Community Service & Engagement Rick Garcia Eaton County United Way August 27, 2012 Olivet College

Lunch with the Millennials 2 Objectives Introduce the Millennial Movement of Service Defining Civic Engagement & Service Types of Service & Identify related resources and action steps Answer questions and discuss this generation & strategies

Thank you If you want to go where you have never been, you have to do what you have never done!

Generation X Born: Characteristics: Individualistic Vacuous parental relationships Under-achievers 48 Million The Millennial Movement Baby Boomers Born: Characteristics: Anti-establishment Combative parental relationships Over-achievers 78 Million Millennials Born: Who Are They & Why Do They Do What They Do? 83 Million

Key Definitions: Civic Engagement Responsible community involvement and citizenship characterized by: personal reflection, inner development, thinking, reading, silent protest, dialogue & relationship-building, sharing knowledge, political participation, community service, cultural & spiritual forms of expression, and/or expression through the arts (Pew Foundation)

Background – Citizenry Skills Political knowledge and critical thinking skills Communication skills Public problem solving Civic judgment Civic Imagination & creativity Collective Action Community/coalition building Organizational analysis

Lunch with the Millennials 7 About Michigan Campus Compact The Michigan Campus Compact is an out growth of Campus Compact: the project for public and community service.Campus Compact This national coalition was established in 1985 by a small group of college and university presidents who were concerned over the perception of a general decline in civic responsibility. The compact was formed to create public service opportunities for college students and to develop an expectation of service as an essential part of student life and the college experience.

8 Intended Outcomes for Student Engagement These real world experiences introduce students to civic involvement and lay the foundations for a lifelong ethic of public responsibility and community service that will enable them to become committed and caring citizens

Lunch with the Millennials 9 Types of Community Service Episodic – One time event On-going – Continuous Service throughout the year Enrichment – Custom to volunteer project Indirect/Direct Service – In relation to agency clients National Community Service –AmeriCorps (VISTA) –City Year –Peace Corps

Lunch with the Millennials 10 The eHarmony of Matching Service Two-Way Street Profile of Skills (Have/Need) Timeframe of Delivery (Yours/Agency) Hands On Network – Volunteer Match – Central Michigan 211

Lunch with the Millennials 11 United Way Campus Volunteer Leaders  United Way Alternative Spring Break  United Way Challenge on Facebook Causes

Thank you Corporations With Community Service Culture

Lunch with the Millennials 13 New Dimensions in Service Engagement The need to Advocate through these channels: Social Media – Need I say more… Mass Communication & Print Corporate Private Sector Alliances

Thank you National Theme Events Make a Difference DayMake a Difference Day (October) Fall Alternative Break (October) Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week (November) Jam the Jaguar Bus (November) Holiday Assistance Program (December) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (January) Alternative Spring Break (March) César Chávez Day of Service(March) Global Youth Service Day (April) Fall Alternative Break Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Jam the Jaguar Bus Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Alternative Spring Break César Chávez Day of Service Global Youth Service Day

- Emergency Services - Basic Needs - Youth - Elderly - Special Needs - Environmental - Health Eaton County Opportunities - SIREN/Eaton Shelter - Housing Services for Eaton County - Eaton Furniture & Clothing - School Districts/ISD - Mobile Meals of Charlotte - Goodwill Industries/Peckham - Barry Eaton District Health Dept.

I shall pass this way but once; therefore any good thing I can do or kindness I can show, let me do it now. Let me not defer it or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again! I know my value as a person will be measured by what I do in each specific situation…

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