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MENU OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
FOR AGENCIES

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

  1. Register your agency to create your own "account".
  2. Login to your agency account.
  3. Once logged into your account area, you can submit volunteer opportunities for students.

OPEN YOUR DOORS TO THE SCHOOLS

Contact us for information on how you can offer any of the following:

  • Job Shadowing - Student exploring careers at your site.
  • Apprenticeships - On-the-job training with a skilled mentor.
  • Student Employee Support - Encouragement of school completion, recognition of success, assistance with finances for continued education.
  • Field Trips - Students and/or parents to visit your business.
  • Teacher Opportunities - Tours, workshops, or training about your business offered on location.
  • Offer Community Service opportunities to students.

ALLOW SCHOOLS TO OPEN DOORS FOR YOU

Contact us for information on how you can offer any of the following:

  • School-based Mentoring - Regular visits to a school to provide encouragement and enhance character development to a selected student. SERVE (SERVE - Volunteers in Education) will assist with placing your tutors and arranging for mentor training.
  • Guest Speakers - Employee presentations about careers, business or other interests.
  • "Great American Teach-In" - An annual event for business and community leaders to become teachers for a day.
  • Tutoring - Release time provided for employees to provide tutorial services to students needing extra help. SERVE (SERVE - Volunteers in Education) will assist with placing your tutors and arranging for mentor training.
  • Technology - Resource support for the implementation of plans for future school system technology.
  • Adopt-a-school, Adopt-a-class, or Adopt-a-subject - A formal relationship of pledged support and resources between your business and a school or a class.

SUPPORT YOUR EMPLOYEES

Contact us for information on how you can offer any of the following:

  • Release Time - Employee time to attend parent/teacher conferences and school activities.
  • Communication - Newsletters, web sites, videos, and other tools to provide information about schools and opportunities for involvement.
  • Parent Workshops - Sessions at your workplace for parenting skills, knowledge of school academic requirements, scholarship opportunities, and other pertinent topics.
  • Employee Recognition - Announcement of school achievements for students of employees

OFFER YOUR FINANCIAL/ MATERIAL RESOURCES

Contact us for information on how you can offer any of the following:

  • Donations - Equipment, computers, furniture, and other valuable items.
  • Student Incentives - Provide items to be distributed among students as positive reinforcement for academic achievement and good behavior.
  • Newspaper in Education - Purchase newspapers for classes to improve reading and writing skills.
  • Funding Partner - Support for classroom mini-grants, student scholarships, continuing education for teachers, or funding of innovative projects.
  • Tax-deductible donations and Technology Matching opportunities - The Hillsborough Education Foundation and the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Foundation are available to take your tax-deductible donations and provide technology matching opportunities.

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

  1. Register your agency to create your own "account".
  2. Login to your agency account.
  3. Once logged into your account area, you have the opportunity to submit offers for Community Service opportunities for students.

Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida USAParent/Family & Community Involvement Program

901 East Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33602 USA - (813)272-4000

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