Additional Volunteer Opportunities

In addition to the P2P Program, the Family Counseling Center offers various opportunities for high school students to earn volunteer service hours, which go towards achieving the Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

Remember that service hours are calculated based on the Helper's recorded sessions— it is the Helper's responsibility to record these.

 

Short Essay (3 hours)

Write a 3-paragraph (min. 500 words) essay about your experience as a Helper in the P2P Program. Pick one of the following prompts to write about.

  1. What was a challenging moment during your time as a Helper? How did you overcome this challenge, and what did you learn from it?
  2. What skills have you learned from the P2P program, and how does this help you going forward in your future career goals?
  3. What new things did you do during class in order to make the sessions more efficient? Strategies used to help your Buddy understand material better?

Poster Artwork (2 hours)

Draw a piece of artwork on an 8.5x11 letter paper, following one of the provided themes.

  1. Education, learning, opportunities
  2. Mentoring experience
  3. A moment from your P2P session
 

Extra P2P Sessions
(up to 20 hours)

The P2P Program involves 12 mandatory sessions between the Helper and Buddy; however, with agreement from the Buddy and the Buddy's parents, the Helper may schedule up to 8 additional sessions (+24 service hours).