For Students

YOU can make a difference! 

There are many ways that you can become connected to the local and global community, including:

• Register to vote in local/state/national elections (in Burlington or your hometown).
  
  • Signing up with TurboVote provides candidate information and allows you to request absentee ballots. Don't forget to VOTE on election day (may be different days for local / state / national elections). Your voice is important!
  • See these additional voting resources for students  (source:  Wesleyan University's Engage 2020)
  • Campus Election Engagement Project
  • League of Women Voters
  • Let America Vote
  • My Faith Votes
  • Rock the Vote
  • Turnout Nation
  • Vote Run Lead
• Take a service-learning designated course, while in Burlington or abroad; look for the SL in the course suffix
• Apply for an internship with a community partner
• Participate in campus and community events 
• Go on a domestic or international service trip
• Join a related student organization
• Attend Burlington's Ward 6 Neighborhood Planning Assembly (NPA)
• Attend Burlington's City Council meetings
• Join UVM's Community Coalition of students, neighbors, and community organizations
• Learn about the Vermont state legislature and participate in events at the Vermont State House

Volunteering in the Burlington area 

• Planning a Service Event - Resource Guide
• United Way of Northwestern Vermont's Volunteer Database
• Local organizations that host volunteers on a drop-in basis (but may require a volunteer application) include:
  • Chittenden Food Shelf
  • COTS
  • Intervale Center
  • ReSource
  • Ronald McDonald House
• Longer-term volunteer opportunities include: 
  • Everybody Wins! Vermont
  • King Street Center

Not located in the Burlington area? These national organizations may have local chapters in your neighborhood

• Habitat for Humanity
• United Way 

Want to get involved, but not sure where to start?

See the calendar below for even more opportunities in service and sustainability!