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Highlighted Opportunities
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Opportunities hosted by One Brick Boston
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Opportunities in the works (for November and December)
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Contact us!
1. Highlighted opportunities
(Coordinated in part by SEAS-GC)
Volunteer at Cambridge Public Schools
at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School (right next to Harvard)
(CSV asks for a one-semester minimum commitment from volunteers, for at least one hour per week. )
Cambridge School Volunteers offers great opportunities to support local public school students. Among the 18 schools it serves, four have a Free- and Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility rate of over 50%, and 44% of the high school's student body receives free or reduced-price lunch. Free tutoring and mentoring are provided for Cambridge kids in all grades (PreK to Grade 12). One-to-one, small group, and classroom roles are available for volunteers.
Sign up for the their upcoming volunteer orientations and become a volunteer tutor today! (See attached flyer for more-detailed description)
Orientations for New CSV Volunteers:
Kindergarten through Grade 8 [Sign Up]:
October 11, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
October 16, 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
October 21, 10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
October 30, 3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
High School [Sign Up]:
October 10, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
(All of these require only a one-day commitment, but they do happen regularly)
One Brick Boston social (at Aeronaut Brewery)
Thursday, Oct. 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
This is just a casual, drop-in event, people can feel free to come by any time between 6-8 and meet some other volunteers and hang out (with free food!)
[Sign Up]
Harvest Food Pantry (in Cambridgeport)
Saturday, Oct. 19, 8:45 - 11:00 a.m.
This is a really rewarding, hands-on event that involves sorting food and helping provide food boxes for low-income residents. The event is in Cambridgeport. so it is pretty close to campus and would be convenient for a lot of people.
Cradles to Crayons on Tuesday (in Brighton)
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
This is another great, hands-on event that involves sorting and packing donated clothes for low-income children throughout Massachusetts. It is located in Brighton, and is just a short bus ride from the Harvard campus.
3. Opportunities in the works (November and December):
FIRST Lego League - Newton Qualifier & :
(Nov. 23 & Dec. 14, @ Newton MA)
A robotics/science competition for 4th-8th grade students. We volunteer as judges for the competition! Keeping with tradition in the last three years, SEAS-GC coordinates with event coordinators and sponsors rides. More details on the way.
Potentially volunteering at local homeless shelters
(@ Harvard Square or other location)
SEAS-GC would like to organize a group to help serve a meal at a shelter (potentially in Harvard Square) More details to come.
4. Contact us!
Do you know of a volunteering opportunity that you'd like to advertise to the SEAS community (grad students & postdocs)? Are you hosting an event or coordinating a volunteering opportunity?
Please get in touch with us! We'd love to add your event to our newsletter! Please send an email to the Outreach Initiative Lead for the SEAS-GC.
