Sign up to Volunteer

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, use our Volunteer Service Hours Log to record your hours. All volunteers may be eligible for service awards and recognition!

Volunteer this Summer!

Personal Care Items Drive

Donate new and unused personal care items to benefit students and families of local K-8 schools and high schools. Contact Michael Miles, Senior Community Egagement Specialist, at for more information. Sign up to select which items you would like to donate.

Sankofa Community Farm

Join the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership for a day of contributing to the cause of food sovereignty and providing fresh produce to residents. You'll plant seeds, remove weeds and prepare the garden beds for this upcoming season. It's also an excellent opportunity to meet others and serve alongside them. RSVP on the Pride Portal now to reserve your spot. For questions, please contact .

Cradles to Crayons

Join the Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership as we volunteer at Cradles to Crayons! Here we will be processing and packaging items that have been donated for young children. These donations will be given to Cradles to Crayon's community partners who will then put them in the hands of the children they serve. Their location is at 4700 Wissahickon Ave Suite 142, Philadelphia, PA 19144 and is accessible through public transit. Sign up to volunteer here. 

Black Men's Wellness Day

The African American Male Wellness Agency is hosting its annual Black Men’s Wellness Day on June 6, 2026, featuring free health screenings, a Kid's Zone and free live entertainment. We are in need of students and staff to volunteer on the College's Passion team. Passion volunteers will help set up the event, register guests, assist with vendors, run in the 5k (not mandatory), cheer on runners and more! If you’re interested, sign up to volunteer here or contact Kamesha Callands.

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 to learn more.

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  to learn more.

Contact Us

Do you have a question about volunteering or service-learning? Please contact  to learn more.