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Community Service Opportunities for Court-Involved Youth

2021 Ongoing Events o Virtual Juvenile Education Clinics  Participate in 2 Hour Workshop = 5 Hours of Community Service  For more information visit: https://www.15thcircuit.com/services/juvenile-division/education-clinics  To register for the workshop, Daniel Svec at [email protected] and provide: ▫ Full name ▫ Date of Birth ▫ Email Address ▫ Phone Number ▫ Probation Officer or Case Manager (if applicable) o PBSO Gang Prevention Virtual Workshop  Participate in 1 Hour Workshop = 2 Hours of Community Service  Complete a paragraph summary about the workshop content and 1 page research paper on the topic of: “How delinquency and gang membership may affect life as an adult” = 3 Hours of Community Service  To register for the workshop, contact Marcia Bahia at [email protected] and provide: ▫ Full name ▫ Date of Birth ▫ Email Address ▫ Phone Number ▫ Probation Officer (if applicable) o Urban League’s Virtual Enrichment Activity Sessions  Participate in the Activity Session and discuss with JPO or write 250 word essay = 3 Hours of Community Service  To participate: Please contact LaToya Stevenson (561-335-4929 or [email protected]) or Terrance Reed (561-355-9120 or [email protected]) to complete registration. o Watch President Obama’s Virtual Commencement Address on YouTube  Watch video (YouTube Link) and discuss with a JPO or write a 250 word essay = 5 Hours of Community Service o Letters to community about COVID  2 Hours of Community Service for each letter submitted to JPO that meet requirements: ▫ 2-page letter on how the virus is affecting their lives, research on CDC guidelines for slowing the spread, and the effects on their lives going forward o Watch Virtual Educational Lectures  1 Hour of Community Service for each hour watched with proof to JPO  Virtual lectures on Kahn Academy, iReady, Istation, Palm Beach County Library, Mandel Library or other virtual educational application  Links: ▫ https://www.khanacademy.org/ ▫ https://login.i-ready.com/ ▫ https://www.istation.com/ ▫ http://events.pbclibrary.org/events-and-classes/all ▫ http://millie.wpbpl.com/iii/calendar/month

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o Reading a Book and Discussion/Essay  Read a book and have a discussion with JPO or write an essay = 15 Hours of Community Service  Pre-approved books are: ▫ New Kid by Jerry Craft ▫ by Lamar Giles ▫ The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo ▫ Dear Martin by Nic Stone ▫ American Street by Ibi Zoboi ▫ All-American Boys by Jason Reynolds ▫ It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop by MK Asante ▫ Any book that has won an award from the below list: ▪ Agatha Award ▪ John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science ▪ Ambassador Book Award Fiction ▪ American Academy of Arts & ▪ Lambda Literary Award Letters Gold Medal ▪ Langhe Ceretto Prize ▪ Anisfield-Wolf Book Award ▪ Locus Award ▪ Anthony Awards ▪ Lord Ruthven Award ▪ Arab American Book Award ▪ Los Angeles Times Book Prize ▪ Arthur C. Clarke Award ▪ Martin Beck Award ▪ Arthur Ellis Awards ▪ Michael L. Printz Award ▪ Asian American Literary Awards ▪ Mythopoeic Awards ▪ Asian/Pacific American Awards for ▪ National Book Award Literature ▪ National Book Critics Circle Award ▪ Audie Awards ▪ National Hispanic Cultural Center Literary Award ▪ Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction ▪ National Jewish Book Award ▪ Best Swedish Crime Novel Award ▪ National Outdoor Book Award ▪ Best Translated Book Awards ▪ Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas ▪ Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry ▪ Nautilus Book Awards ▪ Booker Prize ▪ Newbery Medal ▪ Bram Stoker Award ▪ Next Generation Indie Book Awards ▪ Carnegie Medal ▪ Nobel Prize ▪ Coretta Scott King Award ▪ PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing ▪ Costa Book Awards ▪ PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction ▪ Crime Writers’ Association Awards ▪ PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award ▪ Cundil Prize ▪ PEN/Open Book Award ▪ Duff Cooper Prize ▪ Phillip K. Dick Award ▪ Edgar Allen Poe Award ▪ Prix Tour-Apollo Award ▪ Florida Book Award ▪ Pulitzer Prize ▪ Glass Key Award ▪ Pushcart Prize ▪ Grand Prix de Littérature Policière ▪ RITA Award ▪ Guardian Award ▪ Shamus Award ▪ Hammett Prize ▪ Shirley Jackson Award ▪ Hispanic Heritage Award for ▪ Spur Award Literature ▪ Stonewall Book Award ▪ ▪ Sunshine State Young Readers Award ▪ Indie Booksellers’ Choice Awards ▪ Sydney Taylor Book Award ▪ James Laughlin Award ▪ W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military ▪ James Tiptree Jr. Award Fiction ▪ Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize ▪ Williams Hill Sports Book of the Year ▪ John W. Campbell Memorial Award ▪ Wolfson History Prize for Best Novel

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Future Events o April 10, 2021 – Virtual BAM Festival  Read the book (Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds), write a 250-word essay or have a conversation about the book with your JPO, and attend the BAM festival = 20 Hours of Community Service  Read the book (Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds) and write a 250-word essay or have a conversation about the book with your JPO = 15 Hours of Community Service  Attend the BAM festival and have a conversation about the festival with your JPO = 7 Hours of Community Service  BAM Festival is FREE Books, Art, & Music festival with 40+ of the nation’s award-winning and bestselling authors & illustrators like Jason Reynolds, Sabaa Tahir, Ryan T. Higgins and so many more. Take part in panels, activities, and general fun from the comfort of your home.  Time: 8:30am-5:30pm  Register here: https://www.bamwpb.org/register  For more information visit https://bamwpb.org/ o April 12, 2021 - IMPACT Experience “Making an IMPACT One Youth at a Time”  Attend virtual event = 2 Hours of Community Service  Attend virtual event and have a meaningful discussion with your JPO about what you learned = 4 Hours of Community Service  Attend virtual event and write a 1000-word essay on what you learned and how you intend to implement what you learned = 6 Hours of Community Service  An open dialogue and experience that aims to increase youth interest in professional and non-professional careers while building character development and promoting higher school performance  Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm  Zoom Meeting Link: Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91981724566  If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact: ▫ Johnny Sanders at (786) 907-1836 or [email protected] ▫ Jayme Warner at (904) 200-1432 or [email protected] o April 15, 2021 - TEEN YOGA-ISH  Attend virtual event = 4 Hours of Community Service  Join us for an hour of trauma-informed yoga that encourages safety, present-moment experience, and choice-making, followed by an open conversation. Appropriate for grades 9-12.  Where: Zoom  Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm  Register here: https://bit.ly/3kMPhIp  If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact: Isobel Aitken, [email protected], 561-625-2535 o April 24, 2021 – This Girl Can, Career Inspiration for Young Women  Attend virtual event = 2 Hours of Community Service  Attend virtual event and have a meaningful discussion with their JPO about what they learned in the event = 4 hours of Community Service  Attend virtual event and write a 1000-word essay on what they learned in the event and how they intend to implement what they learned = 6 Hours of Community Service  This free program will provide 6th-8th grade girls in Palm Beach County with a free, interactive workshop and a swag bag of items mailed to registered participants. This is a day your middle schooler won’t want to miss! We encourage early registration to ensure your swag bag arrives on time. 4/7/2021

 Time: 10:00am-11:00am  Register here: https://unitedwaypbc.org/event/this-girl-can-career-inspiration-for-young-women/  If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Lindsey White, [email protected], 561-375-6626.

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