Leadership
Fall 2009 Sturbucks Teen Korps Entrepreneurs
Teen Korps Offers Opportunities for Community Leaders & Entrepreneurs in Training
Teen Korps provides many opportunities for its youth members to participate in programs that strengthen teen abilities in leadership and entrepreneurship. Contact Robin Chappelow at Kids Korps by phone (858) 259.3602 or email robin@kidskorps.org for further information on the following opportunities:
Teen Leaders for Service Projects
Start your own Teen Korps Chapter
Teen Korps Entrepreneur Program Sponsored by Starbuck’s
This unique, annual program (fall season each year) underwritten by Starbuck’s provides teen participants with an experientially based training program that provides on-going support and opportunities for participants to expand the skills and knowledge needed to be a volunteer leader.
Length of Participation: Teens commit to participating fully in the program a duration of approximately 8 weeks.
Seminars & Final Event: Participants attend and participate in a series of 2-hour leadership seminars held on Sunday afternoons for 6 weeks followed by the coordination and running of a volunteer project through a community event that they plan, promote and orchestrate.
Applied Practice: Teens design and run a service project in partnership with other program participants including the planning and coordination of a culminating volunteer event.
Evaluation: Participants complete all program evaluations, including seminar evaluations, impact assessment, and the overall program evaluation.
Adult Leadership Opportunities
Team Leaders
Team Leaders are the primary contact on the day of each project. Teen Leaders are trained to assist adult Team Leaders at service projects. Your contact information is made available to registered volunteers for that project, so it is critical that you be available on the day of the select project. Primary task associated with being a Team Leader include:
Arrive to the project early to introduce yourself to the recipient agency partner • Introduce yourself as the Team Leader to incoming volunteers • Sign volunteers in and out • Help out during the project and reinforce the team effort • Fill out a Project Activity Report and send to Kids Korps • Submit names of participants to Kids Korps • Write a short article (2-3 paragraph) about your experience
Chapter Leaders
Chapter Leaders are vital to Kids Korps as they engage our youth in meaningful hands on community service projects. Being a Chapter Leader is fun and rewarding. As a Kids Korps Chapter Leader, you can help us build leaders for life today.
Contact Robin Chappelow at Kids Korps by phone (858) 259.3602 or email robin@kidskorps.org for further information on Team and Chapter Leader Opportunities.
