Developing a Community Leadership Corps:

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Developing a Community Leadership Corps

• A Model for Service-Learning

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What is service-learning?

• Service-learning is an educational method that
  emphasizes learning through community service

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What is a community leadership corps?

• A community leadership corps connects students
  with an organization or initiative in his or her
  community

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Why develop a community leadership corps?

• Provide educational experience for students
• Teach positive values, leadership, citizenship,
  and personal responsibility
• Encourage students to become active community
  members
• Teach job skills to students

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Why develop a community leadership corps? (cont.)

• Contribute your outreach efforts to local
  community, the state, and beyond
• Increase school-community collaboration
• Help with community education
• Contribute many hours of service to people in
  need, non-profit agencies, private sector
  companies, and governmental agencies

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When is a good time to develop a community
leadership corps?

• A community leadership may be most useful for you
  after your organization has created its strategic
  plan and developed relationships with strategic
  partners

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Who should be involved in developing a community
leadership corps ?

• You will need to have partnerships between the
  institution or organization that recruits and
  supports the students or youth and the individual
  organizations where they will be placed

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How do you go about developing a community
leadership corps?

1. If possible, secure resources and support
2. Identify host organizations and any additional
   partners
3. Identify host organization needs
4. Recruit students
5. Identify student interests

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How do you go about developing a community
leadership corps?

1. Train students
2. Match students with host organizations
3. Monitor and support students during their
   placements
4. Allow students, hosts, and sponsors to reflect on
   the experience
5. Celebrate!