Every year, hundreds of NYU students devote their time and
energy to community service. In addition to the satisfaction they receive in
helping their neighbors, they also gain valuable work experience. Through NYU’s
Commu-nity Service Center, students volunteer with dozens of not-for-profit
organizations throughout New York City. Some begin their volunteer activities
even before classes begin in the fall. They are part of NYU’s OutReach program.
Divided into teams, students work with nine different organizations. They help
out in soup kitchens, visit elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease, and
deliver meals to homebound AIDS patients.
Activities
Over 250 students are members of the President’s C-Team,
donating their time to six preschool and after-school programs in the
neighborhood. They help older children with their homework, play with the
little ones, and give all the children the extra attention they need.
CHANCE
(Concern and Help for the Advancement of Needy Children through Education) is a
national nonprofit organization designed to help inner-city high school
students by giving them special tutoring and the opportunity to socialize with
college students. Two nights a week, high school students come to NYU for an
English lesson, an optional SAT preparation class, and dinner donated by a
local restaurant. Each teenager is assigned an NYU big brother or sister who
also spends time with him or her apart from the weekly tutoring session.
Project
SafetyNet is NYU’s AmeriCorps program. Volunteers work with New York City high
schools to create “safe harbor” rooms where students trained in conflict
resolution help defuse volatile situations and teach ways to solve problems
peacefully. As AmeriCorps volunteers, students receive educational grants in
exchange for their service.
NYU
students are involved in many other activities on and off campus. They collect
canned goods, conduct toy drives, and distribute bag lunches to the homeless.
They work in dropout prevention programs that encourage high school students to
stay in school. They renovate houses and make them livable again. Whether their
involvement is with the sick, the poor, or those who simply need a helping
hand, student volunteers give of themselves freely. They all agree that they
get back much more than they give.
 Back to Top
|
