Community Service: START NOW!

Q: If my community service was approved last semester will service through the same organization be approved for this semester?

A: Maybe, but it is not guaranteed.

To be approved, your service must meet the current JHS definition of community service as described in the JHS Student Guide. The service must be done through a non-profit organization (no businesses or religious or political organizations).

Pre-approved opportunities (listed below) meet the definition and are a guaranteed option (so long as you complete the Community Service Experience report form thoroughly).

For organizations that are not pre-approved, you may use the Community Service Approval Chart to help determine if an organization/activity will be approved. Additionally, you may contact Erin Myers in the SOAR Office (text 618-706-9673, email jhscholar@siue.edu, call 618-650-5650 or 618-650-3790) to verify if an organization/activity will be approved.

Click here to read the Spring 2024 Student Guide for an updated and complete explanation of the community service requirement and approved hours.

12 HOURS TOTAL DUE:

GOAL #1: DUE FEB. 15

Have your first 4 hours of approved community service completed and submitted.

GOAL #2: DUE MAR. 15

Have 8 hours (total) of approved community service completed and submitted.

REMINDER: Completing and reporting/submitting

at least 12 hours of approved community service between November 28, 2023 - April 15, 2024 is one of the requirements to receive Johnetta Haley Scholarship funds for the Fall 2024 semester.

Pre-Approved Service Experiences

Sign up now - spots tend to fill quickly!

LOOK: The descriptions below includes information you need to enter when submitting the Community Service Experience report form. If you sign up, save the information.

Experience Name: SIUE Cougar Cupboard - ON CAMPUS!

Organization Name: Johnetta Haley

Service Date: Now through April 15

Hours: Multiple shifts available

Location: Morris University Center (MUC) Room 2008 (top floor)

Sign Up: Click here for more info and to sign up.

Contact Name: Lealia Williams

Contact Title: Student Care and Advocacy Coordinator, SIUE

Contact Phone: (618) 650-2020

Contact Email: leawill@siue.edu

Experience Name: Metro East Diaper Bank Diaper Packing

Organization Name: Johnetta Haley

Service Date: January 27 (Saturday)

Hours: Up to 2 (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.)

Location: 4941 Benchmark Center Dr., Swansea, IL 62226

Sign Up: Click here for more info and to sign up.

Contact Name: Norma McCandless

Contact Title: Director, Metro East Diaper Bank

Contact Phone: (618) 741-7296

Contact Email: contact@metroeastdiaperbank.org

Pre-Approved Organizations

Contact pre-approved organizations that interest you to schedule community service hours that fit in to your schedule.

Here are two lists of pre-approved organizations:

• Pre-Approved Organizations in the Edwardsville Area
• Pre-Approved On-Campus and Virtual Service Organizations

NOTE: While you are not limited to pre-approved organizations/experiences, completing community service with organizations that are not pre-approved may result in your service hours being denied (not approved), regardless of approval in past semesters. See Q & A above for more details.