Job Search Class Students: Volunteers in Action!

Passport to Employment - the Job Search class - emphasizes the value of volunteering.  Through volunteering, students share and grow skills and connections. 

Here are some examples of the Job Search students in action:

Volunteering on Campus

Job search class students provide impromptu volunteer service picking up around the San Mateo Adult  School campus. Spending just 30 minutes walking around the rear parking lot and the open space grass areas made for a safer and cleaner school.

In a gravel parking lot it's hard to see the small bits of metal and screws that fall out of construction vehicles, but with a magnet -- It's amazing what you find and how many tires you can protect. Small scraps of paper and windy days contributed to what the students found. Some things could still be recycled and were put into the proper receptacles.



Volunteering in the Community

San Mateo Passport to Employment jobsearch class students are shown volunteering with Donna Devodi from the city of San Mateo. Donna recently spoke at the Passport to Employment jobsearch class  about various volunteer opportunities.

Many of the students decided to go and help the Friends of the Library with their book sales preparation at the Third Ave San Mateo Main Library. This included unpacking and categorizing books as well as interacting with library staff and volunteers. One of our students, a doctor in her country,  greatly assisted an elderly volunteer who was feeling light-headed and scared.  Although she cannot practice medicine here at this time she was the perfect person to give comfort and reassurance in a way only the best doctors can. You never know where your volunteer experiences will lead.  As a result of San Mateo Adult School's volunteers, the workload was incredibly reduced and students were thanked again and again for their great service. 

Some of the students chose to return to the library to help again while others volunteered for the Autumn Moon Festival celebration and were offered opportunities to increase their skills by participating in specific projects within the city of San Mateo. What a great way to practice English skills and support a community that provides us with so much.

Thank you, Job Search Students!

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