California Campus Compact

Please visit our new website at http://www.cacampuscompact.org

Enrollment Forms:

Enrollment Checklist (22k)

Program Orient Evaluation (59k)

Enrollment Form (157k)

Member Agreement (77k)

Site Agreement (43k)

Member Dev Plan Part One (40k)

Criminal Record Check (21k)

Loan Forebearance Request Form (115k)

Exit Forms:

Exit Checklist (25k)

Exit Form (119k)

Member Dev Plan Part Two (41k)

Member Program Evaluation (83k)

Site Supervisor Evaluation (41k)

Cumulative Hours Form (169k)

Interest Accrual Form (126k)

Miscellaneous Forms:

Time Log (20k)

Site Supervisor Resource Book (114k)

Campus Partner Resource Book (99k)

Additional Resources:

Students FAQ

Campus Partner FAQ

Site Supervisor FAQ

Education Award FAQ

For the latest info, please visit the official Students in Service website

SIS Program (Students In Service Program)
(formerly known as HELP Program)

funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service and Washington Campus Compact

History

Students in Service, an AmeriCorps program of California Campus Compact (CACC), began in 1997 when Washington Campus Compact was granted funding from the Corporation for National & Community Service (CNCS).

The program initially targeted students on Member campuses in Washington. It later expanded to include Campus Compact students in California, Hawai’i, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and Oregon. To date, thousands of students have served their communities in the Western region.

Program goal and purpose

The goal of SIS Program is to foster civic engagement among higher education students, promote the national service movement, and encourage positive relationships between campuses and communities.

The purpose of the Students in Service program is to meet critical community needs by engaging higher education students in service, and fostering within them an ethic of civic responsibility. Through the program, students are introduced to local, regional, and national service-learning opportunities, resulting in a regional network of student leaders committed to serving and strengthening their local communities. Students serve in partnership with schools and community-based organizations in the areas of Education, Human Needs/Services, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Environmental initiatives. With rising tuition costs, and competing interests, Students in Service strives to make service a viable opportunity for students.

Terms of Service and Education Awards (Scholarship)

Students in Service offers students the opportunity to choose one of three terms of service (essentially, the number of hours s/he agrees to complete). Upon successful completion of a term of service, students are eligible for an Education Award which can be applied towards outstanding student loans or the cost of attendance at a college or university.

The resulting education award amount varies, depending on the selected term of service. For the 2004-05 program year (Aug. 2004– July 2005), the education award amounts are:

300 Hour Term = $ 1,000.00
450 Hour Term = $ 1,250.00
900 Hour Term = $ 2,362.50

Within the SIS Program, students who hold Federal/State-funded Work Study positions that are service-related may also apply to become a member of SIS. Work Study positions are the only paid positions eligible for participation. If a student has a service-related, non-paid internship, they may also be eligible to participate.

For more information about the education award, please download the Accessing and Using Your Education Award handout (46k). Here is a sample of the sample letter (20k) and voucher (89k) as mentioned in the handout.

Getting Started

Students	Campus Partners	Site Supervisors
Complete Pre-Service Orientation. Identify Tentative Service Projects. Contact Campus Partner for In-Person Orientation. Complete the Enrollment Forms.	Become a member of CACC. Work with CACC to identify level of support. CACC will provide marketing materials, training, etc. Read the Campus Partner Resource Book (99k), and Campus Partner FAQ. Begin enrolling students.	You have been asked to be a Site Supervisor. Read the Site Supervisor Resource Book (114k) and Site Supervisor FAQ. Contact Campus Partner or CACC with any question. Provide site orientation to student. Ongoing training for student.

Member Listserv

If you are a California state SIS member, please subscribe to our listserv to ensure that you remain up-to-date one important programmatic information. To subscribe to our listserv, follow these steps:

Send an e-mail message to this address: learningpartners-request@sfsu.edu
Leave your subject line blank
Type ‘subscribe’ in the body of your message
Don’t include a signature line

More Information

For program information, materials, and updates specific to California participation, please contact Lily Rahnema, Project Coordinator, at 415-405-7587, or send email to cacchelp@sfsu.edu.

Washington Campus Compact's official SIS website is at: http://www.studentsinservice.org
AmeriCorps website address is: http://www.americorps.org