As college students continue to learn about the world around them, they realize that giving back is essential to making the world a better place. At Ithaca College, students get involved in community service in a variety of ways, from volunteering at food shelters to advocating for workers’ rights.

Here are just some of the ways you can get involved:

Around-town Service

• Serving meals to community members in need at Loaves and Fishes or the Salvation Army
• Tutoring students at local schools
• Volunteer at the library
• Visiting the elderly at Longview, an assisted living home, just across the street from the IC
• Caring for animals at the local SPCA

Service for a Cause

• Colleges Against Cancer raises awareness about cancer and holds fundraisers to support cancer research
• Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to eliminating poverty through building, educating, fundraising, and advocating for affordable housing
• Slow Food works to celebrate local food systems and help people understand the importance of where their food comes from
• IC Environmental Society promotes environmental awareness and responsibility
• Ithaca College International Club improves cross-cultural dialog and cultural encounters within the Ithaca College community.

Leadership Service

• Community Plunge is a program that brings first-year students to campus three days early to do short-term volunteer projects at Ithaca area nonprofit agencies
• The Student Government serves as a liaison between the Student Body and the Administration
• Peer advising allows upper classmen to help freshmen mak a smooth transition into college life
• Mentoring a student in the area for the Big Brother/Big Sister program provides young students with positive role models
• Orientation leaders conduct orientation each summer to welcome freshmen to the college campus

Advocacy Service

• IC Human Rights advocates for human rights around the world
• IC Feminists are devoted to social, political, and economic equality for women and men
• The Labor Initiative in Promoting Solidarity is dedicated to fighting for workers’ rights
• Frack Off! informs and motivates the community to take action against hydraulic fracturing
• Active Minds develops and supports mental health awareness, education, and advocacy through activities across campus

 Why not visit our community service page and check out all opportunities waiting for you?