Empowered to Achieve Presents:
Social Service Apprenticeship Program
Building Community, One Conversation at a Time.
Turning youth service into opportunity — building leadership, confidence, and real-world community impact.
Empowered to Achieve’s Social Service Apprenticeship Program gives students hands-on experience in community engagement, outreach, and leadership.
Participants learn how to raise awareness, share helpful information, and refer community members to trusted local programs and services that support family well-being.
Through this work, apprentices develop communication and teamwork skills while earning volunteer hours, scholarship points, and valuable experience in the social-service field.
This apprenticeship is part of ETA’s Service-to-Scholarship Pathway, where youth gain educational support by serving their community..
Our Social Service Mission
To empower youth to become the next generation of community leaders by giving them the tools, confidence, and opportunities to make real social impact — starting right in their own neighborhoods.
“When you help one family, you help an entire community.”
How the Apprenticeship Works
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Students receive orientation and guidance on how to share community resources respectfully and professionally.
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Apprentices reach out to families, neighbors, or peers to raise awareness about ETA programs and CHW services.
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Using their personalized referral link, apprentices connect individuals to ETA’s outreach team.
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Every verified referral earns students volunteer hours, scholarship points, and recognition on our leadership board.
Goal:
Engage 150–200 families through youth-led outreach this quarter.
Week 1: Community Outreach + Media Launch
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This week, your first assignment is all about Community Outreach, helping families learn where to find the support they need. You are the bridge between your community and trusted programs that can help them thrive.
Community outreach means raising awareness about resources, programs, and opportunities available in your community. You are not providing services, you are helping people know where to go for help when they need it.
As a Social Service Apprentice, start with people you already know — family, friends, neighbors, church members, or teammates. Right now, we’re focusing outreach on IEHP members, since many qualify for free or low-cost support through local partners. Use your personal referral link or QR code to connect them directly to Empowered to Achieve.
CHW services help people connect to non-medical supports that improve daily life, such as food and housing resources, transportation to appointments, homemaker or personal care support, and resource navigation and care coordination. These supports are available to many IEHP and Medi-Cal members.
Our community is facing growing need and limited funding. With potential program delays, some families may have reduced access to benefits like SNAP/CalFresh. Your early outreach helps families connect to reliable support before resources run short.
- Have five quick conversations with IEHP members or families you know.
- Explain how community resources can help during funding shortages.
- Send your referral link or QR code to connect them to ETA.
- Upload a short referral summary to your student page (who you reached and status).
- Share Donovan’s outreach post or official ETA media on your socials.
- Follow and tag ETA’s pages (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok).
- Join and share the fundraiser campaign link.
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Quick Tips for Successful Outreach
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- Start with why. Tell people you’re earning scholarships through community service. Every family you connect helps you reach your goals.
- Begin with who you know. Family, friends, neighbors, church members, teammates, and classmates are the best first conversations.
- Mention IEHP. Let folks know we’re focusing on IEHP (and Medi-Cal) members to connect them with helpful community resources.
- First & last name, phone, and email — and a mailing address if possible. This gives ETA three ways to follow up.
- Use your referral link or QR code. If they prefer paper, use the printable sign-up sheet and upload a photo to your portal.
- Points are earned only when a person completes their sign-up. Let families know this so they understand why follow-up matters.
- Get parents involved. Ask them to share your link/QR on their social media or group chats.
- Share ETA content. Repost Donovan’s outreach post and tag @EmpoweredToAchieve.
- Offer a group info session. Invite a few families; ETA can host a short meeting so everyone signs up together.
- Track your conversations. Jot down who you spoke with and upload your weekly summary to your student page.