Tri-City’s Service-Learning program provides opportunities for individuals to get hands-on experience in community mental health. We believe that learning can be enhanced when linked to social responsibility and the most effective method is the pairing of action and education in a meaningful way. Service-learners support Tri-City Mental Health staff in a wide variety of duties, which vary depending on the department. The programs that a person can support include but are not limited to:

• • • The Wellness Center
    • Peer Mentor Program
    • Therapeutic Community Gardening
      
    • Community Navigators
    • Stigma Reduction Program
    • Annual Wellness Center Summer Camp
    • Housing Stability Program
    • Administration

Benefits of Becoming a Service-Learner

• • • Hands-on experience
    • Job training skills and professional development
    • Add to your resume
    • Personal growth
    • Learn about community mental health
    • Access to free trainings, including Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and much more
      

Program Requirements

• • • Must be 18 years of age or older*
    • Be connected with the Tri-City service area of Claremont, La Verne or Pomona
    • Clear a background check. This includes Live Scan fingerprinting for criminal background check, drug and alcohol screening and Tuberculosis (TB) testing
    • COVID-19 Vaccination: Tri-City is a public behavioral health care agency in which our personnel, including employees, interns, and volunteers, are required to show proof of vaccination and booster, if eligible, or have an approved exemption. Service learners are required to submit proof of vaccination and booster, if eligible, or may request an exemption under our Mandatory COVID-19 policy.
      
    • Complete required trainings, as assigned
      

* We currently only accept service-learners ages 16 and older for the Wellness Center’s annual summer camp