Campus to Community Partners
Campus to Community Partners
Campus to Community Days are 3-4 hour service work sessions with community partners. Community partners interact with many social issues including poverty, homelessness, food security, sustainability, youth, women’s services, health and education. We work with several non-profit organizations as Campus to Community Partners to provide our students with a rewarding experience as they give back to our community.
Current Partners
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In From The Cold supports those experiencing poverty by serving a four-course meal every Sunday evening from November to March. While partnering with this local organization, students will help serve meals and assist with clean-up for the In From The Cold program.
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Operation Come Home provides innovative programs and services designed to engage youth in productive activities that will provide them with a foundation to move on with their life goals. While partnering with this community organization, students will have the opportunity to aid at-risk youth through innovative programs which include food programs, youth employment opportunities, housing support, and educational initiatives.
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The Ottawa Food Bank provides fresh and non-perishable food for vulnerable communities throughout the city of Ottawa. While working with this community organization, students would have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience to help vulnerable individuals in Canada have access to healthy and sustainable food.
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The Ottawa Mission works to aid individuals who are currently dealing with impoverishment or homelessness. Specifically, the Ottawa Mission provides vulnerable communities with meals, a place to sleep, offering educational support, and job training. With this community organization, students would have the opportunity to prepare meals for vulnerable communities.
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The Fletcher Wildlife Garden works to create wildlife-friendly habitats and gardens on urban and rural property by emphasizing the use of plants native to the Ottawa region. While working with this community organization, students would have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in restoring and enhancing a variety of natural habitats to provide a wide range of potential homes for local wildlife.
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The Enviro Crew of Old Ottawa South works to promote sustainable lifestyles while encouraging community dialogue on environmental issues. Current projects focus on increasing biodiversity in our greenspaces, increasing our tree canopy, and aiming for zero waste. While working with this community organization, students would have the opportunity to assist with these and other environmental projects.
Benefits of Partnering
There are many benefits to becoming a partner by hosting a Campus to Community Day, including:
- The opportunity to interact with motivated and energetic volunteers.
- The opportunity to tell your story, let our volunteers be champions of your cause.
- A short, one-time commitment.
- A minimum planning commitment, as our Campus to Community Leaders will plan out our volunteers’ commitments.
Team-Building and Community-Engaged Learning
Campus to Community follows a model of community-engaged learning, which encourages mutual support and respect from community partners and participants. In order to provide a positive experience, we ask partners to consider the following in advance of their Campus to Community Day.
- Providing our team of volunteers with the opportunity to work together for a common goal.
- Creating a sense of achievement as a group.
- Experiencing first-hand the impact your organization makes in the community.
- Engaging our group in a diverse community surrounding campus.
- Raising awareness for your group.
Should you be a part of a non-profit organization in the Greater Ottawa area and would like to partner with us by hosting a Campus to Community Day, please email csl@carleton.ca.