Student Services Manual (SSM)

Effective: 9/1/1988

Revised: 11/1/2006

SSM 306–06: Community Service Program

Purpose

To provide eligible students with work-learning opportunities that complement and reinforce their educational programs or vocational goals

To expand employment opportunities for students in on-campus units or off-campus agencies providing services designed to improve the quality of life for community residents (particularly for low-income residents) or to solve particular problems related to their needs

Sources

34 Code of Federal Regulations § 675

Financial Aid and Scholarship Services/Student Employment

Eligibility

Eligibility to participate in the Community Service Program (CSP) is limited to students who are eligible for the Federal Work-Study Program (FWSP) and to employers who are determined to meet one or more of the needs identified in the objectives stated below.

Policy

The FWSP provides an annual allocation to the university through the United States Department of Education. This federal allocation, combined with matching funds from the university or another employing agency, provides eligible students with employment opportunities. The FWSP requires that a percentage of the annual Federal Work-Study allocation is used to employ students in community service jobs.

ASU requires that all student employees and all employing units or agencies support the objective and comply with the guidelines of this program.

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Objective

The objective of the program is to improve the quality of life of the agency’s clientele and to develop the social awareness of student participants. Off-campus agencies participating in the program provide services that are primarily directed toward disadvantaged community residents. On-campus services include support for students with disabilities and services that are open and accessible to the community.

The services provided by agencies or units participating in the program should address one or more of the following needs.

Off-Campus Agencies

1. health care
2. child care
3. financial services
4. social services
5. public safety
6. crime prevention and control
7. youth recreational guidance programs
8. literacy training
9. welfare, education (including tutorial services)
10. housing/neighborhood improvement
11. rural development
12. community improvement.

On-Campus Units

1. financial assistance/part-time student employment programs
2. health educational programs
3. day care/child development programs
4. tutorial assistance
5. disabled student services
6. social work internships
7. adaptive recreational programs (rehabilitation)
8. minority and reentry student recruitment and development programs.

Procedures

For procedures for hiring FWSP student employees, see SSM 304–01, “Student Employment Program.”

Cross-Reference

For further information about the FWSP, see SSM 306–01, “Federal Work-Study Employment Program.”

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