Community Service

“BSD students must earn (40) hours of Community Service as one of their graduation requirements. Students may begin to earn these hours once they complete their eighth (8th) grade year. The hours may be earned all at one time, or in a manner that meets the student’s schedule, during his/her high school years, but must be completed prior to the student’s participation in a commencement ceremony and the granting of a diploma.

Community Service is any service that is done for non-profit agencies and organization and/or religious organizations. School service is also included. For activities that occur over more than one day, a maximum of 10 hours/day is allowed for the 40 hours of community service required for graduation. All students will record their community service hours in x2VOL.”

For more details on this and other graduation requirements, go to BSD Graduation Requirements.

How to Log Community Service Hours:

• Go to Clever
• If your first time logging in to x2VOL, complete your profile.  Important Note: To ensure you receive proper credit for all hours, please be sure to use your correct:
  –  BSD Student ID# 
  –  BSD school email (e.g. s-smithj@bsd4o5.org), NOT your personal email.
• If you’d like to use the mobile app, create your password
• Select a Group (your graduation year).
• Click “Add Hours” and then “Create New.”

Verification of Hours:

• It is the student’s responsibility to ensure submitted hours are verified.
• Hours must be verified by the non-profit organization before they can be approved to count towards the 40-hour BSD graduation requirement.
• Once the hours are submitted in x2VOL, an email is automatically sent to the contact the student entered to request volunteer verification (simply by clicking a link).

Helpful x2VOL links:

• Updated PowerPoint for new student rollout
• My hours aren’t verified. What can I do? Click here to go to x2VOL Help.
• Where can I get help with x2VOL? Click here to go to x2VOL Help.

Still have questions or having trouble logging in to x2VOL?

• Contact the Counseling Center.

Need Community Service Ideas?

• Bellevue Badgers Special Olympics team needs volunteers!  Email specialolympicsbellevue@gmail.com.
• Jubilee REACH has a variety of community service opportunities.
• Transport surplus food to those in need! Download the EatHappyNow app, register at volunteers@eathappynow.org
• Bellevue Youth Link: Middle and High school leadership+community service program in the City of Bellevue. Apply here.
• Programa de liderazgo y servicio comunitario para los jovenes en la ciudad de Bellevue. Toma la oportunidad de participar en tu comunidad, pero lo más importante es que se escuche tu voz. Mas informacion de: Bellevue Youth Link | City of Bellevue (bellevuewa.gov)  Envíenos un correo electrónico para aplicar: YouthLink@bellevuewa.gov
• Volunteer at The Bellevue Urban Garden (tBUG)! Visit teenswhocare.us
• Volunteer at Cougar Mountain Zoo 425.391.5508
• Join Food Lifeline to sort and repack nutritious food
• Fill out a quick, non-binding interest form to host a Tree-Plenish event.
• Build and repair trails with Washington Trails Association
• Visit VolunteerMatch for opportunities.
• American Red Cross needs volunteers for blood drives & disaster relief
• Engage the “World’s Largest Digital Volunteer Network”
• Wellspring Family Services is looking for volunteers.
• Support local running races with Orca Running.
• Eastside Baby Corner has volunteer opportunities. Learn more here.
• Renewal Food Bank is seeking volunteers. Click here to learn more.
• Jubilee REACH and BelPres need volunteers. Learn more here.
• Provide NBDC Meals and Snacks. Sign up here.
• Donate blood at BloodworksNW if you’re 16 or older.
• Project Sidewalk: virtually explore city streets and identify accessibility issues https://sidewalk-sea.cs.washington.edu/
• Seattle Humane Society: list includes remote opportunities https://www.seattlehumane.org/get-involved/teen-programs/
• The Red Cross: virtual opportunities  https://www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer.html
• Hopelink: https://www.hopelink.org/take-action/volunteer#collapseOne
• The Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC): virtual opportunities  https://www.fimrc.org/virtual-volunteer-programs
• College Transitions:  https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/virtual-volunteer-opportunities-for-high-school-students/
• Points of Light:  https://www.pointsoflight.org/virtual-volunteering-opportunities/
• Volunteer Match https://www.volunteermatch.org/
• Volunteer Nation:  http://www.volunteennation.org/
• All for Good:  https://www.allforgood.org/search
• CiscoLive:  https://www.ciscolive.com/c/dam/r/ciscolive/us/docs/2020/pdf/web/Cisco-Live-2020-Virtual-Volunteering.pdf
• Click here for Volunteer Opportunities in Bellevue. 
• https://www.campkindnesscounts.org/
• Teen Link:  https://www.teenlink.org/get-involved/#VolunteerorIntern
• City of Bellevue Youth Volunteer Opportunities https://parks.bellevuewa.gov/programs/volunteer-opportunities/teen-volunteering-opportunities