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AMERICORPS
http://www.americorps.org/
1.
CCC Los Padres Service District (Central Coast AmeriCorps
Environmental Stewards)
Twenty
AmeriCorps members lead 15,500 youth from 80 schools
in 450 environmental education activities for a total
of 334 hours each in classrooms or afterschool settings.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Bill Winter - Program Analyst
Camp San Luis Obispo, Building, 1530
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 549-3561
Fax: (805) 549-3583
E-mail: bwinter@ccc.ca.gov
2.
Lifespan Services Network, Inc.; San Luis Obispo Co.
AmeriCorps (AmeriCorps Of San Luis Obispo)
AmeriCorps
members serve at-risk youth with goals of decreasing
juvenile crime, substance abuse, and teen pregnancy
while increasing school success and positive behavior.
AmeriCorps members serve as one-on-one mentors to
120 jevenile offenders, helping them complete their
porbation contracts and resist new criminal activity.
Members also assist youth that are enrolled in the
county's substance abuse program by helping them develop
an action plan to resist substance abuse and to learn
positive decision making skills. Members tutor and
mentor 240 youth that are at risk of academic failure.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jill Lemieux - Director
San Luis Obispo AmeriCorps Program
P.O. Box 3953
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
(805) 549-7890
Fax: (805) 549-7899
E-mail: ipsloamc@slonet.org
5.
California Conservation Corps Watershed Stewards
The
mission of the AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project
is to conserve, restore, and sustain anadromous watersheds
for future generations through education and high
quality scientific practices.
FOR
MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kris Escarda coho@northcoast.com
Sandy Miles chinook@northcoast.com
1455 C Sandy Praire Ct. A-3
Fortuna, CA 95540
phone: (707) 725-8601
fax: (707) 725-8602
e-mail: fishhelp@northcoast.com
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