Get Involved! Off-Campus Leadership & Service Opportunities

Americorps, the domestic branch of the Peace Corps, provides opportunities all over the country to combine leadership and service while earning money for your future education.

The School of Government, located on UNC-Chapel Hill's campus, can assist with identifying state or local government agencies suitable for leadership development volunteer or internship opportunities.

Peace Corps: the toughest job you'll ever love. Work for two years overseas in a social or public service capacity.

Public Allies, an Americorps program based in eight cities across the country, identifies a diversity of talented young adults and creates opportunities for them to practice leadership and strengthen their communities in a new alliance with people from neighborhoods, non-profits, business and government.

Teach for America identifies a national corps of outstanding and diverse recent college graduates, of all academic majors, who commit two years to teach in under-resourced urban and rural public schools across the United States.

Local Volunteer Avenues

• A Helping Hand – (919) 969-7111
  PO Box 3234, Chapel Hill, NC
• serves the elderly and disabled who want to remain independent in their homes by introducing caring, compassionate companions to assist with daily living
  
  
• Ackland Art Museum Docent Program – (919) 962-3342
  S. Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC
• recruiting community members to serve as volunteer gallery docents
• trainings take place in the fall of every other year and require a two year teaching commitment

• Animal Protection Society of Orange County – (919) 967-7383
  1081 Airport Rd, Chapel Hill, NC
• shelter, veterinary, and adoption services for stray cats and dogs
  
  
• Arc Of Orange County – (919) 942-5119
  150 Stancell Dr., Chapel Hill, NC
• an advocacy and support organization for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
  
  
• Center for Child and Family Health of North Carolina - (919) 419-3474, ext. 221
• work with potentially abused or neglected children while their families are visiting the Center for services
• volunteers receive 8 hours of training and are asked to commit four hours per month
  
  
• Duke University Museum of Art – (919) 684-5135
  Campus Dr., Duke University, Durham, NC
• volunteer docents needed to provide tours of the museum
• no prior art history knowledge required
  
  
• El Pueblo, Inc. – (919) 932-6880
  75 S. Elliott Rd., Chapel Hill, NC
• dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and promoting cross-cultural understanding
• volunteers needed to help build up organizational infrastructure, fund-raising, networking, and policy-making.
  
  
• Habitat for Humanity of Orange County – (919) 732-6767
  122 S. Church St., Hillsborough, NC
• volunteer construction of homes for low-income families
  
  
• Inter-Faith Council Community House – (919) 967-0643
  100 W. Rosemary St., Chapel Hill, NC
• services to the homeless population
  
  
• Orange County Disability Awareness Council – (919) 929-6993
  306 N. Columbia St., Carrboro, NC
  • a nonprofit, volunteer citizens action group dedicated to improving the quality of life for persons with disabilities in Orange County.
    
    
• Orange County Literacy Council – (919) 933-2151
  110 W. Main St., Suite 2H, Carrboro, NC
• strives to increase adult literacy in Orange County including reading, writing, and computer skills
  
  
• Orange County Rape Crisis Center – (919) 968-4647
  825 N. Estes Dr., Chapel Hill, NC
  114 W. Corbin St., Hillsborough, NC
• Services to survivors and family, friends, and partners of survivors of sexual violence
• 24-hour crisis companions, community education, support groups
  
  
• Orange/Durham Coalition for Battered Women – (919) 929-7122
• Services to survivors of domestic violence including counseling and emergency housing
• 24-hour response line provides support and information
  
  
• Ronald MacDonald House – (919) 966-6752
  101 Old Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC
• provides a temporary "home" for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at UNC Hospitals
  
  
• Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education – (919) 962-1542
  140 1/2 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC
• UNC students tutor children and adults in their communities
  
  
• Women's Center of Orange County – (919) 968-4610
  210 Henderson St., Chapel Hill, NC
• personal counseling, financial counseling, educational and career counseling, legal information service, family law in North Carolina, community education workshops every year for attorneys, therapists, community services, feminist resources, housing, etc. and information and referrals

 

Questions, comments? Email us at lead@email.unc.edu