Community Connections

Coordinators:

Jessie Gottsegen '09
Danielle Sunberg ‘09

About us: We use volunteer for one time events in cooperation with a variety of off-campus organizations ranging from environmental organizations to organizations that help people with disabilities.  We also organize the Community Service Fair every fall where students can meet representatives from many off-campus organizations about potential volunteer opportunities.

Different programs under our umbrella: We work with a variety of off-campus organizations in the Waltham and Greater Boston areas.

Where program meets: Events off-campus (transportation provided by Waltham Group van or individuals’ cars).

Days & hours of program: 4-5 events per semester.  Events usually last a few hours and may occur any day of the week.

Commitment required from volunteers: Volunteers can invest as much time in community connections as they want and participate in as many events as they desire (no regular commitment required).

Rough number of volunteers currently involved: 60

Helpful skill sets for volunteers to have: Spirit and a desire to make the world a better place!

Application, training, and/or interview required?:

No

Our Partners

The Second Step
Greater Boston Food Bank
GWARC
Community Farms Outreach

Volunteer Search Engines

VolunteerMatch
SERVENet
idealist.org