Community Service Opportunities

Many students understand the importance of active citizenship and civic engagement. Here’s a list of several organizations that welcome student volunteers.
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  1. AIDS Action Committee, a Boston, non-profit health organization providing free services to people with AIDS or HIV.
    aac.org
  2. Concilio Hispano, a multi-service non-profit serving the Latino and immigrant community. conciliohispano.org
  3. Greater Boston Food Bank, needs volunteers to help sort some 100,000 lbs. of donated food each week.
    gbfb.org
  4. Earth Share of New England, based in Boston is the only large-scale coalition of environmental non-profits based in New England.
    GreenforNewEngland.org
  5. Boston VOTE, a non-partisan coalition of community- based organizations working together to increase voter participation in Boston.
    bostonvote.org
  6. Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, a Cambridge non-profit looking for enthusiastic readers to record textbooks for visually impaired students of all ages.
    call 617.577.1111
    rfbd.org
  7. Rosie’s Place, a Boston shelter and resource center for women and children seeks volunteers to
    prepare and serve meals, provide overnight help, assist in fundraising and more.
    rosies.org
  8. Squashbusters, a Cambridge non-profit that combines squash training with academic tutoring, mentoring and civic participation for middle and high school kids.
    squashbusters.org
  9. Horizons Initiative, a Boston non-profit, offers opportunities to work & play with local
    children who are living in family shelters.
    horizonsforthehomelesschildren.org
  10. Boston Cares facilitates volunteer projects,
    making it easy to get in-volved through a database
    of opportunities.
    bostoncares.org