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Join us in helping others and improving our community. Did you know volunteering can be added on to your College applications, can help you earn a scholarship and receive a recommendation letter? Don’t miss out on your opportunity to do good, feel good and benefit your education through volunteerism. Interested in volunteering? Email us at .

Log Your Service Hours

Are you volunteering through one of our many programs or representing the College as a volunteer? If so, log your hours here. All volunteers may be eligible for service awards and recognition!

Volunteer this Spring

- Spring 2025 Volunteer Exploration Day | Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, 12p.m.-1p.m.  

Join the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership for the Spring 2025 Volunteer Exploration Day!

The Volunteer Exploration Day is the College’s volunteer orientation. You'll learn about current opportunities to volunteer and upcoming civic engagement opportunities to serve our Philadelphia communities. It will be held in S2-03 which is located in the Winnet Student Life Building on the 2nd floor. 

To secure your spot, please contact Michael Miles at mmiles@ccp.edu or RSVP right here on the Pride Portal! 

- MLK Jr. Day of Service Event | Monday, January 20, 2025, 9a.m. - 12 noon

Join us for the largest MLK Jr. Day of service event in the country taking place at Girard College located at 2101 S College Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19121! Volunteers are needed to create literacy and resource packets for Community College of Philadelphia's Adopt-A-School Partners from the School District of Philadelphia. Prepared packets include a storybook, community college flyers, MLK Day activities and more! Recipients of the packets will range from grades 1-5th grade. Space is limited so be sure to sign up today! Sign up.

- Jewish Relief Agency | Friday, February 7, 2025, 10a.m. - 12 noon

Jewish Relief Agency (JRA) packs and delivers food and essential items to over 3,400 households monthly across the greater Philadelphia region. On this day volunteers will be packing food and supplies that will be delivered to residents in need. We will be at theire location on 10980 Dutton Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154. Be sure to sign up today! Sign up.

- Cradles to Crayons | Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1p.m. - 3p.m.

Cradles to Crayons collects, sorts, and distributes items to young children via community partners. Volunteers will assist with processing and packaging the items. We will be volunteering at their location on 4700 Wissahickon Ave Suite 142, Philadelphia, PA 19144 to help with this effort. Here is how you can use public transit to get there. Sign up.

- Chosen 300 | Saturday, March 22, 2025, 4:30p.m. - 7p.m.

Chosen 300 provides meals and services to those who are experiencing homelessness and food insecurity here in Philadelphia and beyond. We will be traveling to their location at 1116 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123, to assist with their indoor meal program. Volunteers will help set up the room, serve meals to the guests and assist with clean up. Sign up. 

- Personal Care Items Drive | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Monday, May 5, 2025

The Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership invites you to donate personal care items to support K-12 schools through the Adopt-A-School Program. Items that will be collected include: shampoo, deodorant, laundry pods, toothpaste, and more. Starting April 1, donations can be dropped off in S3-03 and M2-34 on Main Campus. For questions, please contact institute@ccp.edu. Sign up.

- Habitat For Humanity- ReStore | Thursday, April 3, 2025, 1p.m. - 4p.m.

Habitat for Humanity's ReStore locations are the home store and donation center of Habitat Philadelphia and a one-stop shop for furniture, electronics, décor and building materials at a fraction of the retail price. Volunteers will assist with construction and repair needs, along with any other duties needed during the shift. We will volunteer at their location on 2318 Washington Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19146. Sign up.

- MANNA | Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.

Volunteer in the kitchen at MANNA! Here we will be chopping vegetables, packing meals, filling meal trays, making sandwiches, baking, and more. All meals you help prepare will go directly to MANNA's clients, who are battling life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and HIV/AIDS. MANNA is located at 420 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19130. We will meet on the Mint steps on Spring Garden St. at 12:30 p.m. before walking over to MANNA. Sign up.

- Caring for Friends | Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 9:30a.m. - 12 noon

Caring for Friends focuses on providing meals to those who are homebound, homeless, and hungry here in Philadelphia. Volunteer activities could include preparing meals and snack bags in preparation for deliveries. Caring for Friends is located at 12271 Townsend Road Philadelphia, PA 19154-1288. Sign up.

- Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden | Friday, April 25, 2025, 1p.m. - 4p.m.

Join us for our next Volunteer Day at Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram's Garden! It will be a great day doing activities including, but not limited to, planting seeds, weeding, and preparing the garden for this upcoming season. It's also an excellent opportunity to meet other students and serve alongside them. Bartram's Garden is located in Southwest Philadelphia at 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19143. We will be serving from 1pm-3pm. Sign up.

Upcoming Information Sessions

Adopt-A-School Program

Through the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership (the Institute), Community College of Philadelphia partners with schools in the School District of Philadephia to place college students in high-impact support roles as tutors and classroom assistants. Tutors in the Adopt-A-School Program provide essential support in English, math, and science to help K-12 grade students achieve success at their grade level. Through Adopt-A-School, the College also supports partner schools through donation drives, early college exposure events, and parent engagement activities. 

To learn more about the Adopt-A-School Program, the application process, background clearances and more, consider joining us at an upcoming information session! 

• Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Virtual (Zoom) | RSVP here

Service Learning Spotlight

The following academic areas have offered community engaged service-learning projects in partnership with the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership!  

• Black Studies students learned about community farming, gardening, harvesting and more at Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden, a local farm rooted in the experience of the African Diaspora
• Behavioral Health and Human Services students partnered with Gateway to College and Project Career Launch to practice Positive Youth Development Strategies for students on their path to graduating high school and entering college and the workforce
• Students in Health Care Studies served at MANNA and prepared food for those who are chronically ill in our City
• Respiratory Care students supported our Adopt-A-School Holiday drive promoting the initiative and collecting items for School District of Philadelphia students from K- 8th grades
• Allied Health students supported Grady’s Garden to support food sovereignty at the College for our students and local community. These students also hosted an in-class opportunity in which they made and donated sandwiches to a local non-profit that supports our city's unhoused population. 

Additional Volunteer Opportunities

#CCPVotes

If you are passionate about social justice issues, want to create change in your city and beyond, and you are interested in learning more about how our democracy works, get involved with #CCPVotes. The Institute’s civic engagement and voter education program has opportunities to volunteer at voter registration tables, participate in virtual voter education sessions, and intern at nonprofits in the city. Reach out to Olivia Edwards at   for more information about upcoming events and how to get involved. 

Grady’s Community Garden

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 17th Street, next to the Bonnell Building

The Garden promotes food sovereignty—the right to choose what you eat and how it's grown in a healthy, culturally appropriate, and ecologically sustainable food production system. Activities include planting, weeding, watering and more! Please contact Olivia Edwards at to get involved.

Contact Us

Do you have a question about volunteering or service-learning? Reach out to our team here:

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• Michael Miles —
• Olivia Edwards —