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Summer Youth Volunteer Opportunities at Your Local VA Facility

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Perry Point, MD - The Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System Office of Voluntary Service is offering the youth of Cecil and Harford Counties the opportunity to fulfill school community service requirements, explore career opportunities, and support the men and women who served this country in uniform through its Summer Youth Volunteer Program.

The 2008 Summer Youth Volunteer Program at the Perry Point VA Medical Center will begin at the conclusion of this year’s school term as students begin their summer break.  Applications are now being accepted for youth who are between the ages of 14 and 17.
To participate in the program, students must be able to commit at least 75 hours of volunteer service throughout the summer and may work no more than three days per week. 

Interested youth are required to complete an application that must be signed by a parent or guardian to participate in the program.  Additionally, all youth volunteers must present a copy of their birth certificate to verify their age.  Once applications are received and volunteer candidates are selected, each youth volunteer will be scheduled for an orientation to introduce them to their work site and volunteer supervisor, and to familiarize them with the policies and procedures related to the Summer Youth Volunteer Program.

For more information about the Summer Youth Volunteer Program at the Perry Point VA Medical Center, please call (410) 642-1038.

Veterans who are interested in the VA Maryland Health Care System’s driver rehabilitation program should discuss it with their health care provider.  Veterans can also contact the driver rehabilitation program directly at 1-800-463-6295, ext. 5804.