Community Service is work done by a person or group of people that benefits others. The service provided should meet a specific and identified need in the community through a connection with non-profit or other community based organization. You should be able to articulate the need addressed and the people/organization that benefit from your service.

*Organizing, advertising, implementing, and distributing items (books, clothes, toiletries, food, etc) as a collection drive is community service. Simply donating items is not community service.

You do not get paid to perform community service, though sometimes food and small gifts, like a t-shirt, are given to volunteers.

Examples of Acceptable Community Service

  • Preparing meals for homebound seniors through Meals on Wheels
  • Serving meals to homeless patrons at Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) or Loaves & Fishes
  • Cleaning up trash at the shore through the University-sponsored beach sweeps with Clean Ocean Action
  • Assisting with a Holiday party for local children from the Boys & Girls Club with the Office of Service & Civic Engagement
  • Volunteering with seniors at Morris Hall, a local nursing home
  • Tutoring a child in Math at the Lawrence Community Center
  • Walking dogs for the local animal shelter EASEL
  • Coaching a 12 and Under girls soccer team for the Lawrence Soccer Association
  • Firefighters & EMT’s for your local community or the Lawrenceville community.
  • Assisting with Services at your local place of worship.
  • Being a leader for Boy Scouts Troop 123, Hamilton New Jersey
  • Mentoring an at risk child through Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Jersey City
  • Creating social media content for WomenSpace
  • Working on a committee for Â鶹Íø’s Relay for Life
  • Volunteering for the Â鶹Íø Resource Pantry
  • Assisting with Freshman Move-In as a Bronc Buddy
  • Tabling to fundraise, educate, or advocate for Alzheimer's or another specific non-profit/charity organization.
  • Supporting athletes training for our participating in Special Olympics
  • Stocking the food pantry and distributing food with Arm & Arm