Teen Volunteer to Career Expo: Sept. 30

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.