{"id":272,"date":"2026-07-20T20:24:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T20:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2026-10-26T22:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T22:19:35","slug":"kids-and-teens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/odez.com\/SDpets\/kids-and-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids and Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"272\" class=\"elementor elementor-272\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540ea09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"540ea09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8d0ad e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9b8d0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d75244 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d75244\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cc29e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cc29e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Volunteer <br>Kids &amp; Teens <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d81d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d81d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Kids Community Service (KCS)<\/strong> program teaches middle school and high school students about our Rancho Coastal Humane Society and the animals we consider family. Students earn community service hours by helping to maintain the facilities by washing dishes, folding laundry, sorting donations, bagging food and any other helpful tasks.\u00a0Participants can also interact with our adoptable animals.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351a33c e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"351a33c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86006f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86006f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15a491 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kids Community Service<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c35fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c35fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Space is limited to six students for each session<\/b>. The month-long programs meet on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00 pm once a week for four weeks (see table schedule).\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><p>KCS is the only volunteer opportunity for children under the age of 18.\u00a0It\u2019s only offered during the school year and not during summer or school breaks.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Requirements:\u00a0<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">All youth must be in 6th grade or age 12 or older prior to registering.\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">The fee for the program ($40 per session) is due at the time of registration.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">If you have already completed an application through Volunteer Impact please email the education department (education@sdpets.org) to register directly. 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Process\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4be8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4be8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students participating in our Kids Community Service (KCS) Program must complete the following steps:<\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Read the Rules and Regulations (click button at top of the page)<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Create the Better Impact profile, and it must be under the volunteer\u2019s name. A parent\u2019s email address may, but the profile must be created in the volunteer\u2019s name.\u00a0<strong>Parents please do not fill out the application for your child.<\/strong><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Create a profile for the KCS Program.\u00a0Click Here to create a Volunteer Impact Profile.\u00a0<i>(We are no longer accepting applications at this time).<\/i><ol><li aria-level=\"2\">Click on the \u201cFill in an application\u201d button<\/li><li aria-level=\"2\">Write down your username and password as you will need to log in to your profile to access your hours and complete the online orientation.<\/li><li aria-level=\"2\">After completing the application, orientation and scoring 100% on the quiz, email <a href=\"mailto:education@sdpets.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>education@sdpets.org<\/strong><\/a> and state in the email you have completed the KCS application and are ready to register for volunteering.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Once the email is received a link to register for a KCS program will be sent to you.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">You may register for up to 3 different sessions.\u00a0DO NOT sign up for more than 3 sessions!<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Registration first come, first serve and is limited to 6 students per session.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d914c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5d914c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Scholarships are available for students in financial need who would not otherwise be able to participate. \u00a0Please email our Education Department to apply for a scholarship <\/b><a href=\"mailto:education@sdpets.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>education@sdpets.org.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69fb9e8 e-con-full e-flex 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