Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Juvenile Justice Services has hundreds of youth go through our system each year in different facilities. Youth are ages 10-18. Many times they are in our care on their birthdays. We have found it very sad for them. Groups have made birthday bags that could be given to them on their special day. They usually include a card (can be homemade) only first names should be on the card if you put a name on it.
You can put in a candy bar or granola bar, chips or pretzels, and a drink (such as capri sun, etc.) This small thoughtful gift cheers up the youth and lets them know, that although they have issues they need to work on, and changes to make, there are people who will support and care about them. Each person should make 5 bags each.

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This opportunity is sponsored by: Juvenile Justice Services

We need volunteers who are free at these times Anytime This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adolescents (13-17) Individual Adults (26-54) Large Group (11+) Adults (55+) Large Groups (50 +) Children (5-12) Small Group (2-10) Families Young Adults (18-25)

Contact Person: Linda Campbell, Program Director, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

205 West 900 North Springville, UT 84663 (See a map)

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can also help at locations in salt Lake and Ogden for JJS

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Yoga to teenagers?

I taught yoga once a week for 4-5 months at Observation and Accessment. It was crazy, fun, frustrating, and very rewarding. Some days there was a lot of immediate reward where kids love what we did and said how awesome it was. Other days they moaned and groaned the whole time. When I saw one of the kids after he got out walking down the street, he shouted "Yoga Lady". He promised me I would never see him at Juvie again, I knew it had all been worth it. posted by kpratt on March 23, 2007