Get Engaged

Community organizations play a key role in providing meaningful civic engagement opportunities that are reciprocal and mutually beneficial to both Drew students, faculty and staff and to the organizations. The Center for Civic Engagement develops and stewards partnerships with local community organizations to provide civic engagement opportunities and internships for Drew students and for faculty members teaching community-based learning courses. Listed below are some of our community partners with whom we work. Check out their websites for more information about the valuable work that they do. Get inspired! Get engaged!

You may direct any questions about our partners to our Assistant Director, Amy Sugerman, at [email protected] or 973-408-3069.

FOOD AND HOUSING INSECURITY

• Community Soup Kitchen & Outreach Center of Morristown, Morristown
• Community Food Bank of NJ, Hillside NJ
• Faith Kitchen, Dover
• Family Promise, Summit
• Furniture Assist, Union *
• Grow-it-Green, Morristown
• Homeless Solutions, Morristown *
• Interfaith Food Pantry, Morristown
• Market Street Mission, Madison *
• Morris Habitat for Humanity

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

• Cornerstone Family Programs: Adult Day Center, Morristown *
• Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Madison
• Morris View Health Center, Morristown
• New Bridge Services
• Oakwood Avenue Community School, Orange
• Zufall Health Center, Dover and Morristown

YOUTH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

• Cornerstone Family Programs: Morristown Neighborhood House *
• EPOCH at the YMCA, Madison *
• Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey
• Morristown High School, Morristown
• Newark Public Schools, Newark
• New Bridge Services
• Oakwood Avenue Community School, Orange
• Rosa Parks Community School, Orange *
• Somerset Home for Temporarily Displaced Children, Bridgewater
• Street Smarts, Morristown
• United Way of Northern New Jersey, multiple locations

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

• Borough of Madison *
• Jersey Cares, Newark
• Madison Area YMCA
• League of Women Voters Morristown Area, Convent Station
• TransOptions, Morristown
• The United Methodist Church, Madison *

IMMIGRANT SERVICES

• Cornerstone Family Programs: Morristown Neighborhood House
• Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs, Dover and Morristown *
• Rosa Parks Community School, Orange *

WOMEN’S ISSUES

• Dress for Success Morris County, Madison *
• Jersey Battered Women’s Service, Morristown

SPECIAL NEEDS

• The Arc/Morris County Chapter, Morris Plains
• EPOCH at the YMCA, Madison *

ARTS

• ARTS by the People, Morristown
• Civic Story, Summit
• Morris Arts, Morristown

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

• Great Swamp Watershed Association, Morristown

* Indicates that in addition to other opportunities, we work with this community partner to place our First Year Civic Scholars for their weekly community service hours.

Volunteer Without Borders

Volunteer Without Borders (previously known as the Volunteer Resource Center until 2019) was redesigned to focus exclusively on providing immersive educational service experiences (both domestic and international) to Drew students at a reasonable cost. Students are able to travel beyond our borders to gain perspective as a world citizen, engaging with folks from backgrounds unlike their own. The goal is for students to serve in a meaningful, non-disruptive way, and to take away from the experience a respect for the place they’ve worked and the people they’ve worked with.

Some of VWB’s Past Trips Include:
-New Orleans
-Mexico
-Puerto Rico
-San Antonio
-West Virginia

For more information and/or to be added to our mailing list, please contact [email protected]

Drew Honduras Project

The Drew Honduras Project is a student-run volunteer program with faculty advisement. Students make plans, develop community partnerships in Honduras and the Dominican Republic, raise funds and organize the trip. In the process, they refine leadership and interpersonal skills, organizational strategies, understanding of budgeting, and knowledge of fundraising methods. They live the “Drew and Do” credo, and learn what it means to share knowledge and use education with the highest of impacts. Applications due mid-September on their page.

Jersey Cares

Volunteer throughout New Jersey when you want, where you want, with no long-term commitment. Volunteering with Jersey Cares is easy; once you have registered and logged in, choose from hundreds of opportunities in our Volunteer Opportunity Calendar, participate in an Annual Event, or run a Collection Drive. Start making a difference today!

Governor’s Office of Volunteerism

The mission of the Governor’s Office of Volunteerism is to support NJ’s 1.6 million volunteers with training and recognition while matching community needs in partnership with volunteer centers, disaster response organizations, business volunteers, schools, colleges, faith-based organizations and community organizations. Fill out this form to be contacted with volunteer opportunities as they arise.

Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is a federal agency that engages more than 5 million Americans to heed the national call to service through its core programs — Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and the Social Innovation Fund. CNCS harnesses America’s most powerful resource: the energy and talents of our citizens.