Service Leadership Programs (SLPs)

Aktion Club members in more than 200 clubs in seven nations allow adults living with disabilities to develop initiative and leadership skills through hands-on service. These adults return to the community the benefits, help, and care they have received.  The Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria sponsors and advises the Santa Maria Aktion Club in association with the City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department and People for Leisure And Youth, Inc.

Nearly 40,000 middle and junior high students in 1,300 clubs in 18 nations contribute service to school and community while developing leadership and people skills. Builders Club members implement practical service-learning principles as they focus on supporting organizations that focus on the needs of children.  The Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria sponsors and advises the Builders Club at Arellanes Junior High.

CKI is the largest collegiate service offering leadership development, networking and fellowship organization in the world. The Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria sponsors and advises Circle K at Allan Hancock College.

245,000 high school leaders from 24 countries unite every day to provide service in their homes, schools, and communities and complete more than 12 million hours of service. Key Clubbers work to help eliminate HIV/AIDS in Africa, stop premature birth, and battle for the rights of children in their communities.  The Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria sponsors and advises Key Clubs at Santa Maria High, Pioneer Valley High, and the Santa Maria Recreation & Parks Department in the Abel Maldonado Youth Center.

K-Kids is a student-led community service club for elementary students that teaches members the value of helping others through participation in community service projects and club activities.  The Kiwanis Club of Santa Maria sponsors and advises a K-Kids club at Bonita Elementary