General Volunteer Opportunities
If you’re looking to meet new people, interested in charitable causes or want to learn skills to advance your career, volunteering may be a good option. When you volunteer, you have the opportunity to make a true difference in the lives of others.
There are many local organizations currently looking for volunteers. Here are a few places that are actively seeking assistance:
If you have any questions regarding these opportunities, please email rso@csustan.edu.
Thank you for helping us make a difference in our community!
College Corps - Learn More!
College Corps Fellows will work with K-12 schools, food banks/pantries, or environmental stewardship organizations across California. Projects can range from working in community gardens, mentoring high school students, to working in food pantries. Unique professional and personal development opportunities will be exclusively available to Fellows through conferences and other on-campus/off-campus events.
Program Benefits:
- A living allowance paid (monthly) throughout the service term, plus an Education Award paid upon completion of 450 service hours. Total financial benefit up to $10,000.
- Academic credit (1-unit seminar - MDIS 3010: Seminar in Community Learning in the Fall Semester). We highly encourage full participation (i.e., active participation) of the coursework to optimize professional and personal development via College Corps
- Real-world job experience and skills to add to your resume
- Access to training, networking, and professional development opportunities (i.e., Mid-Year Conference, Orientation, and more)
- Connections with Fellows across the state via a virtual community platform and in-person regional events
In order to participate, students must meet all of the following minimum eligibility criteria:
- Have a high school diploma or its equivalent (i.e., GED) by the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year
- Enrolled full-time (12 units) undergraduate student attending Stanislaus State
- Currently, be in good academic standing and remain so throughout the academic year
- Commit to actively participate in the program and to maintain full-time enrollment status for the entire academic year (August 2025-May 2026)
- Not planning to participate in a semester off-campus (Study Abroad) during the upcoming academic year
In order to participate, students must also meet at least one (1) of the following eligibility criteria:
- Qualifies for a Federal Pell Grant
- Qualifies for a State Cal Grant or Middle-Class Scholarship
Service Learning - Learn More!
The primary goal of the Office of Service Learning at California State University, Stanislaus is to enhance student learning through service learning projects. Specifically, the Office of Service Learning has the following program goals:
- To enhance our students' subject matter learning in applying classroom knowledge to practical experience.
- To model for our students how a critical and democratic teacher can act to bring civic engagement into the classroom.
- To develop our students' commitment to service, social justice, and community involvement.
- To enable our students to work productively with diverse communities.
- To assist faculty and students to comply with risk management policy designated for relevant service learning and internship off-campus activities.
Since 2011, the Office of Service Learning has continued to provide administrative support for the Science in Our Community Program (SIOC) that focused on promoting STEM by engaging the K-12 community, teachers, Stan State students, the College of Science, and Stan State faculty. By join efforts with Dr. Mark Grobner from the College of Science our office has supported the many events and activities from SIOC each academic semester. This joint effort has contributed over 24,000 hours of service to the community by providing more than 30 activities each year.
Additionally, the Office of Service Learning has been delegated to work with academic internship faculty in order to ensure that student interns meet campus risk management policy and procedures. Internships are developed and administered by faculty in the department in which they are offered.
Service Learning spans numerous disciplines containing a community- based learning component. Among the departments with a community-based learning component are:
Accounting and Finance, Anthropology, Art, Business, Chemistry, Child Development, Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, English, Honors Program, Kinesiology, Liberal Studies, Nursing, Politics, and Public Administration, Psychology, Sociology, and Teacher Education.
