LEAD Bay Area 2021 

Youth Engagement Program for High School Students

General Eligibility: High School Students. Students should be sincere in their commitment to the values of Sewa with integrity and discipline.

Selection Criteria: Limited seats, first come first serve basis. Open to all nationalities, religious and ethnic backgrounds.

Registration Fee: $100  (For the calendar year 2021)

As a part of the LEAD program series, young adults are given opportunities to participate or lead in different activities. 

Get Involved in the following volunteering opportunities in 2021 :

1. Sewa Bay Area Initiatives - register to participate

     a. ASPIRE - after school tutoring program

     b. Food and donation drive - CA-Fire and COVID-19 relief efforts

2. Sewa  - SAHA - Volunteer Tech Tutor needed -  New project  

3. AMC8 Math Tutoring 

4. 6-Weeks Summer Youth Engagement Program 

5. Design to Lead - Design thinking methodology to address community needs

6. Create your own DIY initiative to address community needs

7. Summer Internship Training and opportunities

Contact lead-ba@sewausa.org for any questions.

How to Log Hours

1) Please fill out this Google form - https://forms.gle/VN4zoKPcnjmBmkRW8

2)  Make an account on the Sewa USA website - https://sewausa.org to enroll in the program. Once you have an account, start logging hours with Sewa and get it approved by one of the Sewa coordinators.

NOTE: All the lead kids are requested to sign up and send the below waiver form.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iwW_NYUyqpJMfwCUfb697ftMtx-ojS5BGGPigEyaDHE/edit  

   Please Read FAQ 

North Jersey LEAD 2021

A great opportunity to experience the joy of giving by getting involved in community service, meet socially aware community leaders, develop leadership, teamwork and organizational skills, and have fun along the way besides achieving Sewa recognition certificate and United States PVSA - Presidential Volunteer Service Award* (conditions apply).

Project location: North Jersey

Duration: Feb 2021 - Oct 2021, minimum 100 hours of community service to complete.

General Eligibility: High school students (in or in-coming) 8th-12th grader. Students need to be sincerely committed to the values of Sewa with integrity and discipline. Parent involvement is required where needed and must commit at least 8 hours on a working day.

Selection criteria: Limited seats, on first come first served basis. Equal opportunity employer. Open to all racial, ethnic, religious, and gender backgrounds.

Program fee: $100/candidate to cover costs of running the program.

Submit your application by January 31st, 2021 
Select Chapter “New Jersey (North)” Project “LEAD & GI Programs” Enter Applicant name in Comment field. Forward confirmation email to NorthJersey@sewausa.org

*must be a US citizen or Permanent resident to be eligible for PVSA. All students completing 100 hrs receive Sewa Certificates irrespective of citizenship status