Oakley Boarding School Human Services

Human Service		Oakley's Work
Salt lake Volunteer Council-Life Care a non-profit organization working to improve the quality of independent living of individuals with disabilities and the elderly through yard work, house maintenance and food deliveries through the Salt Lake Food Bank.		Our Work: -assisting the elderly and individuals with disabilities to maintain independent and healthy lifestyles through assistance with food deliveries and landscape maintenance. Hours: 3,000 + logged student hours

National Ability Center The National Ability Center is committed to the development of lifetime skills for people of all ages and abilities by providing affordable outdoor sports and recreational experiences in a nurturing environment.		Our Work: -volunteer with ski events and equestrian events -students help to maintain adaptive bikes with their mechanic knowledge. -assist with care of grounds and horse stables -set-up and break down assistance given to fundraising events Hours: 800 student hours

The Peace House -a non-profit emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence. The Peace House offers fresh start training courses to offer single mothers opportunity for a successful family and life.		Our Work: -holiday helpers-collect, organize and deliver gifts and essentials for families in need through the holiday helpers program -raise money to help families in need of basic necessities for the winter Hours: 1,200 student hours

Mountain Lands Community Housing Trust “Housing for People, not for Profit.” Mountain Lands Community Housing Trust works to preserve, promote and expand housing opportunities for lower-income households in Summit County. Founded in 1993, MCHT is based on the belief that housing is a basic building block of stable families and communities.		Our Work: -participation includes but is not limited to: framing, concrete foundation preparation, and finishing work. -students work side by side with Shawn West, the General Contractor as well as the families working on their future homes as a community effort. Hours: 1,500 student/staff hours

Franklin Elementary School		-students mentor and work as teaching assistants -assist with after school programs Reading, math and activities Student volunteer hours: 2,000 +

Empty Bowls Project Empty Bowls is a project to help provide support for food banks, soup kitchens and other food banks that fight hunger. Students design and make the bowls for the project and then provided different soups to raise money for various services.		Our Work: -Over a period of ten weeks the students created 128 bowls -through the integration of their artistic ability and the involvement of the Oakley community the students raised $980.00 that was distributed to The Kids Café and The Heifer Project. Hours: 900 hours art studio time Students prepared/assisting in the production of an Empty Bowls Banquet held on-campus each December

Center for Women and Children The Center for Women and Children provides a supportive environment that promotes dignity, respect, and self-determination. It allows for a supportive environment while overcoming a drug or alcohol addiction.		Our Work: -Students baked for seasonal holidays -Students spent time playing games and interacting with the women and children -take part in group discussions with women at center Hours: 1,000 hours

The Wentworth An assisted living center located in Oakley, Utah for the elderly. Providing assistance, housing and sustainable living.		Our work: -Students put together activities such as bingo -Students played music and performed in the choir -Students spent time socializing and interacting with the residents Hours: 250 hours

Courage Reins The Mission at Courage Reins is to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Through therapeutic horseback riding and other equine based activities, they provide a safe, fun, and challenging setting for physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth.		Our Work: Courage Reins The Oakley School aids in everything from helping with lessons to ensuring the chores at the barn are completed. Sometimes this includes grooming horses, cleaning tack, feeding horses, cleaning stalls, or the barn in general. All modules volunteer for either one or two module days, usually averaging six hours a day for a six or seven week span. *Hours: 1,500+ hours of student/staff participation*

		Our Work: -assist with sorting recyclables and help with organization of community center -educate visitors and give tours of the facility to newcomers -complete most of the “dirty work” involved with running a successful community recycle center Hours: 2,000 hours

Kamas Ranger District		Our Work: -trail building and obscuring trails in re-vegetation areas -building fences with non-indigenous juniper trees -building water bars and other erosion control devices Hours: 1,500 hours

Bureau of Land Management - Moab Field Office		Our Work: -The student body, teachers, house coaching staff and therapists participated in a four-day trail and campground restoration project in the Moab Valley. -This is the largest community service project The Oakley School has completed and we look forward to another rewarding year next spring. Hours: 2,000 hours of student/staff participation

The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act was created to help preserve our rivers from being dammed, channelized and over-developed. Congress passed this act in 1968. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act doesn't preserve the rivers as a national park. The idea is not to halt development or use of the river but to preserve the character of a river.		Our work: Students enrolled in kayaing, rafting or river ecology courses volunteered in river clean-up, the annual paddling festival and spring gear swap fundraiser. 150 volunteer hours

		FUNDRAISING EFFORTS Mountain Trails Foundation is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of trail access for all non-motorized users. Our objectives are to promote, preserve, advocate and maintain local trails. The Foundation works with Federal, State and local government and with private property owners to achieve trail connections and to preserve access into and through developments. Our involvement has resulted in a system of 300+ miles of purpose built trails on public and private lands. -Trail building and restoration -Volunteering for races and events

Animal Service		Oakley's Work

Best friends Animal Sanctuary The mission of Best Friends is driven by the simple philosophy that kindness to animals helps build a better world for all of us. And the work of Best Friends is supported entirely through the donations of our members and supporters. The animal society operates the nations largest sanctuary for homeless pets, provides adoption, spay/neuter, educational programs and publishes Best Friends, the nations largest all good news animal magazine.		Volunteer efforts at BFAS include: assisting staff with daily cleaning and socializing of animals and their homes. We have also helped build miles of trails dogs and their prospective humans are able to use year round. 2,000 volunteer hours 2 to 3 trips annually (5 days avg) Volunteer locally through fundraisers

Our purpose is to protect and provide for animals while fostering an awareness of their importance in our lives.		Our work: -volunteer for pet adoption storefront in Park City -Jobs include: walking dogs, grooming dogs and cats and assist in animal social behavior improvements for successful adoption. -volunteer twice annually for the Pet Superadoption Volunteer hours: 800 hours

FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

Heifer organization		Ceramic arts students raise money and awareness through making bowls and hosting a dinner fundraiser through The Empty Bowls project. (see above.) successful than ever as we combine efforts with the local Clay Artists of Utah This annual event raises approx $1,000 each year and 2006 is looking to be more *‘To work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth.’* This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for over 60 years. Today, millions of families in 128 countries have been given the gifts of self-reliance and hope Trip to the Heifer Ranch in Arkansas: 500 hours of volunteer work on ranch

Kid's Cafe (a division of the Utah Food Bank)		This organization provides three dinners each week for hundreds of at-risk children at more than a dozen low-income areas throughout Utah. Students raise money to donate to the local chapter of the Kid’s Café. These fundraisers occur throughout the year from our ceramic arts program to bake sales.

		-Volunteer, fundraising, racing for event -Students participated as volunteers and participants. -raised money through active participation Student hours: 250+

Family Support and Treatment Center Orem, Utah Mission Statement "The Family Support and Treatment Center serves the community by helping children and families build stronger and healthier relationships. While the Center's primary focus is the prevention and treatment of child abuse, other personal and family issues are also addressed."		-volunteer with children in nursery while parents are in counseling Student hours: 100+

Human Service

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FUNDRAISING EFFORTS

Animal Service

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FUNDRAISING EFFORTS