Shane Davis

United Way of Santa Barbara County has selected Shane Davis as the winner of the February 2010 Community Service Champion of the Month Award to recognize his outstanding volunteer service with The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.

Davis, a senior sociology major at UCSB, began volunteering with CADA in Fall of 2009 and has volunteered 6 hours per week as a Case Manager with the Teen Court program.  As a Case Manager, Shane works with first time youth offenders to complete the programs assigned to them, and is enthusiastic to help the teens succeed.

“We work with the teens in establishing a moderate approach that helps them balance their busy schedule with their tasks," said Davis.  “I enjoy working with kids and helping.”

Davis, originally from Arroyo Grande, has quickly become an asset to the Teen Court according to Coordinator Kristine Pendon.  By facilitating the case management for Teen Court, Davis has relieved pressure on both the teen participants and the CADA staff.

“Shane is reliable, hard working, and able to work independently as well as part of a team,” said Pendon.      

Another key contribution came during the holiday parade when no one was willing to dress as the Grinch for the CADA procession and Shane happily volunteered to play the role, painting his entire face and hair green, and completely covering his legs and feet with green cotton.
Davis hopes to further his education with a Master’s in Social Work after graduating from UCSB, but plans to continue his hands on experience with CADA in the meantime.

“I could not have asked for a better place to volunteer,” said Davis.

United Way of Santa Barbara County thanks supporter Tri-Valley Trophies for donating the award plaque to the Community Service Champion of the Month.

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