Occurring three times a year, Volunteer Emory’s Days of Service bring together over 1,500 students, alumni, faculty, and community members to display Emory’s commitment to service. We work with local nonprofit organizations to provide service to needs of the community. Large numbers of volunteers lead to large impact and accomplishing big projects with many moving parts.

 

• Welcoming Day of Service: Volunteer Emory officially welcomes Oxford Continuees, transfer students, and Emory’s first-year class. After learning about the Emory campus and culture, incoming students have the opportunity to explore Atlanta and ask what it means to be a member of the Emory community in Atlanta.
  
  
• Emory Cares International Day of Service: A long-standing partnership between Emory Alumni Association and Volunteer Emory, Emory Cares involves more than 1,000 alumni across the country, across the state, and across the world who serve with students to further Emory's dedication to service and social justice.

• Emory’s Day On: More than a day off, this day ON commemorates Dr. King’s legacy and celebrating Atlanta’s history in social justice and especially the Civil Rights movement. Volunteer on this day and both understand and live the history we inherit so that Atlanta and Emory can better respond and lead on current social justice issues. 

Each week during the academic year, Volunteer Emory facilitates between 20-30 weekly service trips that provide opportunities for the Emory community to serve the Greater Atlanta area. All Volunteer Emory weekly service trips are led by trained Volunteer Emory members who have extensive knowledge in social justice and the community agency associated with each trip.  Some of these include youth, education, hunger, homelessness environmental issues, and more. Transportation for participants is provided.

Weekly service trips create deep relationships with community partners and empower students to learn, gain perspective, provide direct impact, and reflect on a future calling to serve others regardless of their field of study.

During fall and spring breaks, Volunteer Emory organizes regional and local service trips that create meaningful student development experiences while Emory students meet needs identified by various agency partners. Learn more about it. 

Community Connections events act as a space for students to learn of the true range of opportunities available to students, faculty, and alumni through Volunteer Emory and give organizations a space to connect and potentially collaborate. We also serve as the glue between the various departments within Volunteer Emory and the larger student body, as well as provide support with marketing and outreach of all Volunteer Emory events. Get involved with making Volunteer Emory bigger and better every year.

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