Santa Cruz Service Corps

An AmeriCorps Program
A Project of United Services Agency

Serving the City of Santa Cruz and adjacent areas of Santa Cruz County, California

For more information, contact:
   Don Weiss, Program Director
   521 Monterey Drive
   Aptos, California 95003
   408-689-0658 phone and fax
   henro@cruzio.com

Start Date October 15, 1997
Next start date October 15, 1998

Members will train in organic gardening at the Santa Cruz Homeless Garden and the University of California Santa Cruz Agroecology Farm and Garden and in botanical horticulture at the UCSC Arobretum. They will then perform service at area schools, creating and expanding gardens and training the students and teachers in gardening and landscaping. They will also act as mentors for at-risk youth in a therapeutic garden setting.

Pay will be $5.15 per hour plus a $4725 educational bonus at the end of the one-year program. Medical benefits included. Child care available.


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Updated February 15, 1998
Comments on this web site should be sent to Don Weiss at henro@cruzio.com