Teen Service and Leadership
City of San Ramon
Creating Community Award of Excellence
Teen Service and Leadership is a five-week class for teens where they learn about municipal government from City leaders, leadership skills, job skills, resume development and practice interviewing. Along with the class, teens learn about the City of San Ramon by volunteering across a variety of programs and special events throughout the fall and winter seasons. The primary goal of the program was to address the challenge of staffing shortages. This program has become a key feeder system for part-time staffing. Teen Service and Leadership has become irreplaceable with participants not only learning about the resources and programs available to them, but they in turn also educate their peers about the importance of parks and recreation. About 1/3rd of the staff hired each summer season goes through this program and each year the program supports the City with over 450 hours of volunteer service in the fall and winter months. 