Volunteering & Internships
Century Villages at Cabrillo (CVC) has a robust internship, volunteer, and student learning program with several different placement opportunities including working with adults and children.
Submit your volunteer hours using the form below:
Internship Opportunities
Placements are determined by a student’s interests, skills, and career goals. As an intern you could:
- Develop and implement life-skill workshops with adult residents
- Develop and implement recreational and educational activities for children enrolled in the summer and afterschool programs
- Coordinate special campus events (e.g., Halloween Festival)
- Learn to track and assess children’s performance across a number of key developmental domains (e.g., conflict negotiation, impulse control, etc.).
- Participate in case management activities (e.g., intake procedures)
- Assist with advisory groups on site (e.g., Youth Advisory Group)
- Conduct background research for the annual Social Impact Report that documents the collective impact of the campus on resident well-being
- Help coordinate and execute the annual resident survey
- Produce the CVC newsletter including writing and editing stories, taking photographs, and deciding on a layout.
- Produce material for the CVC TV station and website
- Manage CVC’s social media
- Serve as a liaison to new community partners
- Investigate available funding opportunities
Service Learning Opportunities
Service learning opportunities at Century Villages at Cabrillo involve working with a diverse client population and participating in community development activities. Students are able to work with the Oasis services team to plan and host family events, workshops and/or classes, or large-scale community festivals. Service learning students at Century Villages at Cabrillo must demonstrate strong teamwork skills, be able to work independently and show initiative, and demonstrate respect and empathy towards residents.
We also have opportunities for one-time group projects and helping with our large community events.