RI College Community Service
Purpose Statement
RI College Community Service works to promote student volunteerism and to show the positive contributions of our students at the local, state, national, and international levels. We accomplish these goals through the dissemination of volunteer opportunities to students and student organizations, and the compilation of information on the service projects undertaken by student organizations and Greek Life chapters.
RI College Opportunities to Serve
Kindness Counts
Community Service Fair
Service Saturdays
Agency Showcases
MLK Day of Service
Local Agency Partner Listings
Other RIC Programs
National and International Resources
Opportunities to Serve
- For all event details, visit the
Campus Events Calendar and frequent our website and Facebook page for regular updates and opportunities.
- To receive regular updates and opportunities, sign up for this
STUDENT LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE INTEREST FORM.
- Feel free to call or visit us at the Student Union, Room 408, call 401-456-8538 or email
ksalemi@ric.edu.
- If you would like to connect with off campus organizations for employment, internship AND volunteer opportunities, you can take it one step further and create a free account in
Handshake.
Kindness Counts Log
Link: http://tiny.cc/RICkindnesscounts
Submit your acts of kindness and community service efforts to the Kindness Counts log at http://tiny.cc/RICkindnesscounts -- and all those who submit good deeds throughout 2020-2021 will be recognized at the RI College Community Service Celebration next spring. Also send a snapshot to the RIC Student Leadership & Community Service Facebook page (@RICLeadandServe) to share your experience and be randomly selected for prizes!
Community Service Fair
The Student Union department and the Career Development Center hosts a Community Service Fair each September (online or in-person depending on current social distancing guidelines). Local non-profit agencies will be looking to engage with Rhode Island College students seeking to explore volunteer opportunities in our community.
For upcoming event information, visit the
Campus Events Calendar.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
Beat the Streets Providence
Silus Murray
(631) 355-3272
smurray@beatthestreetsprovidence.org
http://www.beatthestreetsprovidence.org/
Beat the Streets Providence starts after school wrestling teams which provide both youth development and academic support. We use wrestling instruction and competition as an incentive for the most at-risk students life habits. Coaches, student mentors, and tutors for academics are all needed.
VIDEO PROMOTION
A Wish Come True
Mary-Kate O'Leary
1010 Warwick Ave. Warwick RI, 02888
401-781-9199
awish@awishcometrue.org
https://www.awish.org/
A Wish Come True’s mission is to grant children suffering with a life-threatening illness a magical wish. They provide wishes to children, ages 3-18, throughout RI and Southeastern MA. Volunteers are involved with helping the children and meeting the families.
VIDEO PROMOTION
Rhode Island Black Storytellers
Valerie Tutson
393 Broad Street, Box 14, Providence, RI 02907
(401) 312-4347
info@ribsfest.org
https://www.ribsfest.org/
Rhode Island Black Storytellers promotes the awareness, appreciation, and application of Black Storytelling in Rhode Island through performance, educational and cultural experiences.
VIDEO PROMOTION
Connecting for Children and Families
Terese Curtin
46 Hope Street, Woonsocket RI 02895
(401) 766-3384
info@ccfcenter.org
https://ccfcenter.org/
Connecting for Children and Families helps Woonsocket children through high quality educational opportunities and family support. CCF offers a wide range of family support initiatives, educational programs, and social services.
Sojourner House
Vanessa Volz
386 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02908
401-861-6191
info@sojournerri.org
http://www.sojournerri.org/
The Sojourner House’s goal is to help our clients rebuild their lives, piece by piece, through a variety of services to help victims of sexual and domestic abuse. Our prevention and education programs work within Rhode Island communities, teaching important information on domestic abuse.
VIDEO LINK (TBD)
Clothes to Kids RI, INC
Eva-Marie Mancuso
77 Reservoir Ave #5, Providence, RI 02907
401-941-8050
eva@clothestokidsri.org
https://clothestokidsri.org/
Clothes for Kids RI, INC helps provide new and quality used clothing to low-income or in-crisis, school-age children in Providence County, Rhode Island—free of charge. Every school-age child receives quality clothing so that he or she may attend school with the confidence and self-esteem needed to achieve academic success.
VIDEO PROMOTION
Service Saturdays
RI College students are invited to convene in small groups to participate in weekend service projects that support featured local agencies. Projects may be virtual, curb-side pick-up project kits or in-person and on-site. Students may choose to attend one or as many as they like.
For upcoming events, visit the
Campus Events Calendar.
Agency Showcases
Local partner agencies are featured individually so students can meet representative to hear about service opportunities in more detail.
For upcoming event information, visit the
Campus Events Calendar.
MLK Day of Service – Martin Luther King Holiday
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most prominent figures in the American Civils Rights Movement. His leadership through nonviolent efforts mobilized the nation to help make tangible progress for Black Americans. Colleges across the country take this day to honor Dr. King’s legacy by giving back to their local communities. Rhode Island College students, faculty, and staff are invited to join this movement by serving at one of a number of sites in the greater Providence area. All participants will get breakfast and a free t-shirt!
For more information about MLK Day of Service as it becomes available, visit
www.ric.edu/mlk.
Local Agency Partner Listings
Beat the Streets Providence
Clothes to Kids, RI
Elisha Project
Elizabeth Buffam Chase House
Family Service of RI
Foster Parrots
Kizirian Elementary School
RI Blood Center and
Be the Match Bone Marrow Program
Sojourn House
Other RIC Programs
The Feinstein School of Education and Human Development (FSEHD) Office of Community Service Learning (OCSL)
American Democracy Project
Unity Center
Greek Life
National and International Resources
Corporation for National and Community Service
Idealist
Peace Corps
Do Something
International Service Learning
Global Volunteers
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