- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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13 people are interested
Help Needed for Back to School Event!
ORGANIZATION: Western Youth Services
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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13 people are interested
Western Youth Services is a nonprofit mental health agency located in Orange County, CA. We have an upcoming event and we'd greatly appreciate any help that we can get!
Paul Revere Elementary School in Anaheim has a Back to School event on Wednesday, 8/13. We are expecting about 550 students and families to attend this event. Volunteers will be in different booths handing out out hundreds of shoes, backpacks and hygiene products. The event will take place from 7:30 am - 3 pm.
Paul Revere Elementary School is located at 140 W Guinida Ln, Anaheim, CA 92805 .
More opportunities with Western Youth Services
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Western Youth Services
Location:
23461 South Pointe Drive, Suite 220, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, US
Mission Statement
Western Youth Services seeks to improve the quality of life in our community, maximize human potential and promote culturally sensitive self-sufficiency through programs which prevent and treat mental, emotional, social, educational and behavioral problems of youth and their families. WYS promotes community partnerships in the planning, development and implementation of its programs.
Description
Western Youth Services (WYS), founded in 1972, is a community-based non-profit agency that provides prevention and mental health treatment services for troubled youth and their families. WYS programs include children's mental health clinics throughout Orange County; services in Family Resource Centers in Anaheim, Brea, Fullerton, La Habra, Orange, Westminster and Huntington Beach; and counseling and crisis intervention services for the Orangewood Children's Home, a facility that cares for abused and neglected children. In public-private partnership with the Orange County Health Care Agency and local School Districts, WYS also provides services on-site in public schools throughout the County. WYS employs nearly 200 staff, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family counselors, and support personnel. It also serves as a training site for clinical interns. A volunteer Board of Directors comprised of professionals from business, human services, health care, and education governs the agency.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
140 W Guinida LnAnaheim, CA 92805
DATE POSTED
July 23, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A