Community Service Programs

Washington Semester Program - Transforming Communities Semester at American University, Washington D.C.  Teaches the actual conditions of communities and the possibilities of change in those communities.  Also provides many Transforming Communities Internships.  Visit www.washingtonsemester.com or contact the career development center for more information.

Institute of Philanthropy and Voluntary Service - A dynamic summer program for undergraduate students interested in volunteerism and careers in the non profit sector.  The 2008 institute will be held from June 7 - August 2, at Georgetown University.  Volunteers can earn up to 9 credit hours and live in furnished on-campus apartments.  Over half of the volunteers receive full or partial funding!  For more information contact Ms. Shane Goldsmith @ 1-800-741-6964 or e-mail sgoldsmith@tfas.org, or visit their website at www.dcinternships.org/ipvs
 

Summer of Opportunities

Summer of Service

Summer of Service is a program sponsored by the Board of Global Ministries of the Central Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.  This program matches people who have completed high school who want to serve in the Christian Ministries for 8 weeks in the summer. For more information contact
 Tina Rockwell @
 (717) 252-2795 or visit the site at
http://www.wesleybloom.org/SOS/index.htm
 

PA Council of Churches

2008 Summer Employment opportunity is available.
The position would be serving as a
Campground Champlainin PA parks. For more information contact Paul L. Herring at pherring@pachurches.org
or call him at 717.545.4761.

Global Works - Stay in a foreign country for up to 3 months during the summer.  Immerse yourself in the culture while getting a unique experience of service abroad. For more information call 1-814-867-7000 or check the web at www.globalworkstravel.com !

International Service Voluntary Service Projects
Service opportunities are available in countries all over the world!
For more information call 802-259-2759 or email at vfp@vfp.org.
You can also visit them on the web at www.vfp.org!
If you need anymore information you  can always contact the CSC!

Appalachian Service Project (group) - home repair for poverty stricken areas of the Appalachian regions in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.  Call (423)854-8800 or email asp@asphome.org

Global Justice Volunteers - 2-6 month cross cultural leaning experiences - see http://gbgm-umc.org/vim/features/globalj.htm for more info.

ReCreation Experiences - Looking for college students to fill staff positions over the summer.  Work hands on with volunteers and other staff to make a successful mission opportunity as well as a successful completion of home repair projects.

Visit www.recreationexperiences.org for more information.

PA Council of Churches - Summer Park Chaplaincy opportunities.  Looking for Christian witnesses for all the campers.  Offers $4,000 for full time and $2,000 for half time.  Must be available from May 28th - September 3rd and you must have an automobile.  Contact Paul Herring at p.herring@pachurches.org for more information.

The Youth Committee needs the help of religious volunteers to strengthen the Summer Parks Program in Williamsport.  The programs will be held from June 13 - August 21 from 9.a.m to 3 p.m.  For more information contact Pine St. United Methodist Church at 570-323-4604.

Good Samaritan  is looking for volunteers to help provide relief in Louisiana and Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina. For more information go to their website at www.samaritanspurse.org

Summer of Opportunities

Post-Graduate Opportunities

CORO-work with individuals and institutions that influence life in the public, private and non-profit sectors. See www.coro.org/

The International Partnership for Service Learning - post graduate study abroad opportunities, obtain M.A. in International Service. See www.ipsl.org 

Peace Corps - education, small business development, environmental, health and agriculture. See www.peacecorps.gov

United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia - need recent grads. to teach English in Asia for 2 years. See http//:www.unitedboard.org or call (212) 870-2270

University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service - Environmental educators, Natural Science and Environmental Education.  Placed in Central Georgia, North Georgia Mountains and Coastal Barrier Island.  For more information email ddavies@uga.edu

Response - Catholic Network of Volunteer Service - An annual directory of volunteer opportunities.  A wide variety of opportunities in the United States and abroad.  Email: volunteer@cnvs.org or visit http://www.cnvs.org

Massachusetts/Campus Compact - Program for recent College graduates who were heavily involved on campus with Community Service and service learning.  You will be placed in various campuses throughout Massachusetts.  Contact Karen Chisholm at karen.chisholm@tufts.edu for more information.

Pennsylvania/Campus Compact - Program for recent College graduates who were heavily involved on campus with Community Service and service learning.  You will be placed in various campuses throughout Pennsylvania.  Contact (717) 796-5072 for more information.