Public Service

Community bringing together Harvard students, faculty and staff for Saturday Charles River runs, monthly nonprofit and school service, and goal check-ins.

Trains student volunteers in emotional sensitivity and places them with Boston legal advocacy organizations on immigration, employment, housing, and family law.

Volunteer program sending student musicians to perform live in area hospitals, nursing homes, and homeless shelters for elderly or ill residents.

Student group building community for undergraduates from rural backgrounds and running outreach, health, and financial literacy projects for rural places.

Service branch helping K-12 students, especially underrepresented ones, prepare for Science Olympiad tournaments and learn STEM through free online resources.

The Harvard College Special Olympics is concerned with helping Special Olympics athletes improve in sports, while also creating a safe and fun environment for the athletes to play sports and grow as individuals.

Student chapter of a national nonprofit offering peer support groups and a volunteer buddy program for people with brain injury.

Supports student veterans through application guidance, peer mentorship, professional development events, community service, and community building.

Student group teaching high school students about the social, environmental, and legal factors behind global health beyond biomedicine.

Nonprofit running annual hybrid conferences and mentorship programming that connect pre-health and pre-clinical students around the world.

Paid summer leadership program for Boston and Cambridge teens, combining workshops with assistant junior counselor roles in SUP camps.

Student volunteers who serve as counselors at a summer camp for children ages 6 to 13 whose parents have battled cancer.

Program pairing physician mentoring and community kidney screenings in underserved areas to build undergraduates' interest in kidney disease and nephrology careers.

Program pairing Boston and Cambridge high schoolers with college mentors for summer teaching jobs and year-round leadership and college access support.

Undergraduate group running leadership workshops, student-leader forums, a leadership magazine, and an after-school program for middle schoolers.

Recruits, trains, and equips volunteer community organizers to mobilize their communities for health equity and the right to health.

Tutoring and homework help for children of immigrant families in Dorchester, with a focus on improving English skills.

Mentoring program pairing high school students ages 14-17 with college mentors for spiritual engagement, academic support, and college admissions guidance.

Tutors incarcerated people in Boston-area facilities, offers education scholarships to formerly incarcerated people, and advocates on carceral issues.

Provides micro-grants covering back rent for PBHA clients facing or at risk of eviction, and advocates for housing justice in Greater Boston.

After school program where volunteers help Mission Main and Alice Taylor housing children in grades 1-8 with homework, reading, and workshops.

After-school homework help and educational workshops for low-income youth ages 8-14 living at Cambridge's Fresh Pond Apartments.

Volunteer program pairing students one-to-one with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with monthly group events at a Cambridge residential home.

Field trip-based mentoring program pairing college students with recently immigrated and refugee youth ages 5-12 in Dorchester.

Mentoring and academic enrichment program building English skills for recent immigrant and refugee youth in Dorchester.

Mentoring and weekly workshops pairing recently immigrated teens ages 11-16 in Dorchester with college-age mentors.

Summer camp run by college students offering academic enrichment, field trips, and workshops for low-income children at three Cambridge sites.

Seven-week summer camp offering academic enrichment, field trips, and workshops for low-income children ages six to 13 in Boston's Chinatown.

Volunteer-run afterschool program offering tutoring, homework help, and enrichment for low-income children in Boston's Chinatown.

One-on-one mentoring program pairing college students with Chinatown children ages 7-12 for companionship and new experiences.

Student volunteer program offering free, semester-long naturalization courses for Chinatown and Greater Boston Chinese-American immigrant adults.

Volunteer-run program offering affordable English tutoring to Chinatown-area and Greater Boston Chinese-American adults, focused on everyday conversation, reading and writing.

Mentorship program where college volunteers give Boston public high schoolers homework help, study breaks, lessons, and outings in Chinatown.

Mentoring program teaching young men in Cambridge upper schools black history and life skills like college planning and interacting with police.

Student-run group of Harvard students, faculty, researchers and local residents raising awareness of Deaf culture and accessibility through ASL tables and events.

Student program pairing volunteers one-on-one with aging Cambridge residents for companionship and to build community understanding of aging.

Student volunteer program promoting sustainability through an environmental justice lens in Greater Boston via arts, education, gardening, and conference committees.

Student volunteers lead hands-on science sessions in Cambridge elementary schools, during and after school hours, working with teachers.

Free afterschool program in Dorchester offering small-group tutoring and mentoring for grade school students living in or near Franklin Field or Hill housing.

Seven-week summer camp run by college students for children ages six to 13 from the Franklin Field and Franklin Hill housing developments in Dorchester.

Music lessons and enrichment for K–9 students in Cambridge and Greater Boston, run by volunteers through afterschool, school-year, and summer programs.

Student volunteers leading weekly themed art activities and companionship for residents of the Cambridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.

Volunteer group pairing students one-on-one with memory care residents with Alzheimer's at two Boston-area senior care facilities.

Weekly leadership development program teaching teamwork, decision making, and negotiation to middle-school-aged youth in Cambridge.

Student-run campus chapter working with Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston to build affordable housing and advocate on housing issues.

Volunteer-taught theater program for 3rd and 4th graders that builds confidence and creativity through games, lessons on theater elements, and writing a full play.

Student-run night shelter offering beds, meals, and case management to adults, with outreach to people on the street in Harvard and Porter Squares.

Afterschool program offering enrichment, academic, social, and civic support to youth from Boston's South End and Lower Roxbury.

Pairs college-age mentors with middle school students in Boston's South End for weekly one-on-one outings and academic support.

Affordable, college-student-run summer day camp with academics, field trips, and workshops for youth in Boston's South End and Lower Roxbury.

Weekly after-school enrichment for 4th and 5th-grade special education students in Chinatown and South Boston, with tutoring, self-advocacy building, and games.

Seven-week academic summer camp for Mission Hill youth, run by college student directors and counselors with field trips and workshops.

Volunteer-taught online English classes for adult immigrants in Boston, covering reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

Student volunteers bring community members' dogs to visit nursing home residents each week, building friendships and easing loneliness.

Pairs recently immigrated Boston-area high schoolers ages 15 to 21 with college tutors for homework help, ESL practice, test prep, and college application guidance.

Seven-week academic summer day camp for South Boston children ages 6–13, run by college student directors and counselors.

Undergraduate group organizing with campus workers and their unions to advocate for labor justice on campus, locally, and beyond.

Volunteer program offering one-on-one GED tutoring and academic workshops for inmates at the Suffolk County House of Corrections.

Seasonal student-run overnight shelter offering meals, healthcare, and case management to young adults aged 18-24 experiencing homelessness.

Afterschool volunteer program where students teach elementary schoolers basketball fundamentals through games, drills, and mentorship.

As a student-led organization, PBHA mobilizes volunteers in collaboration with Boston and Cambridge partners to address gaps in opportunities and resources.

Free evening summer camp offering ESL instruction and college preparation to recently immigrated and refugee teens from across Boston.

Summer camp run by college students offering seven weeks of low-cost academic and recreational programming for Roxbury youth from low-income families.

Offers free seminars, lessons, social events, and written pieces on science for the public, and gives science PhD students practice communicating.

Volunteer service giving socioeconomically disadvantaged Massachusetts residents information on state law and small claims court procedure.

Free arts-based after-school literacy program for low-income children ages six to 11 from South Boston public housing, run by student volunteers.

Civic education program for campers in PBHA's Summer Urban Program, teaching how government works and how students can take action in their communities.

Weekly hands-on environmental science lessons for campers at each of PBHA's Summer Urban Program camps.

Program bringing music workshops and instruction to campers at PBHA's Summer Urban Program day sites over five weeks of morning enrichment.

Weekly hands-on science lessons, such as chemical reactions and states of matter, for students at PBHA's Summer Urban Program camps.

Community and support group for female-identifying athletes at all levels, offering health workshops, professional development seminars, and networking.

Volunteer program offering tutoring, homework help, and mentorship to low-income Cambridge Housing Authority middle and high school students.