Service-Learning Goes Borough-wide! Hundreds of Queens Students Celebrate their Service Success

QUEENS, NY (05/28/2008)(readMedia)-- On Wednesday, June 11, 2008, hundreds of Queens K-12 students will gather to demonstrate how they made a difference in their communities through service. The Queens Service Learning Initiative, a partnership between Children for Children and the Department of Education’s Queens Integrated Service Center, is a program designed to engage students in classroom-based service projects that address community needs.

In its first year, the Initiative prompted students to address social issues including:

  • Declining civic engagement
  • Homelessness
  • Pollution
  • Intolerance
  • And much more!

At this celebration, students will celebrate and reflect on their service experience and participate in an array of hands-on service projects such as:

  • Decorating flower pots and planting flower seeds for senior citizens
  • Making healthy foods plates for elementary youth
  • Stuffing pillows and making cards for homeless families
  • Designing reusable tote bags to show care for the environment
DATE: Wednesday, June 11, 2008

TIME: 10:15am-11:30am

LOCATION: Roy Wilkins Park, Recreation Center, Jamaica, Queens

We invite you to join us on this day of hands-on service. For day-of contact or additional information about this event or other hands-on service events, please contact: Aisha Lloyd at 212.850.4109 or aisha@childrenforchildren.org.

Children for Children, a not-for-profit organization founded by parents in 1996, fosters community involvement and social responsibility in young people. Its wide range of programs encourage children to Grow Involved® through service, beginning at an early age For more information about Children for Children, please visit www.childrenforchildren.org

Queens Integrated Service Center – Office of Youth Development (OYD), a division of the Department of Education, coordinates a range of services to support Elementary, Middle and High School students throughout Queens. The Office supports all schools in their ongoing efforts to provide meaningful experiences for each student regardless of economic status, race, culture or language. The overarching mission of OYD is to provide all students with a system of supports that prepare them for a successful adolescences and adulthood. By giving students the opportunity to engage in experiences that build competence, resiliency, and self confidence.