Volunteer UCF connects students with over 200 community organizations in areas such as civic engagement, elderly and veteran awareness, youth and education, animals and environment, health, hunger and homelessness, mentoring and literacy, and arts and recreation. Through volunteering, students can gain experience and knowledge, meet new friends, and benefit the community. UCF Legal Services provides legal counseling and representation to students on certain legal issues like landlord/tenant problems, consumer issues, discrimination, traffic violations, and bankruptcy. The program aims to encourage students to seek legal advice and is staffed by licensed attorneys, though students must pay for court costs themselves.

1. Volunteer UCF! By: Brittany, Jordan, and Mel!

2. Mission and Purpose “The Volunteer UCF Center is dedicated to promoting community service and education on various social issues to the University of Central Florida, through a variety of programs, committees, events, and ongoing projects. VUCF links interested students with community organizations that best fit their interests, talents, and majors. We work with over 200 community agencies that utilize UCF student volunteers. Through volunteerism students can gain valuable knowledge and experience, have a great time, and meet new friends, all while benefiting the community.”

3. Civic Engagement: Receive information about federal service programs Learn about voter registrations and other topics Elderly and Veteran Awareness: Promote awareness of veterans issues through social events Life Care Center of Orlando Elderly and Veteran Awareness Events Issues

4. Youth and Education Work with children in the Orlando area on a variety of different events Corresponding organizations include: Great Oaks Village Coalition for the Homeless Boys and Girls Club Intervention Services Best Buddies Animals and Environment Participate in pet food drives, beach clean-ups, pet walks, park restoration, pet therapy, recycling drives, and river clean-ups Other Organizations include: Keep Orlando Beautiful Hound Haven Keep Brevard Beautiful Orlando Human Society Youth and Education Events

5. Health Comfort Ill patients, prepare healthy meals for children, participate in events to increase awareness of health issues Domestic Violence Awareness Organize monthly events like open forums and mentoring events Arts and Recreation Participate in field-trip days for underprivileged kids and volunteer for art related events Get Carded Events Promote organ and tissue donation through information fairs and our annual get carded events

6. Hunger and Homelessness Feed and serve the homeless of Central Florida Conducting canned food and clothing drives Fundraising support for related organizations, Picking citrus Serve in Soup Kitchens Other organizations include: Ripple Effect Second Harvest Food Bank Coalition For the Homeless Habitat for Humanity Salvation Army Alternative Spring Break Instead of Spring Break students can get placed teams of college student in communities around the nation to engage in community service Mentoring and Literacy Act as a mentor and role model as you plan activities and events to develop relationships with children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U0--w7rT5g VOLUNTEER UCF

7. Contact Information: Office of Student Involvement, Student Union, Room 208 Phone: 407.823.3318 Email: vucf@mail.ucf.edu www.volunteerucf.com

8. UCF Legal Services

10. The staff attorneys interview each client individually to advise in the areas of law that concern the student.

11. Cases which are not covered by the program are referred to appropriate agencies or private attorneys through a lawyer referral service.

12. The operation of the program is subject at all times to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Supreme Court of Florida and the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar.

13. The program is approved by the Florida Bar and is staffed by licensed attorneys.

14. The purpose of this program is to encourage students to seek the advice of an attorney when they anticipate or encounter legal difficulties.

16. Consumer problems confronting individual students

17. Discrimination problems encountered by students in securing housing or employment in the community

18. Traffic violations, including criminal and Driving Under Influence (DUI) cases

19. Dissolution (uncontested)

20. Name changes

21. Simple wills

23. Drafting certain instruments and searching Titles.

24. Clients income-producing activities.

25. Student versus student.

26. Matters involving University discipline.

27. Certain types of litigation.

28. Referrals and fees.

29. Other excluded areas.**Student Legal Services is funded through the Activity and Service Fee as allocated by the Student Government of UCF.

32. CONTACT INFROMATION: Ferrell Commons Room 142Orlando, FL 32816-3650(Office) 407.823.2538 • (Fax) 407.823.5305stulegal@ucf.eduLocated in the Ferrell Commons, Room 142, right across from Experiential Learning. Open M-F 8am-5pm.