Service Learning Community Partners

Our service learning partners contribute to our community in many different ways. Below please find an alphabetic list of all of our community partners, along with a description of the work that they do and contact information.

Spring 2024 Partners

Albany International Center / Dual Language Program Parent-Teacher Association (AIC/DLP - PTA)

Website: http://aicdlppta.memberhub.com
Contact: Natasha Howlett, Co-president, bermun@alumni.sage.edu 
Address: 50 Lark St, Albany, NY 12210

The AIC/DLP is a unique school within the Albany Public School district. It houses a K-11 program for newcomers to the US. It is also the home to the dual-language preK–5 program which alternates the language of instruction between English and Spanish weekly; students in this program come from Spanish-speaking and English-speaking families.

AIC/DLP家长教师协会(PTA)致力于支持学校活动，并为整个学校和学校家庭创造社区建设机会. Volunteering with the PTA will provide you with a look behind the scenes at a culturally, linguistically and socioeconomically diverse school.

As a volunteer with the PTA you can expect to attend monthly PTA meetings, either listening to the conversation and developing ideas, 或者监督一些参加会议的人的孩子(2023-2024年的会议暂定在23年9月20日, 10/18/23, 11/15/23, 12/20/23, 01/17/24, 02/28/24, 03/20/24, 04/17/24, 05/15/24, 06/12/24) from about 5:30/6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (to be confirmed). 我们也会邀请你参加小组委员会会议，帮助组织各种活动或讨论学校和社区安全. Most meetings are held in the evenings. We love help with making flyers, 在我们的Facebook页面上分享信息，并提出与我们的活动相关的活动.

While speaking multiple languages is not required, it is helpful. 我们学校最常用的语言包括:西班牙语、阿拉伯语、普什图语、波斯语和孟加拉语.

Albany Police Athletic League (PAL), Inc.

Website: www.albanypal.org
Contact: afterschoolclub@albanypal.org; (518) 435-0392
Address: 844 Madison Ave., Albany, NY 12208

The Albany Police Athletic League (PAL), Inc. builds partnerships among youth, 通过合作项目鼓励和培养良好的公民意识，提高奥尔巴尼的生活质量, New York.

奥尔巴尼PAL正在寻求学生的帮助，我们的课后和运动丰富节目. We are looking for motivated students who are positive, energetic and compassionate; have the ability to work with diverse populations, are flexible and adapt to priority changes; are reliable and committed; pay attention to detail; enjoy learning new things; strive to produce high quality work; conduct themselves in a professional manner and are very responsible and organized.

Majors/backgrounds which would best fit our volunteers include: education/childhood education; behavioral & social science; social work; healthcare; public health; business administration & management; public policy; and communications. We are open to others joining who may be interested in volunteering at a non-profit organization. The afterschool program structure is 10 months (September‐June) and vacations coincide with the Albany City School Calendar.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany

Website: www.ccrcda.org/agencies-and-programs/catholic-charities-tri-county-services/
Contact: Salley Zgolinski, Director of Community Services, szgolinski@ccalbany.org, (518) 512-3577 
Address: 201 Academy Street, Rensselaer, NY 12144 (Mailing Address: PO Box 28, Rensselaer, NY 12144)

Catholic Charities Tri-County Services provides basic needs to community members in Rensselaer, Albany and Schenectady County. Our services include daycare, after-school programs, summer camps, food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency assistance, free tax preparation assistance, and services to the senior population in Schenectady County. Our service to over 16,我们当地社区的000人对于帮助个人满足食物和稳定住房等基本需求至关重要.

We welcome students to assist at our food pantries located in Troy, Rensselaer and Albany. All programs operate Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Hive of Hope

Website: www.hivealbany.org
Contact: Christina Paddon at (518) 650-8951 or hiveofhope@hivealbany.org 
Address: 161 Central Avenue, Albany NY 12206

Hive of Hope is the place to go for sober entertainment in the Capital Region. It is a safe haven for those committed to living their best life in sobriety. Through fellowship, recreation, exercise, nutrition, and service, those in recovery live more fulfilled lives and help one another overcome addiction. Our state of the art community center, known as The Hive, is equipped with a gym, cafe and recreational room. Our mission is to replace the need to use with the desire to contribute.

This is a great placement for students who embrace sobriety or are sober-curious. Students who volunteer with us may assist with member and volunteer intake, cafe operations, event planning, data entry, volunteering with us in the community and assistance at in house activities.

Hope 7 Community Center

Website: www.hopeseven.com
Contacts:

  • To volunteer with the after school programs or for general information: Maggie Hall, Youth Program Coordinator, (518) 272-8029, hope7.margaret@gmail.com
  • To volunteer with the food pantry: Sherri Capparello, Pantry Coordinator, (518) 272-8029, hope7.sherri@gmail.com

Address: 596 Pawling Ave., Troy, NY 12180

There are two positions to choose from:

  1. Hope 7 has a NYS licensed after school programs at our main office at 596 Pawling Avenue, and runs Monday thru Friday, 2:15 to 6:00 p.m. 在我们的工作人员的监督下，您可以单独或小组地与孩子们一起参加各种活动.
  2. Hope 7 has a Food Pantry which serves an average of 198 families per month. The Pantry is open: Monday thru Friday, 9:30 - 11:45 a.m.; Thursday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m.; and the last Saturday of every month from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Opportunities are available to assist with deliveries, stocking shelves and serve clients.

Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club

Website: www.lansingburghboysandgirlsclub.com
Contact: Treva Ryan, (518) 235-4143, lbgc61@yahoo.com 
Address: 501 4th Avenue, Troy, NY 12182

The Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club provides a healthy environment of social, educational and recreational programs for boys and girls ages 6 – 18. The Club is open to general members Monday – Friday from 2 – 6 p.m. with the possibility of evening hours during the winter months. 我们的学龄儿童保育计划获得纽约州许可，适用于K - 6年级的儿童. Program highlights include games room and gym activities, arts and crafts, computer lab, homework program and snacks.

Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County

Website: www.lvorc.org/
Contact: Nancy Benz at (518) 244-4650 or litvoldirector@aol.com 
Address: 71 1st Street, Troy, NY 12180 (Mailing address: 65 1st Street, Troy, NY 12180)

伦斯勒县的扫盲志愿者通过提供英语在我们的社区中发挥着重要作用, math, financial, and computer literacy instruction to approximately 200 adult learners each year. Through a cadre of trained volunteer tutors, 我们为识字水平低的首都地区居民(包括英语学习者(非母语人士))提供一对一和小组辅导。. Our confidential services are provided free of charge to students.

We have a number of opportunities for students at both our Troy and Albany locations. At either location we could use students who can help with: intake of our adult students, sorting out the resource rooms, providing programs to low level readers, and/or English Language Learners (ELL), grant writing, coordinating special events.

我们还将在奥尔巴尼和伦斯勒县图书馆举办一个为期五周的特别项目，向中级ELL学生提供健康知识.

New York State Military Museum – Veteran Oral History Project

Website: http://museum.dmna.ny.gov/
Contact: Jim Gandy, jgandy@nysmm.org 
Address: 61 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

服务学习项目的参与者可以在家里完成他们所有的工作，记录老兵的口述历史.

How this program works:

  • Contact Jim Gandy at jgandy@nysmm.org and express an interest in this program.
  • Jim will email you a set of instructions, a sample of what the finished product should look like and a catalog record of a veteran. You will also be sent a link to the oral history on YouTube.
  • You simply record exactly what is said, and by whom, in the interview into a Microsoft Word document or similar; PDFs are not accepted.
  • 完成后，您将收到指示，将完成的Word文档通过电子邮件发送给博物馆.

New York State Museum

Website: www.nysm.nysed.gov/
Contact: Kathryn Weller at kathryn.weller@nysed.gov or (518) 486-3600
NOTE: Please include "Service Learning" in the email subject, otherwise it may not be received
Address: 222 Madison Ave, Albany, NY 12230

The New York State Museum hosts school-aged children in our after-school program. When working with the after school program, 哈德逊河谷的学生在项目中担任学生的导师，并帮助学生完成家庭作业. The program runs weekdays from 2:30 to 6 p.m. We are happy to find a schedule for volunteering that works with your schedule!

Noteworthy Resources (NWR)

Website: www.nwralbany.org
Contact: Meaghan Hurley, Volunteer Coordinator, info.nwralbany@gmail.com
Address: 930 Broadway Suite 1, Albany NY 12207

NWR的使命是通过教育研讨会赋予社区权力，并提供支持性的整体资源, community events, support groups, and skateboarding. We implement mental, emotional, and social support in fun, sober, and creative ways.

We host many community events, mental health meet-ups and programs each month. We are seeking community helpers to volunteer at our events/programs! 我们在NWR的主要志愿者机会之一是在前台为客人办理入住手续. We are open Noon - 8:30 p.m., 7 days a week (except for holidays). 每个月的第一个星期六是滑冰聚会，有更多的机会帮助提供信息表, raffles and more.

Volunteers will build community connections, communication skills, nonprofit leadership and organizational strategies, as well as putting your experience with us on your resume!

Starting in the Spring of 2024, 欢迎积极进取的学生提出自己的工作坊或支援小组(须经批准). 也将有机会与“你是值得的”和“吉芬女神”学校项目一起工作.

In addition to registering through HVCC, students will be asked to complete the following registration forms from Noteworthy Resources:

St. Coleman’s Home

Website: www.stcolmans.com
Contact: Sandy Sasso, Behaviorist and Teacher, (518) 273-4911 ext. 211, sasso9341@gmail.com 
Address: 11 Haswell Rd, Watervliet, NY 12189

St. 科尔曼认识到，每个孩子都是一个有自己长处的个体，所有的孩子都需要成功. St. Colman's respects the individual needs of children, fostering a caring and therapeutic environment, and emphasizes the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development of each child. St Coleman’s operates three programs, an Autism residential program, an Autism Day program and an ED (emotionally disturbed) program.

The school is open from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. every day. Students arrive by bus at 8:15 a.m. 他们遵循学校的时间表，在假期和可能的暴风雪中休息(他们会通过电话联系志愿者，让他们知道)。.

Student volunteers can choose a specific program to work with, or they can spend time across all programs; they can spend some time shadowing social workers or physical therapists. Most volunteers enjoy helping students with their classwork, chatting at lunch with them, playing a board game or uno, building social skills, playing along during gym activities, making projects or joining stem activities during our vocational classes, helping our students with school to work program, singing, dancing along with our monthly dance parties or our Just Dance activities. HVCC students would become positive role models. Anyone who wants to bring an idea for a project, game, or activity to a classroom is welcomed.

Students can complete volunteer hours when the school is open.

The Sunnyside Child Development Center

Contact: Kimberly Piser, (518) 274-5986, kimp@ccalbany.org 
Address: 9th Street and Ingalls Ave., Troy, NY
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1410, Troy, NY 12181

The Sunnyside Child Development Center, a program of Catholic Charities of the Albany Diocese, 与儿童和家庭服务办公室签约，为特洛伊市学区的小学生运营一个优势课后计划, kindergarten – 5th grade. 我们正在寻找希望获得经验或有幼儿教育经验并具有数学知识的年轻人, science, 和/或有读写能力的人自愿为我们的项目学生做导师/家庭作业助理，时间为周一至周五下午2:30 - 5:00.m. There are also opportunities to work with the students in our computer, art and recreation rooms.

Unity House of Troy

Website: www.unityhouseny.org/about/
Contact: Catherine P. Burns, Volunteer/Intern Coordinator, (518) 274-2607 ext. 4139, cburns@unityhouseny.org 
Address: 2431 Sixth Avenue, Troy, NY 12180

我们是一家以伦斯勒县为基地的人类服务机构，提供广泛的服务，以满足我们社区中受伤和挣扎的人们的需求. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. 我们努力在我们的社区中实现社会正义，并更好地了解我们所服务的对象.

团结之家的志愿者可以期望通过在食品储藏室工作来为团结之家的使命做出贡献.m. - Noon and 1 – 3:30 p.m.), the Restyle store (open weekdays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.)或支持假日计划(从11月开始)，该计划协调感恩节篮子和玩具驱动. In addition, students can observe the work of case managers with the clients at Unity House.

In addition to registering though HVCC, students must complete a General Volunteer Application, a background check form and a Volunteer Release and Waiver before attending the mandatory orientation at Unity House. These forms should be submitted ahead of time to c.willis@syria-events.com, who will send them on to Unity House. The three-hour orientation takes place the week of Sept. 18, 2023 and counts towards your service hours. Please register for the opportunity in advance of Sept. 18, 2023年，以便服务学习协调员可以与团结之家合作，选择一个适合所有学生的时间.

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