Northeastern Community Service & Civic Engagement

A great event coming up Monday at 6PM hosted by ACES - Northeastern University Alliance of Civically Engaged Students!

Check out this story about one of our annual Service Day partners!

The neighborhood kids were hungry. He planted a garden. For years, George Benner—a Northeastern graduate and merchandising director for the Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys—has been feeding and supporting adolescents and their families in South Boston via his charity, Round Table.

Hey Huskies! Here is a great way to use your skills to contribute to an identified need in the Boston area.

Upskill through Community Engagement
Tuesday, June 2nd from 3 – 4 PM (EST)
There are many opportunities to engage with your local and global communities during the COVID-19 crisis. Join us to learn how to get connected to volunteer opportunities and how they can help build your skills and resume. (This event is for Northeastern Students).

Register today: https://bit.ly/2LHJD9q

Northeastern partners with the City of Boston to sanitize, sort, and distribute donated art supplies to YMCAs and community centers for youth across the city.

Boston sorts and disinfects donated art supplies for public school children at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena When Boston city officials got news early this week that a donor was sending an 18-wheeler full of art supplies for families, there was only one problem: Where would they unload and sort the supplies? Northeastern’s Matthews Arena, that’s where.

As we continue to physically distance, one way to come together and practice civic engagement is to fill out the . You'll help direct billions of dollars of funding for things your community needs, including roads, schools, and hospitals. Participate TODAY at: https://2020census.gov/​

2020 Census | United States Census Bureau Learn about the 2020 Census - how to respond, and why it matters. Shape your future. START HERE.

We're proud of our campus for opening up our doors to those on the frontlines of this crisis.

Northeastern opens Boston residence hall to first responders on front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic Northeastern will provide 135 rooms for first responders who live with someone who might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. The move addresses the growing need for safe places to stay for first responders who come in regular contact with people infected with the novel coronavirus.

Our Weekly Volunteer Digest is here!
Click below to learn about ways to engage in virtual volunteering during social isolation, or in-person if you're healthy and symptom free in Boston. We also have information about Mass Promise Fellowship applications -- So make sure to check it out!

Weekly Volunteer Digest

We just loved watching this video from our friends at Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly Boston. We are so grateful for all of the work they do to support the many esteemed elders of our community. We're proud to be a part of their team!

Volunteer Appreciation Video 2019 2020 Celebrating the volunteers, students, and community partners that make LBFE shine! We're sorry to not be able to share our appreciation in person this year, ...

The Massachusetts Promise Fellowship is recruiting its next class of Mass Promise Fellows! Fellows are talented people that support increasing youth academic enrichment and college and career exploration through Out-of-School-Time (OST) interventions and data-driven programming.

As a Fellow, you will join a passionate team that strives every day to empower young people to succeed as part of a national movement to achieve education equity. With year-long academic and educational programs in numerous cities across Massachusetts, including Boston, Cambridge, Lynn, Framingham, Barnstable, it’s not hard to find an opportunity near you.

Visit the MPF website to learn more apply today: https://masspromisefellows.org/apply

Northeastern's Global Resilience Institute created this free 1 hour public access course to help keep everyone safe during this COVID-19 outbreak. Please share widely among others in your network.

Rise 360