On Campus Volunteering

Quality and attentive Volunteers who give their time and skills are welcomed in various areas on campus: tutors, teachers’ aids and activity assistants in the areas of academics, life skills, recreation and vocational training.

Casa Pacifica adheres to thorough pre-training requirements for Volunteers that consist of the following:

• Volunteers are required to attend (1) half day of training and RSVP prior to training date:
January 28, 2012
April 28, 2012
July 28, 2012
October 27, 2012
• Volunteers are required to complete a local *Livescan fingerprinting (*screened through the Dept. of Justice/FBI).
• Volunteers are required to complete a local test for TB. (Test can be administered on site at Casa Pacifica Clinic)
• Volunteers are requested to be able to commit to one year of a consistent agreed upon schedule.
• Volunteers are requested to pay $100.00 fee cover the costs of fingerprinting, and application process.
• Volunteers are required to be 21 year of age due to licensing requirements.

Download Volunteer Application Form(PDF)

For more information e-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or contact Volunteers at (805) 484-7826.

After Training, Volunteers immediately begin to help. Click here for the ways volunteers make a difference in the lives of Casa Pacifica’s children!

Casa Pacifica Wine & Food Festival

Support our Kids
We need numerous student and adult volunteers to help us put on Ventura County’s premiere wine and food tasting event. Students are eligible to earn community service hours by working the day-of event. Adults are needed and encouraged to help with event set up Thursday, May 31, 2012 through Saturday, June 2, 2012 as well as 1-hour shifts on Sunday, the day-of event. Please note that volunteers who also plan to attend the festival will need to purchase tickets. Please join us as we try to raise much needed funds to help abused, neglected and at-risk children and their families. For more information and to register: View Casa Pacifica’s Wine & Food Festival Volunteer Registration

Tutoring

Our preschool, non-public and county schools need tutors during and after school hours. Preschool children need teachers’ aids to assist with reading, storytelling, developmental skills, social skills, and playtime. The schools need volunteers to tutor students in reading, math, electives and homework. One-to-one assistance gives students the time and attention they need to excel in school.

Activities

Volunteers are needed to assist counselors and supervisors in developing and implementing activities with a therapeutic value. These include sports, team events, cultural activities, dance, music, and arts and crafts. If you have any special talents that you would like to share, please call our volunteer coordinator.

Independent Living

This program teaches children basic life skills. Volunteers are needed to teach social, hygiene, cooking, cleaning and laundry skills.

The Cottages-Shelter/Residential

In the cottages (crisis care and residential treatment), volunteers are needed to assist with homework, reading, outings with staff and any other after-school projects and activities.

Vocational Education

Students ages 13+ are offered a four-week training program in which they learn skills for finding employment in many areas on and off campus. The training program covers applications and resumes, work ethics, professionalism, career counseling and role-playing interviews. If you are interested in assisting in this program or being a vocational speaker, please call Carrie Hughes.

Cloud 9

Built by dedicated Angels and on-campus volunteers, Cloud 9 is Casa Pacifica’s on-campus student store. The store represents a unique incentive program as children must earn behavior points in order to shop. Points are earned through a number of tasks including positive participation in cottage, classroom, and on-campus activities.

All points earned are used as “dollars” during Cloud 9 Day, an event both volunteers and children look forward to. The store is full of items like makeup, CDs, snacks, stuffed animals, toys, books, video games, Walkmans and CD boom boxes. More than buying power, the Cloud 9 program offers our children the opportunity to understand the responsibilities of money and the reward of proper behavior.

Cloud 9 solely offers products donated by generous community members and businesses. Steady and up-to-date supplies are always needed and, of course, appreciated by the children.

If you are interested in Campus Volunteering please contact Cloud 9 at (805) 484-7826 or e-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).