Unity Day is an event created by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center to share messages of hope and support against bullying! | We are asking everyone to please wear something ORANGE on October 18th! Plus, between NOW and October 17th, email us a photo of yourself (& friends/family) wearing orange, along with your personal anti-bullying message. We’ll share them on social media for Smithtown Goes Orange! | Students who submit photos with anti-bullying messages will earn 1 hour of community service credit. * | |
*Submission of this photo and personal message about bullying allows the Town of Smithtown to anonymously use your photo image and statement on social media. | | | |
The Town of Smithtown Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is a great way to get involved in your community, earn community service hours, and gain valuable leadership experience for college! | |
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To apply students will need to submit a completed application and letter to Town Supervisor Wehrheim stating why they would like to serve. Students who are accepted will be appointed by the Town Board to a two year term as a YAB member.
Adult members are needed as well. Only the application is required for adult appointments.
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Sweetbriar Spooktacular -
Seeking SCARY Volunteers!!!
Dates: October 20th & October 21st
Time: 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Location: Sweetbriar Nature Center
62 Eckernkamp Drive, Smithtown
Sweetbriar is hosting their annual Spooktacular event and are looking for HS student volunteers to help with:
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Scream Trail scares (Wear all dark clothing & whatever Halloween costume & make-up you want to scare people on the trails).
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Game Helpers (Dress up in costume & make-up and help with the event game tables).
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Register through the links below:
| *Volunteers will be assigned as Scream Trail Scares or Game Helpers, as needed. | | | |
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Dates: October 1st - October 31st
Time: Varies, see sign up sheet for more details!
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Location: Calvary Church
860 Townline Rd, Hauppauge
| Volunteers are needed to help with sales at the Church Pumpkin Patch after- school and on the weekends. Student's can register for any variety of shifts they are available for, but please contact us if for some reason you are unable to attend. Your help is NEEDED! | | | |
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Red Ribbon Week
Virtual Art Gallery
Open to All Students K-12
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Horizons Counseling & Education Center and the Youth Bureau invite you to be as creative as you want! Please submit your art as an image (jpeg, png). Include your initials, grade and school on the bottom of the sheet.
Students in grades 6-12 will receive a Town of Smithtown Certificate for 1 hour of community service.
K-5 will receive Certificate of Participation.
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Fall Bazaar Volunteers Needed!
FUN Volunteer Opportunity!!!
Date: October 14th
Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm or 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: St. James Episcopal Church
490 North Country Road, St. James
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HS student volunteers are needed to assist the St. James Episcopal Church at their Fall Bazaar event at the bouncy house station and children's games and crafts!
Please register for each session you are interested in working at.
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Students who donate can earn a max of 2 hours of community service credit!
(1 hour for two boxes of donated items)
| TWO Ways to Earn Student Community Service Credit!!! | |
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Adopt-A-Family This Thanksgiving!
Date: November 4th & November 11th
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Smithtown Food Pantry
90 Edgewater Avenue, Smithtown
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1 donation box will include:
- 4 cans vegetables
- 2 cans cranberry sauce
- 1 large (or 2 small) can yams
- 1 64 oz. juice or juice boxes
- cake mix/brownie mix/ corn muffin mix
- 1 box instant potatoes
- 2 boxes stove top stuffing
- 3 cans fruit
- 2 turkey gravy
- any non-perishable "extras" you'd like to include- a bag of candy, hot cocoa, cookies, icing, applesauce, etc.
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Students can earn community service credit in TWO ways!
Bring donations as described above
(NO registration Needed!) and/or
Register to be an Event Volunteer on one of the drop off event days from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm !
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| What's your Halloween Style? | | | |
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VFW Voices of Democracy
Audio Essay Contest for High School Students
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Entry Deadline: October 31st, 2023
National Prize: $35,000
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Anti Bullying Poster Contest
From the Suffolk County Youth Board Coordinating Council
| Entry Deadline: October 31st, 2023 | |
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Bus Safety Reminders
In honor of National School Bus Safety Week (October 16th to October 20th) we are resharing these "Back to School" bus tips for students, parents, and drivers.
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3rd Annual Bias- Awareness Art Gallery
For Middle School & High School Students
| Use your artwork to explore the topic of Bias-Awareness AND earn 3 community service hours for per submission. All participating student artists will be included In a raffle drawing for two Special Prizes. | All Entries Due Friday, January 5th, 2024 | Sponsored by Town of Smithtown Unity Council, Youth Bureau, and Smithtown Township Arts Council/Mills Pond Art Gallery | | | |
Keep Scrolling to See Our Community Partner Agency Volunteer Opportunities! | | |
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October 23rd to 31st is Red Ribbon Week |
The Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau and Horizons Counseling & Education Center are celebrating
"Being kind to our mind and living drug free!"
Check out the community service opportunity info above!
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Taking Over Flight Adventure Park
A Farewell to Fitness, Friends, & Fun
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What better way to celebrate the end of the Fitness, Friends, & Fun - Adaptive Sports & Socialization Summer Program than having breakfast and bouncing around with new pals!
Last month we rented out Flight Adventure Park in Ronkonkoma for a fun morning with bagels and private access to the indoor trampoline park.
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To see all of the fun we had throughout out Fitness, Friends, and Fun Adaptive Sports & Socialization Summer program,
*Check out our short video below!
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Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau Enrichment Programs | | |
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We provide fully funded, enrichment programming for all of our township school districts at no cost!
There are many scheduling options, and all are flexible by design to best meet the needs of each organization that we work with. Program topics can even be tailored to meet scouting badge requirements for local scout troops.
Programs are designed to be provided in a multi-session series to be most effective. Various sessions & topics can be broken down for a shorter series or one time/one topic workshop.
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Have another relevant program topic in mind? Reach out and let us know what topics your school might be interested in!
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The 2023-2024 schedule is filling FAST, so...
| Email Janine Marc-Anthony, our Youth Services Coordinator to request further information and discuss scheduling! | |
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Information collected from this very brief survey will be used to plan upcoming workshops. | | | |
Community Partner Agency Opportunities: | |
Become a Suffolk County Youth Council Leader of Tomorrow! | |
Seeking new members (ages 14-21) , jr. mentors (ages 21-25) , and mentors ( adult professionals) who reside in Suffolk County.
Students meet every other Wednesday from 6:00 PM 7:00 PM via zoom .
Some in- person meetings will be held in Hauppauge at the H. Lee Dennison Building, and students will be given more than 2 weeks notice of when these will be scheduled.
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HALI's Creative Connections Campaign | Participant's can earn a max. of 5 hours of community service. To receive community service credit make sure to include your name and email with your card submissions. | |
4 cards = 1 hour
8 cards = 2 hours
12 cards = 3 hours
16 cards = 4 hours
20 cards = 5 hours
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To participate, please mail your creations to:
Hands Across Long Island
Attn: Jessica Peretz
159 Brightside Avenue
Central Islip, NY, 11722
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Smithtown Kickers
Soccer Buddies is back!
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Saturdays October 7th to November 11th
3:00 pm to 4:45 pm
We are helping to find student volunteers once again for Smithtown Kickers Top Soccer -Soccer Buddies program!
*No prior soccer experience is necessary to volunteer.
Only need to have a desire to help participants have a fun time while learning the basics of the game!
| Certificates can be provided by YB upon request with picture of volunteer form with total hours. | |
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Town of Smithtown Horizons Counseling & Education Center
Horizons Counseling and Education Center is an OASAS-licensed not-for-profit agency funded to provide adolescent & adult treatment, prevention and education services for drug and alcohol related problems.
| Horizons offers individual & group therapy, medication assisted treatment, mental health care (related to substance abuse),DWI education & more. They also offer research-based prevention programming. | To Learn more about their prevention programs please click here to contact Kelly Devito. | | | |
Smithtown Historical Society Volunteers Needed! | |
Animal Care on the Farm:
The Smithtown Historical Society is looking for compassionate folks who are able to dedicate (minimum) 2 hours weekly (am or pm) doing farm chores and spending time with their sheep, goats, bunnies, ponies & chickens.
Basic chores include:
- cleaning coop & paddocks;
- feeding/haying and watering;
- and giving the time, care and support that each of our animals need and deserve to thrive & maintain their health & well-being.
Help needed all year long!
Reliable volunteers are NEEDED. No experience necessary! Adults needed. Students ages 10-18 welcome with adult accompanying them. Community Service Credit available.
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Smithtown Library Teen Volunteer Opportunities: | |
Library teen volunteer opportunities are open to those in grades 6-12 (up to age 18), unless otherwise noted.
The library also offers one-hour volunteer sessions by appointment! Teens can spend time at the Library working on a variety of projects to help make a difference in our community. Teens may schedule up to two time slots per month. For more information or to schedule a session, contact any Reference Desk.
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For all events and programs hosted by community partners other than the Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau,
please contact them directly to verify event details in case of date/time changes.
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Become a Town of Smithtown Youth Bureau Volunteer Corps Members and receive priority notification of all volunteer opportunities offered!
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The Youth Bureau is interested in partnering with local groups and organizations to promote volunteer opportunities for youth and families in the community
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Smithtown Children's Foundation
The SCF provides financial and emotional support to children & families within our Smithtown community.
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