The Santa Cruz Public Libraries and Your Future is Our Business have partnered with community organizations to offer a virtual volunteer expo for teens age 13 to 19 at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, on Zoom.
Register at https://santacruzpl.libcal.com/event/7071215 .
The Teen Volunteer to Career Expo is designed to empower teens with community service opportunities. Local leaders will share real-life stories of how volunteering can connect, inspire, and inform your future career path. There will be breakout rooms where community organizations will exhibit their volunteer opportunities and work-based learning experiences.
Speakers who were previously teenage volunteers include:
- Gabriel Medina, senior program coordinator at Digital NEST Watsonville Campus
- Carissa Lemos, interim principal at Santa Cruz Gardens Elementary School
- Laurel Maxwell, guest services manager, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Community organizations with exhibitor breakout rooms include:
- Career Technical Education Program
- Digital NEST
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz County
- YouthServe
- Santa Cruz Volunteer Center
- Volunteer Advisory Council of Teens, Santa Cruz Public Libraries
- Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz County
The main room features a live demonstration and Q&A of Santa Cruz Public Libraries online services including free online tutoring and research assistance.