Overview Through C.A.P., JJSE students engage with community-based organizations on two levels,  gaining deeper understandings of gender justice, economic justice, racial/immigrant justice, youth and family services, community history and the arts. The Junior Institute level is designed to introduce students to social justice-focused organizations as well as  allow them to build skills and relationships beyond the classroom. The Senior Institute Level, known as Mentoring Youth in Community Action (MYCA) permits experienced students to both grasp the bigger picture of social chance as well as set a context for their individual work through internships. Ultimately, the Community Action Program seeks to create agents of social change; give students work experience; and fill unmet needs in the community through direct and indirect service that is meaningful and necessary.

Junior Institute: Community Action Program

Program
All 10th graders at JJSE participate in the Community Action Program for a school year. In a cohort of 2-5, students are required to go to their community site for approximately 4 hours per week, where they support community work, receive mentorship, and learn job skills.

Grading
Students will receive academic credit toward graduation for completing their Community Work. Their grade will reflect: attendance & Punctuality; written monthly reflections; participation in workshops, lessons and discussions; and final Evaluation by the site mentor.

Senior Institute Mentoring Youth in Community Action Program

Program
Every MYCA intern is also enrolled in a class at JJSE designed to support their work off-site. MYCA interns attend their sites for approximately 4 hours per week, generally Wednesday afternoons from 1:00-5:00 or a schedule that better meets the needs of their placement. In addition to internships, MYCA students also have an academic seminar focusing on the bigger picture of social change. The goal of the MYCA course is to give young people a context for the work they are doing at their internship, as well as practical support for their action projects. Ultimately, the course is designed to equip students with the historical knowledge and first-hand experience to develop their own theory of social change that can them help guide them in their growth as an engaged community member.

Grading
Students will receive academic credit toward graduation for completing their Community Work. Their grade will reflect a final evaluation by their site mentor, a self evaluation, and MYCA course work.

For more information, please contact Chela Delgado, CAP and MYCA coordinator at: chela.delgado.jjse@gmail.com • phone 415.452.4922 x 3310