JCC Serves the Community
Volunteers are
important to the vitality of a community. Whether working with emergency
services or a scout troop, in a community clean up campaign or as a
nonprofit board member, time and skills donated to others support healthy
communities.
And everybody
wins! The participant received training in leadership and teambuilding
while enjoying a sense of accomplishment and pride in giving back; the
community may be able to leverage volunteer efforts with financial support
which will expand services; the College becomes a part of the solution to
community problems and gains a reputation as a good citizen while employee
“put a face” to the college.
Jackson Community
College encourages employees to commit time to volunteerism and provides
release time for hourly employees to participate in community service
activities.
What activities qualify?
The following types
of activities (as well as many others) quality.
- Direct Service
– such as river clean up, tutoring, spending time in a nursing home
- Indirect
Service – such as computer data entry, fundraising, food collection,
board or committee work for a nonprofit
- Civic
Engagement – advocacy or community organizing, such as beautification,
mural painting, or community surveys
How do I find out about activities I can participate in?
- JCC organized
activities - several times each year JCC will be organizing community
service activities. These events will be publicized on campus.
- Jackson
Nonprofit Support Center – Complete the JNSC Volunteer Application then
call the center to learn about volunteer opportunities.
- Schools – your
local schools need people to help with reading tutoring and other
activities.
- Other – Most
nonprofit organizations need volunteer help.
What do I have to do to sign up?
- Complete the
Community Service Application
and return it to Human Resources.
- Full time
hourly (ESPA) employees will be granted 32 hours of release time, part
time (working 15+ hours per week) will be granted 16 hours of release
time for the year (July 1 – June 30).
- Participate in
an organized activity, an activity you learn about through the Jackson
Nonprofit Support Center or another community activity (advance approval
required).
- Hourly
employees schedule their community service hours with the approval of
their supervisor and report on their absence report/timesheets.
- Salaried
employees (full-time faculty and administration) schedule their
community service hours around their work commitments and report their
community service hours to Human Resources.
Updated 07.14.08
