{"id":2295,"date":"2018-11-30T15:35:09","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T20:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/?page_id=2295"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:41:13","slug":"community-service-hours","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community-service-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Service\/Paid Work Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Community service hours are <strong>not<\/strong> a requirement to graduate high school but can be very helpful to students in discovering careers of interest, demonstrating leadership skills for resumes and scholarships, and most importantly, giving back to their community. Community service or paid work hours are required for all\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bright Futures Scholarship Awards<\/a>. Students are allowed to combine paid work hours and community service hours to count towards the requirement for the Bright Futures Scholarship. Students may begin logging community service\/work hours the summer before freshman year.\u00a0 Students should make sure to read the steps for volunteering below <strong>before<\/strong>\u00a0they start working on their community service.<\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Steps for Students to Complete\u00a0<u>Prior<\/u>\u00a0to Volunteering<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine an area\/topic in the community where you would like to make an impact.<\/li>\n<li>Research the types of volunteer activities available in your community. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/community-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">district community service website<\/a>\u00a0lists local opportunities and community service guidelines for St. Johns County School District.<\/li>\n<li>Contact the organization you are interested in volunteering with and determine 1) the steps to become a volunteer, 2) if they have volunteer openings for the dates\/activities you are interested in, 3) who the contact will be to verify your hours and participation in the activity.\u00a0<em>Note: Supervisor must be non-family member with organization who directly supervises the student during the activity outside of the home.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Steps for Students to Complete\u00a0<u>During<\/u>\u00a0Volunteering<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep track of hours, dates, &amp; activities completed during service to verify with whoever supervises you during your community service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Steps for Students to Complete\u00a0<u>After<\/u>\u00a0Volunteering<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Students submitting hours from an outside-the-school related volunteer activity must submit a letter on letterhead from the organization that they completed the volunteer hours with that includes the student\u2019s service hours, type of service performed, who in the community the service benefited, dates, supervisor signature, parent signature and student signature.<\/li>\n<li>For hours completed on or after August 16, 2021, students must submit a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2022\/07\/New-Bright-Futures-Community-Service-Form-St.-Johns-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Service Plan<\/a>\u00a0for their Bright Futures Community Service Hours to be approved.\u00a0 This is for paid AND volunteer hours.<\/li>\n<li>Students using paid work hours are required to submit one pay stub reflecting 100 work hours along with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2022\/07\/New-Bright-Futures-Community-Service-Form-St.-Johns-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Service Plan<\/a> to Ms. Richards in the main Guidance office.<\/li>\n<li>Make a copy of all completed forms for your records.<\/li>\n<li>Service Hours are entered on a bi-monthly basis.\u00a0 Students may check their hours by logging in to HAC and clicking on the registration tab.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 18pt;text-align: center\">Need ideas for earning Community Service Hours?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #ff0000\"><strong>Check out the links below!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerflorida.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Volunteer Florida<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/span>&#8211; Find Volunteer Opportunities in your area!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.careconnectvolunteers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18.6667px\"><b>Care Connect Volunteers<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>&#8211; Click on &#8220;Attention Student! Find volunteer opportunities for teenagers\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/09\/Care-Connect-Food-Delivery-Volunteers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Care Connect Food Delivery Volunteers<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/07\/Jacksonville-Symphony-Volunteers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jacksonville Symphony Volunteers<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonvillezoo.org\/zoo-teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Jacksonville Zoo<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/08\/Frisky-Cat-Cafe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frisky Cat Cafe<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sawildreserve.org\/volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Augustine Wild Reserve<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/casa\/getinvolved\/volunteer.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Castillo de San Marcos<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.habijax.org\/get-involved\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Habitat for Humanity<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwillnorthfl.org\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodwill<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org\/americaletsdolunch?sign-up=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meals on Wheels<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bettygriffincenter.org\/volunteer-career-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Betty Griffin Center<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedway.org\/get-involved\/volunteer#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Way<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/about-mayo-clinic\/volunteers\/florida\/becoming-volunteer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Mayo Clinic<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/ufhealth.org\/volunteering\/volunteen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UF Health<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #0000ff\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epic-cure.org\/ways-to-help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epic-Cure<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stjohnshugs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Hugs Across the County<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Sign up to volunteer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/m.signupgenius.com\/#!\/showSignUp\/70a0b44aca829a0f85-hugs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Opportunities include sorting clothes donations, food, and more. Email <a href=\"mailto:info@stjohnshugs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@stjohnshugs.org<\/a> or call 904-580-4847 with questions<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Brooks Rehabilitation Virtual Volunteer Opportunities<\/span> &#8211; <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-bths.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/guidance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/01\/Brooks-Rehab-Volunteer-VIRTUAL-Program-Flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brooks Rehab Volunteer VIRTUAL Program Flyer<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community service hours are not a requirement to graduate high school but can be very helpful to students in discovering careers of interest, demonstrating leadership skills for resumes and scholarships, and most importantly, giving back to their community. 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