Please complete and submit the volunteer form below, including the ACTUAL signatures of BOTH the student and parents (if under the age of 18 parent signature is required). Completion of this form, including the actual required signatures, is required by all volunteers to participate in this SSL opportunity.
Please do not use your MCPS email to respond with us as we cannot not reply to you via this type of email address.
This is an amazing opportunity to gain volunteer experience helping Arise and Flourish, a non-profit organization based in Montgomery County, Maryland that speaks to students about substance use and misuse. During the last ten years, Arise and Flourish has paved the way through public and private schools on educating our youth of the dangers associated with addiction. Our program delivers a robust and real-life look into the cycle of addiction and provides an understanding, knowledge and insight on how to exercise prevention. Arise and Flourish’s family of dedicated volunteers have delivered our program to more than 230 schools and have reached over 33,000 students with our impactful message of prevention and hope. In addition to our visits to schools, we are also asking for the student’s assistance to continue the education of addiction and prevention through SSL hours.
What students will do:
Student will first need to complete the volunteer form/parent/guardian permission slip and submit via to e-mail info@ariseandflourish.org. Please note that MCPS has not vetted the YouTube videos created by our organization and parents/guardians are responsible for previewing the videos and then providing parent permission for their students to view the videos.
Once approved, students will watch two video presentations provided by our organization.
- One video is our speakers who are people in recovery who share their personal experience
- The second video is the presentation on the cycle of addiction which has information on how addiction happens.
Students can obtain SSL hours in two ways:
- Write a 2-page paper on their understanding of drug and alcohol prevention on the information received from the two videos. Papers will only be reviewed by our organization.
- Create an art project, including a paragraph explaining their artwork, based upon their understanding of prevention on the information they received from the videos. Art projects might be shared on our social media platforms so please review the privacy information below when submitting your project.
How to earn community service hours (SSL):
Students have the ability to earn 1 SSL hour for the quality completion of this project and can earn up to 4 SSL hours in total (cumulative - not per year) for each speaker video watched and paper written (up to 4 speaker videos along with the one video for the cycle of addiction).
When your paper or art project is complete, e-mail info@ariseandflourish.org your 2-page paper or an electronic copy of your art project and paragraph to collect your signed SSL sheet for this project. Students will need to cc their parents as well on the email submission. Please allow 3-5 business days to receive your signed SSL form.
Privacy:
Please, do not share any pictures or likeness of the students as well as personal information such as home address, email or phone number etc. in your paper or artwork. Also, please do not include any real-life pictures or images of yourself. We ask that students include their first name, grade and school only on each submission.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home until schools resume normal status.
Volunteer Registration Form (Parent/Guardian Permission Slip)
Please complete this form as accurately as possible. Completion of this form is required by all volunteers.
* This form is not completed without both YOURS and YOUR PARENTS or GUARDIAN SIGNATURE.
VOLUNTEER LEGAL NAME: _____________________________________________
VOLUNTEER SIGNATURE: ______________________________________________
SCHOOL NAME: _____________________________________________________
VOLUNTEER EMAIL ADDRESS: __________________________________________
AGE: _________ DATE OF REGISTRATION: ________________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME: ____________________________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE (If Volunteer is under 18 years): ___________________________________________________________________
DATE: ________ EMAIL: _______________________________________________
ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________
PHONE: ____________________________________________________________
Contact Us at Arise and Flourish Email: info@ariseandflourish.org
Website: http://www.ariseandflourish.org/
Privacy:
Student volunteer participation is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This volunteer activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home.
