Business and Personal Law

Unit 7: Family Law

Community Connection

Use your Internet browser to research volunteer activities and work-based learning experiences in your community. Once you choose one you are interested in and you find their Web site, you will be able to complete the Community Connection activity.

Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty and homelessness from the world. The volunteers build houses to help families in need.
http://www.habitat.org/

UNICEF believes in building a world where the rights of every child are realized. Volunteer opportunities exist around the world.
http://www.unicef.org/

Volunteer Match recruits volunteers for over 40,000 nonprofit organizations.
http://www.volunteermatch.org/

There are volunteer and work based learning activities in every community. Use your Internet browser to search for some near you. Use the key words "volunteer activities" and the name of your town to get started.

Career and Technology Education Student Organizations

The U.S. Department of Education's Web site has a section on Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO). These organizations help students hone their technical skills and develop leadership and teamwork skills that will serve them well as they prepare for the workforce and postsecondary education.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cte/vso.html

Business Professionals of America is a national co-curricular career and technical organization for high school, college, and middle school students preparing for careers in business and information technology.
http://www.bpanet.org/public/

The Future Business Leaders of America is the largest business education student organization in the world.
http://www.fbla-pbl.org/

DECA is the National Association of Marketing Students.
http://deca.org/