3, 4, 5
Heal the Bay		310-451-1500 ext.148	1444 9th Street santa Monica, CA 90401	Heal the Bay		healthebay.org	Environment	#5
Huntington Library	One year commitment	626-405-2100	1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108	Huntington Library	One year commitment	huntington.org	Education	#5
Japanese Club (East San Gabriel Valley)		626-960-2566	1203 W. Puente Ave., West Covina 91790	Japanese Club (East San Gabriel Valley)		esgvjcc.org	Various	#5
Kidspace Museum	20 hours commitment	626-449-9144	480 N. Arroyo Blvd. Pasadena	Kidspace Museum	21 hours commitment	kidspacemusuem.org	Educaton	#5
LA Food Bank		323-234-3030 ext 144	734 E. 41st Street Los Angeles, CA	LA Food Bank		http://www.lafoodbank.org/	Food to the Poor	#2, 5
Lanternman		909-595-1221	3530 Pomona Blvd. Pomona, CA 91769-0100	Lanternman		www.dds.ca.gov/Lanterman/Index.cfm	Persons with Disabilities	#3, 4, 5
Loma Linda University Med. Ctr.	Teen Summer 2012	909-558-8022	11234 Anderson St, Loma Linda, CA	Loma Linda University Med. Ctr.	Teen Summer 2013	lomalindahealth.org	Hospital	#5
Make A Wish Foundation	Online Application	310-788-9474	1875 Century Park East Ste. 950, 90067	Make A Wish Foundation	Online Application	wishla.org	Terminally Ill	#5
Maryvale	Long term at least 6 months and after school short term	626-280-6510	Two Locations: 7600 Graves Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770 and 2500 Huntington Drive, Duarte	Maryvale	Long term at least 6 months and after school short term		Adolescents	#3, 4, 5
Meals on Wheels	Online Application			Meals on Wheels	Online Application	mealcall.org	Food to the Poor	#5
North East Trees		323-441-8634 ex: 24		North East Trees			Environment	#5
Our Lady of Assumption Church	Sign Up with D.R.E.	909-626-3596 ext. 213	435 Berkeley Ave., Claremont, CA  91711	Our Lady of Assumption Church	Sign Up with D.R.E.	olaclaremont.org	Church	#4, 5
Police Explorers	West Covina Police Department	626-939-8557	West Covina	Police Explorers	West Covina Police Department		Community	#5
Police Explorers		626-330-3322	City of Industry	Police Explorers			Community	#5
Police Explorers		562-863-8711	Norwalk	Police Explorers			Community	#5
Police Explorers		562-949-2421	Pico Rivera	Police Explorers			Community	#5
Queen of the Valley Hospital		626-962-4011, ext. 22412		Queen of the Valley Hospital			Community	#5
San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the Homeless	Mostly needs toiletries and Socks. Open from 8am to 1pm	626-333-7204	1345 Turnbull canyon rd. Hacienda Heights 91745 (Behind SJV)	San Gabriel Valley Coalition for the Homeless	Mostly needs toiletries and Socks. Open from 8am to 1pm		Homeless	#3, 4, 5
Santa Teresita Hospital		626-408-7825	819 Buena Vista St.,Duarte, CA 91010	Santa Teresita Hospital		santa-teresita.org	Hospital	#4, 5
Save Our Beach	Beach Clean-Up	562-884-6764	P.O. Box 1014 Seal Beach 90740	Save Our Beach	Beach Clean-Up	saveourbeach.org	Environment	#5
School On Wheels	Tutoring	213-896-9200	P.O. Box 23371 Ventura CA 93002	School On Wheels	Tutoring	schoolonwheels.org	Tutoring	#5
St. John Vianney Martin de Porres Center	Food Pantry Thurs: 5pm – 7pm  Sat: 7am – 1pm	626-330-2269 ex: 227		St. John Vianney Martin de Porres Center	Food Pantry Thurs: 5pm – 7pm  Sat: 7am – 1pm		Food to the Poor	#4, 5
State Parks	Online application	213-351-8986		State Parks	Online application	parks.lacounty.gov	Environment	#5
Think Together (Central Elem. School)			14741 Central Ave., Baldwin Park 91706	Think Together (Central Elem. School)		thinktogether.org	Children	#3, 5
Think Together (Edgewood Elem. School)			14135 Fairgrove Ave, La Puente, CA 91746	Think Together (Edgewood Elem. School)			Children	#3, 5
Veterans – II	Holiday Basket Program	626-287-0486		Veterans – II	Holiday Basket Program	milserv.org	Veterans	#5
Veterans (Gov.t)	Online application			Veterans (Gov.t)	Online application	volunteer.va.gov	Veterans Welfare	#5
VITAS	Training, one-two hours a week	626-974-2073		VITAS	Training, one-two hours a week		Hospice Care	#3, 5
Volunter Center of the San Gabriel Valley		626-256-8189	2500 E. Foothill Blvd., Ste 101, Pasadena 91107	Volunter Center of the San Gabriel Valley		volunteersgv.org	Various	#5
West Covina Public Library		626-962-3541	1601 West Covina Pkwy West Covina 91790	West Covina Public Library			Children	#5
YMCA – Monrovia	Online application	626-359-9244	501 S. Mountain Ave. Monrovia 91016	YMCA – Monrovia	Online application		Various	#4, 5
YWCA – San Gabriel	Online application	626-960-2995	943 N Grand Ave. Covina 91724	YWCA – San Gabriel	Online application	ywcasgv.org	Various	#4, 5
St. Francis Center	Feeding homeless	213-747-5347 ext. 111	1835 s. hope st. Los Angeles 90015	St. Francis Center	Feeding homeless		Homeless	#4,5

B. Stewardship

Students need to participate in one of the various school wide drives.  Students are to obtain the signature of their teacher when they turn in their donated items.  How much students give is up to them; we only ask that they contribute to the drives!  NOTE: MISSION COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CONSIDERED DRIVES.

C. Family Component

Parents or an adult family member need to participate in at least one of the Christian Service projects with the student.  Students will be asked to briefly interview their parent or guardian as part of the yearly reflection.

D. Daily Christian Service

Being a disciple of Christ is not a weekly or occasional practice; rather it is a way of life.  In fact the earliest name given to Christians was “People of the Way.”  Early Christians often went against the grain of society, especially in their generous treatment of those in need of help.  Christian Service is more than just a requirement to be checked off; it is a daily calling.  In order to help you reflect on this, we ask that you select one of the Corporal Works of Mercy and one of the Spiritual Works of Mercy to focus on during the this school year.  At the end of the year we will ask you to reflect on your experience living out the Works of Mercy that you selected.

E. Reflection

Each year students will complete a reflection on the service they have done.  During the 2011/2012 school year, this reflection will be turned into their Christian Service Mentor by April 19, 2012.

*Indirect Service Description:

• Any form of fund-raising activity in which the student did not create, organize, implement and supervise the fund-raiser and directly interact with the organization receiving the funds.
• Any material contribution to the collecting of goods for any of the above organizations that does not include distribution of the goods to those for whom they were intended.
• Letter-writing as advocacy
• Clerical work – filing, data entry, returning books to a book shelf, folding flyers for a mailing

Activities that are NEVER considered for direct or indirect service hours:

• Work done at for-profit businesses.(other than hospitals and retirement homes).
• Attendance at a conference in which there is no implementation of skills/knowledge accrued in some sort of community-based project with a nonprofit organization.
• Baby-sitting for relatives and family friends.
• Activities in which there was some sort of trade off or payment
• Activities in which a parent, relative or student is the only supervisor
• All forms of duty within a family and/or extended family
• Political activity. (Unless it is expressly endorsed by the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops)

EXAMPLES OF SERVICE BY CATEGORY

Some Examples of School Community Service Projects

ü  Adopt a Grandparent

ü  Lanterman

ü  Big Sunday

ü  Feeding the Homeless with the school

ü  CSF/NHS Tutoring

ü  Blood Drive

ü  Club Service Projects

ü  ASB Activities

Some Examples of Faith Based Community Service

ü  Parish Religious Education Programs

ü  Lectoring

ü  Altar Serving

ü  Church Festivals

ü  Involvement in Faith Based Organization (such as Habitat for Humanity)

ü  Involvement in Service Projects with Other Faith Communities

Some Examples of Community Service

ü  Feeding the Homeless

ü  Ecology Projects

ü  Housing

ü  Service through Scouting Organizations

ü  Hospital Volunteer

ü  Work with the Elderly

ü  Civic Organizations such as police or Fire Department Explorers

 

**PLEASE NOTE:  POLITICAL ACTIVITIES DO NOT QUIALIFY AS CHRISTIAN SERVICE, UNLESS IT IS AN ACTIVITY EXPRESSLY ENDORSED BY THE UNITED STATES CATHOLIC CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS.

 

 

 

 

 

Christian Service FAQs

1. Where can I serve?

• You can serve at any agency our pre-approved list of agencies found on the AMAT Christian Service website under “service opportunities”.

1. What if I want to do my service at an agency or do a project not on the pre-approved list?

• You must get approval from the Christian Service Moderator or Campus Minister by filling out a Service Organization Approval Form at least a month before you intend on beginning your service.

1. If another student has gotten approval for a service project at an agency not listed on the pre-approved site of non-profit agencies, do I still have to seek approval?

• Yes, you do. Each student has to get their own petition signed by the Christian Service Moderator or Campus Minister.

1. How do I keep track of my hours so that I can receive credit for the time spent volunteering at my service site?

• Be sure to record your hours in the AMAT Service Verification packet, found in the Campus Ministry Office, the Christian Service Office, some Religion classrooms and the Library, and obtain correct signatures.

1. Can I complete 80 hours in one year and have it count for my entire graduation requirement?

• NO. You must complete at least 20 hours of service at an approved site each year that you are at AMAT.  We begin counting service from May 1 of the previous year to April 30 of the current school year.  Any hours done over the minimum amount required yearly will be added to the student’s record.

1. Can I work at the same non-profit agency all four years?

• YES. In fact, commitment to one agency is encouraged as long as it fits the AMAT service criteria.

1. Do hours working in an office of a non-profit organization doing filing and other types of office work count as direct service?

• NO. You need to work directly with those being served. Doing office work for a non-profit is considered indirect service. Remember only one of your projects may be indirect service.

1. Can I be a coach or tutor and have it count toward my direct service hours?

• Yes, as long as it is for an approved agency and you do not receive compensation.

1. Can my AMAT hours count for my Confirmation program? Can service done for my Confirmation program count toward my AMAT Service Graduation requirement?

• Yes. As long as it follows the AMAT service criteria. Be sure to use an AMAT Verification form.

1. Can I work at home caring for family members and receive credit for direct service?

• NO. Service must be at a non-profit agency that is pre-approved. Service to members of one’s family is done freely, as an expression of love. Visits to relatives who are infirm and in a care facility also do not count as service hours. Service to a sibling who is disabled or sick is also not counted. On the other hand, contact with agencies which serve a family member can lead to potential service opportunities. Also, students have created service clubs on campus that seek to inform, educate, fund-raise and create opportunities for service in the wider community. Often, those opportunities have been grounded in the student’s personal experience with family members.

 

1. Can I do service off campus during the school day?

• Generally, NO, Unless the event is sponsored by the school, such as the Food Bank Project.

1. What if I don’t do the required number of hours?

• You must make up your service hours during the summer school session.  At the conclusion of the academic year, students who have not achieved the minimum number of service hours, suitably verified, will receive a notice from the Service Coordinator’s Office, sent to their parents to notify them of the discrepancy in our records. If by the time of senior graduation, the student still has not fulfilled the AMAT service requirement (for 2011 and 2012, it will be 60 hours, form 2013 on, it will be 80 hours), the student will not receive their diploma and the student transcript will note that graduation requirements have not been fulfilled.

1. Does time spent traveling to and from a service activity count as part of my total service hours? What about if I stay overnight or an extended amount of time? Do I count the entire time I’m there?

• Time spent traveling to and from a service site does not count as part of the service; only the time doing service is counted or credited as service hours. Nor does time spent sleeping and eating while involved in a long term service activity, unless meals are being shared with those being served.

1. Are meetings or training to prepare for service counted as part of the total time spent doing service?

• NO.

1. 15.  If I work with a single organization throughout the year, may I count that service for more than one category?

• YES!  Let’s say you volunteer with Adopt a Grandparent for 20 hours.  That would fulfill your School Community Service, Community Service, and Faith Based Service categories.  It may also fulfill your Religion Department Service and your Across the Curriculum Service depending on the requirements of your teacher.

1. 16.  If I have an interest in a particular type of service or working with a particular group of people may I count that for more than one category?

• YES.  If you enjoy working with, say children, then by all means participate in service projects that involve interaction with children.

1. I’m still unclear about the difference between Direct and Indirect service. Is there any kind of activity that doesn’t count for either?

• Please refer to the General Description of Indirect Service

 

 

 

Bishop Amat Service Verification

Name and ID#:

Current Class Year:

 

A. Christian Service Projects

1) Religion Department Class Project

Name of Organization(s):

Service Completed:

Dates of Service:                                                                      Total Hours Completed:

Teacher’s Name (Please Print):

Signature of Your Teacher Verify Completion of Project:

 

2) Across the Curriculum Service Project

Name of Organization(s):

Service Completed:

Dates of Service:                                                                     Total Hours Completed:

Teacher’s Name (Please Print):

Signature of Your Teacher Verify Completion of Project:

 

3) School Community Service Project

Name of Campus Organization(s) and Off Campus Organization(s)  if Applicable:

Contact Person(s)  with Phone Number(s):

Description of Organization(s)  (if this was an off campus event):

Dates of Service:                                                                                      Total Hours Completed:

Service Provided:

Signature and Phone Number of Teacher(s) /Supervisor(s):

 

 

 

 

4) Faith Based Community Service

Name of Organization(s):

Contact Person(s) with Phone Number(s):

Description of Organization(s):

Dates of Service:                                                                   Total Hours Completed:

Service Provided:

Signature and Phone Number of Supervisor(s):

 

 

 

 

5) Community Based Service

Name of Organization(s):

Contact Person with Phone Number(s):

Description of Organization(s):

Dates of Service:                                                                      Hours Completed:

Service Provided:

Signature and Phone Number of Supervisor(s):

 

 

 

 

 

B. Stewardship

Drive Name (NOTE: THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MISSION COLLECTIONS):

Teacher’s Name (Please Print):

Signature of Your Teacher Verify Contribution:

 

C. Family Component

Dates and description of project in which you participated:

Parent or Guardian’s Name (Please Print):

Signature of Parent or Guardian:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. DAILY CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Corporal Works of Mercy: (Which one of the Corporal Works of Mercy will you focus on this year on a daily basis?)

Spiritual Works of Mercy:(Which one of the Corporal Works of Mercy will you focus on this year on a daily basis?)

 

WORK OF MERCY	IDEAS
Corporal Works of Mercy
Feed the Hungry
Give Drink to the Thirsty
Clothe the Naked
Shelter the Homeless
Visit the Sick
Visit the Imprisoned
Bury the Dead
Spiritual Works of Mercy
Counsel the Doubtful
Instruct the Ignorant
Admonish the Sinner
Comfort the Sorrowful
Bear Wrongs Patiently
Forgive Injury
Pray for the Living and the Dead

 

 

 

 

 

E. Reflection

Teacher’s Name (Please Print):

Signature of Your Christian Service Faculty Mentor Verifying Completion of Reflection:

 

I verify that the information in this packet is complete and correct.

Hours Completed through Religion Project:

Hours Completed through Cross Curriculum Project:

Hours Completed through School Community Project:

Hours Completed through Faith Based Service Project:

Hours Completed through Community Service Project:

Total Hours Completed for the Year:

Student’s Signature:

Date Submitted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHRISTIAN SERVICE REFLECTION

ð        Your reflection must be typed and double spaced.

ð        In the upper right hand corner place your Name, ID Number, Current School Grad, and the Current School Year.

ð        You will be reflecting on all the service you completed this year.

A. Reflection

1. Select a scripture passage that relates to your experience of service this year.  Quote and cite the Scripture.  In a well formed paragraph explain how this relates to your service experience.

In a second well formed paragraph describe how you lived out the Corporal and Spiritual Works

of Mercy that you selected as your focus at the beginning of the year.

1. In a well formed paragraph answer the following question: What was the most rewarding part of your service experiences this year?
2. In a well formed paragraph answer the following question: What was a challenge or struggle you had during your service experiences?
3. In a well formed paragraph answer the following question: What did you learn from your service experiences this year?
4. In a well formed paragraph answer the following question: How did your service experiences exemplify the philosophy and mission of Bishop Amat Memorial High School as found in Lancer Life?

B. Family Component

Interview your parent or guardian the following questions about their involvement in your service project and record their answers on your reflection sheet.

1. How would you describe your overall experience of the service project?
2. What was the most memorable part of the project for you?
3. What was the most rewarding part of doing the service project?
4. What was a challenge or struggle you had during the project?
5. What do you feel you gained from this experience?

 

 

 

 

 

SERVICE ORGANIZATION APPROVAL FORM

Student’s Name and ID#:

Name of Organization:

Organization Address:

Contact Person with Phone Number/E-mail:

Description of Organization:

How does this Organization Support the Philosophy of Bishop Amat?

Description of Proposed Service:

Category/categories of service that would be fulfilled through this service:

Signature of Approval (Campus Minister or Service Coordinators):

 

CHRISTIAN SERVICE PLANNING FORM

Student’s Name and ID#:

Christian Service Faculty Mentor:

School Year:

Please list out the service activity you plan to do in order to fulfill each category, along with approximate date and hours:

1. Religion Department Project:

2. Service Across the Curriculum Project:

3. School Community Service:

4. Faith Based Community Service:

5. Community Based Service:

In which project will your parent or guardian be involved?

Did you fill out the Daily Christian Service Form?

Which, if any, of your service projects will be indirect service? (remember only one may be indirect)

Student’s  Signature:

Parent’s Signature:

Christian Service Faculty Mentor’s Signature:

(Only if Needed) Approval Signature of Christian Service Moderator/Campus Minister: