Columbia Community Service
Columbia Community Service (CCS) is entering its 78th annual appeal and has been committed to providing support and resources to nonprofit organizations in the local community since its founding. There are volunteer opportunities available at CCS-supported nonprofits including NY Common Pantry, Arts & Minds, and Cathedral Community Cares. If you’re interested in volunteering with a CCS organization, click the link here.
To learn more about how Columbia Community Service is supporting local nonprofit organizations Uptown and how to get involved if you're a Columbia, Teachers College, or Barnard faculty, staff, or retiree, click here.
Community Impact
Community Impact (CI) at Columbia University, is a nonprofit dedicated to serving people in need in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights neighborhoods. The organization aims to advance the public good with opportunities for Columbia University students, staff, and faculty to provide high-quality programs and instill the importance of lifelong service. CI initiatives include both adult and youth education services, as well as health and emergency food programs across the local area. Community Impact offers semester- or year-long commitments for Columbia students, but one-time opportunities are also available for faculty, staff, and community members.
Click here for more information and to fill out the volunteer interest form.
Double Discovery Center
We recently spent a day at Summer Academy, an immersive college preparatory program for local high schools at the Double Discovery Center (DDC) on Columbia's Morningside campus. In addition to the Summer Academy, DDC’s programming includes fall and winter sessions where students are mentored and taught by Columbia University and Barnard College undergraduate and graduate students across a variety of different subjects. College readiness for New York City youth is a huge pillar of the program’s mission and what better way to offer that real-life experience than right here on campus with actual Columbians! DDC is seeking college success mentors and tutors to volunteer while getting hands-on professional experience. If this is of interest to you, contact [email protected] and check out the link below to see how you can get connected this fall.
Click here for more information.
Corbin Hill Food Project
Corbin Hill Food Project is a Harlem-based nonprofit that believes fresh, healthy, cultural food is a right. Their mission is rooted in building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive food system that allows communities to thrive.
