The Club started with 8 to 10 students led by past presidents Sarah Keath and Samantha Loftin. Current President David Dickason was instrumental in expanding the membership to around 30 students in less than a year.

 

Dr. Kennard-Lyke has been a professor in Human Services with MJC since August, 2001. Her passion in the areas of homelessness, housing, trauma, resiliency, coping, and religion and spirituality led to her vision of providing assistance to the under-served, challenged populations.

 

The Human Services Club hopes to become a viable information and assistance source. 

Collected and shipped Mexican food to troops in Afghanistan for Christmas.

 

Collected and distributed coats and warm clothing for immigrant and homeless families.

 

2nd Annual Human Service Awareness Day to present a plaque to Connie Moreno-Peraza, MSW, LCSW, as the Outstanding Social Worker of Year.

 

Held successful car washes to raise funds for future projects.

 

Celebration of National Recovery Month by Cosponsoring with the Stanislaus Behavioral Health and Recovery Services the 2nd Annual Alcohol and Drug Partnership Conference.

 

3rd Annual Human Service Awareness Day. Outstanding Human Service Professional plaque went to Dwight Bateman, Executive Director of D.R.A.I.L.

 

1st Annual Rummage Sale - unsold items donated to Reformers Unanimous Men's Home.

 

Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert - featuring local bands such as Angst, Fissure, ODF, Peaseable Jones, Evening News, Not My Hero, Fallen Sleepless, and The Krose.

 

3rd Annual Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Conference - Focus on Youth and Drinking.

 

4th Annual Human Service Awareness Day - Outstanding Human Service Professional plaque went to Dawn Vercelli - Program Coordinator, Proposition 36 for Behavioral Health & Recovery Services of Stanislaus County.