Teen Korps
What Is Teen Korps?
Both Kids Korps and Teen Korps share the mission to instill in America’s youth the spirit of giving while providing valuable education in leadership and responsibility. However Teen Korps enhances leadership skills through training programs and hands on projects. Students 12 – 18 are encouraged to join in specially designed programs “for teens only”.
As Teen Korps members, students create an online profile enabling them to track their Kids Korps project hours as well as any independent service hours. All registered hours are eligible for annual Kids Korps and Presidential Service Awards. Print your service summary to include with resumes and college applications!
Step 1: Sign up to be a member!
Step 2: Register for one of our volunteer projects by using the online Project Calendar
Step 3: Expand your community involvement and leadership skills by your participation in one of the following:
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Serve as a Teen Leader for Kids Korps Service Projects
Teen Korps members have an opportunity to assume a leadership role by selecting a service project from the Kids Korps calendar based on interests. After coordinating with the adult project lead, Teen Leaders will assists on the Service Project in the following ways:
- Coordinate on-site logistics
- Supervise volunteers
- Take photos
- Collect project evaluations
- Provide post-event feedback and recommendations through our Project Leader Report
- Write an article to have published on Kids Korps website or newsletter
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Participate in Quarterly Teen Korps Task Forces
Join a Task Force, composed of teen leaders, to work on important community issues and large-scale service projects throughout San Diego County. Teens, like YOU, will be in charge of planning and implementing these projects from the early stages through completion. The Task Forces will address issues such as Homelessness, Low-Income Families, Health and Environment.
Fall/Winter 2011 Task Force: Feed-a-Family
Help coordinate a large-scale food drive for families throughout San Diego County. Work to implement the project from early stages through completion, partnering with Starbucks and Feeding America. The project will culminate with a large Packing Day at Feeding America on Saturday, December 10th, 2011. Please contact Amber Johnston for more information: amber@kidskorps.org/ (760) 452-2676.
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Participate in a Teen Korps Leadership Council
The Teen Korps Leadership Council is a student-driven program focused on leadership development, service project implementation, and on-site project management. Each fall students from throughout San Diego County make a school-year commitment to serve as TK council members. As a Council member, they develop skills to become a strong advocate for important community issues and organize one-time and ongoing service projects in their neighborhoods.
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Start a Teen Korps Chapter at your school
Strong leaders have the opportunity to launch a new chapter at their school, community center or religious institution. Teen Korps Chapters have the flexibility to select projects predesigned projects from the Kids Korps calendar as well a the opportunity to design and implement new their own projects based on the needs and interests of chapter members. These chapters provide unique opportunities for teen leadership positions such as president, membership director, treasurer, etc.
Contact Robin Chappelow at Kids Korps by phone (760) 452.2676 or email chris@kidskorps.org for further information regarding these opportunities.
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