User:Wthomaso/APPLES Service-Learning Program

Founded by Tony Deifell, the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|UNC] APPLES Service-Learning Program is a student organization sponsored by student funds and other grants and donations. It consists of at least three full-time staff members, and "builds sustainable, service-learning partnerships" with members of the campus and community, centered around students, but also including faculty, staff, small business owners, community members, and non-profit organizations in North Carolina and around the world. According to the APPLES website, "By engaging all partners in an enriched, community-based curriculum, APPLES experiential programs foster socially aware and civically involved students." The name is an acronym for "Assisting People in Planning Learning Experiences in Service."

Resources
Robert E. Bryan Social Innovation Fellowships These fellowships provide opportunities and funding for students to serve a community around the world. The organization partners with groups like University Career Services and the Campus YMCA in order to provide an enriching experience for fellows.

Alternative Breaks - about 12 groups of 10 participants and 2 student leaders participate in Service-Learning in cities and towns in the Eastern United States. Trips have historically gone to Lumberton, North Carolina, Newton Grove, North Carolina, Bertie County, NC, Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, D.C., Louisiana, New York, and more.

SMART Mentoring - Through two courses taught at UNC, students focus on issues of mental health in at-risk and underrepresented areas and youth in Orange County Community Partners: State Farm Youth Advisory Board, Volunteers for Youth, and the Orange County Family Resource Centers.

Service-Learning Internships - Spring and Summer internships offered to students applying to work in the non-profit sector for the period.

Global Initatives These Initatives provide global service-learning experiences for interested students.

Service-Learning Initiative - (SLI) supports incoming first-year students and provides them with varied experiences in service in the Chapel Hill ommunity and surrounding area. Through this program, students can find what they want to involved themselves in in their college years.

Community Partners
UNC APPLES partners with UNC Housing, the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Rights Center, and the Chapel Hill Museum, just to name a few.