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Student Service Corps at SUNY Plattsburgh

Stand Out Among Your Peers

The Plattsburgh Student Service Corps is a service initiative designed to engage SUNY Plattsburgh students in strengthening the local community through regular volunteer service. Forty Service Corps members enrich the quality of life in the community by providing hands on assistance to not-for-profit human service agencies in Clinton County. In exchange for their service, members receive minimal assistance with college expenses.

What Do Our Members Do?

Service Corps Members serve a majority of their hours at one site in the local area. Members are also called upon by local not-for-profit organizations to help coordinate, develop and manage projects that turn a community need into an ongoing service that remains long after the project is completed. In addition to these events, members also participate in the following activities:

Requirements

Those who serve as members of the Plattsburgh Student Service Corps must complete 300 hours of community service in one academic year (these 300 hours, when broken up into two academic semesters equals 10 hours per week of service). Members must also be matriculated students at SUNY Plattsburgh. In exchange for their efforts, all members receive a tuition reduction of $500 (split between the fall and spring semesters) and Service Corps gear that must be worn to outside events. There are two additional financial opportunities available for eligible members on a limited basis.

Benefits

Housing Grant Program

In addition to the tuition reduction, each member placed in this program will receive a 50% room waiver for on-campus housing (double occupancy) for both semesters they serve in the program.

America Reads & Counts Program

In addition to the tuition reduction, each member placed in this program may receive up to 10 hrs./week of Federal Work-Study money for serving at a local elementary school or education-based site. Members will work primarily as tutors and/or classroom aides in literacy or mathematics based programs. (Students must be eligible for Federal Work-Study aid at SUNY Plattsburgh to participate in this program). Those interested should contact the Financial Aid Office to determine work-study status/eligibility (their office is located on the 4th floor of the Kehoe Administration building, phone number: 518-564-2072).

Placement Opportunities

The Plattsburgh Student Service Corps program provides members the opportunity to serve with various not-for-profit agencies and schools based in the local community. The utilization of these Service Corps members allows these agencies to improve or augment their delivery of service in the priority areas of education, public safety, and other human needs. The use of existing community-based resources has allowed Plattsburgh Student Service Corps members to enhance the services delivered to the citizens of the County. Some examples of the types of sites where members have the opportunity to serve include:

If you are interested in becoming a member of the Student Service Corps or are interested in signing up to be a Service Corps site, please download and complete the appropriate form below:

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Contact Information

To learn more about the Student Service Corps at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact:

Dean DeLano
Office: Angell College Center 101
Phone : (518) 564-4830
Fax: (518) 564-4839
E-mail: servicecorps@plattsburgh.edu

SUNY Plattsburgh
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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