Kasamahan Volunteer Orientation
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Transcript of Kasamahan Volunteer Orientation
REQUIREMENTS/CONTEXT
Everyone is “required” to do at least 4 hours of community service a semester.
What we have been doing for several years now is volunteering at various sites throughout the City and the Bay Area.
Our organization also has a Community Service requirement laid out by SLE and ASUSF Senate. This is known as a Community Action Plan/Proposal (CAP)
WHY REQUIREMENTS?
WHY REQUIREMENTS?
Purpose
“The general purpose of Kasamahan is to promote theunity and solidarity of the Filipino-Americancommunity by creating a campus wide environmentthat assertively affirms the richness and uniquenessof the many cultural experiences of members andby actively involving educational and pre-professional programs that aid the group in theassessment, development and actualization of eachmember‟s human potential and personal talents.Kasamahan also strives to share, encouragparticipation, and educate others of the FilipinoCulture. “
Thoughts
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WHERE DO WE
VOLUNTEER?
WEST BAY PILIPINO MULTI-SERVICE CENTER
Location: 175 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Volunteer Times: Vary, but generally from 2-6 pm Weekdays
Website
BAYANIHAN COMMUNITY CENTERWEBSITE
Location: 1010 Mission Street San Francisco, Ca 94103
Includes:
• Veterans Equity Center
• Arkipelago Books
• Mabuhay Health Center
• SAVE
MANILATOWN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Location: 868 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108
Mission:
„The mission of Manilatown Heritage Foundation is to
promote social and economic justice for Filipinos in
America by preserving our history, advocating for equal
access, and advancing our arts and culture.”
Website
Location: 1072 Folsom Street #470 San Francisco, CA 94103
Mission:
“Bindlestiff Studio cultivates artists who reflect and
celebrate the diverse values, traditions and histories of
Pilipino and Filipino American cultures through bold
artistic expression and community engagement.”
Always looking for ushers and other volunteers when a
show is around
Website
BINDLESTIFF STUDIOS
Location: 1038 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 9410
Mission
“United is a violence prevention and youth leadership
organization that works with San Franciscos‟s hardest to
reach youth through street outreach, case
management, in-school services, recreational
activities, and support to incarcerated youth.”
Website
UNITED PLAYAZ
FILIPINO EDUCATIONAL CENTER: GALING BATA
Locations:
• Bessie Carmichael Middle School
824 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107
• Bessie Carmichael Elementary Campus
375 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94103
Mission:
“The Galing Bata Bilingual Program at the Filipino Education center provides quality
guidance, care, and protection (gabay, lingap, bantay) to students from
Kindergarten to 8th grade during the after school hours and during 5 weeks in the
summer. The program proivdes cultural and linguistic biliteracy in English and
Filipino (Tagalog) and promotes the development of a healthy bicultural identity by
harmonizing the Filipino and American identities of the children.”
Volunteer time vary but generally weekdays from 2-5. There are some requirements
however.
Website
From ASUSF Senate:
“Community Action is an activity r service involving a USF organization
that benefits an external organization or a particular community.”
This is a requirement for all registered “Gold” organizations and is to be
completed
once a semester and have more than 5 member present.
Once done need to fill out a form and submit to SLE.
More info
COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN/PROPOSAL
IN CONCLUSION….
There is a lot out there and this was an
informative presentation.
There are a lot more organizations that
were not listed and this list can continue
to grow it just depends on…….
YOU!!!!
Questions?
