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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 2026 Volunteer Exploration Day | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | 12pm p.m to 1p.m. | Winnet Student Life Building S2-03

Join us for the next Volunteer Exploration Day where 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 here. 

Books Through Bars | Wedneday, March 18, 2026, 1:30p.m. - 3:30p.m.

Books Through Bars has been sending free books to incarcerated people in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia since 1987. On this day, volunteers will read letters from incarcerated individuals and prepare packages of the books they’ve requested to be sent to their facilities. Sign up. 

Chosen 300 | Saturday, April 4, 2026, 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. 

Cradles to Crayons | Thursday, April 9, 2026, 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.

MANNA | Wednesay, April 15, 2026, 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.

Upcoming Information Sessions

Project Career Launch Virtual Information Session | Thursday, January 22, 2026, 11am - 12pm 

This will be an opportunity for students to come and learn details about the program and how they can sign up to serve as a peer mentor to high school seniors on the autism spectrum to help them navigate through the college/university setting. The goal is to improve the mentees’ ability to reach their educational and career goals more independently. Please contact Michael Miles, Community Engagement Specialist at mmiles@ccp.edu or RSVP here on the Pride Portal. A link to this virtual orientation will be sent to each registrant after they RSVP.  

What to expect during the info session:

- Receive an overview of the Project Career Launch Program

- Learn more about the role and responsibilities of mentors

- Learn about the autism and ways to support students who have been diagnosed with it.

- And more!

To sign up for a session, please RSVP below. If you have additional questions, please reach out to Michael Miles at

- Thursday, January 22 | 11am - 12noon | 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:

• Michelle Lopez —
• Michael Miles —
• Olivia Edwards —