Lifeforce in Later Years (LiLY)
Tuesday, January 17
Shift 1: 10am - 1pm; Shift 2: 1pm - 5pm
Off-campus
At a time when families often live at great distances, LiLY is dedicated to improving the quality of life for older seniors, many living alone. LiLY offers direct services, promoting a good neighbor policy through its trained volunteers who help with practical matters, enjoy friendly visits, connect elders to community. Volunteers may help with volunteer recruitment (community outreach on the street, sharing LiLY's mission), fundraising, creating an event for elders, and more!
Cubs for Coping: Decorate & De-Stress!
Tuesday, January 17
7pm - 9pm
203 Diana
Join Cubs for Coping and NYCCEP for an evening of community service and self-care! Cubs for Coping is a nonprofit dedicated to providing hospitals, shelters, and eating disorder programs with handmade teddy bears. Take a step back from the stresses of of the first week of classes, get creative, and design your own teddy bear, which will then be donated to people facing tough times to let them know that they aren't alone.
Goddard Riverside Community Center
Wednesday, January 18
9:30am - 2pm
Off-campus
Goddard Riverside Community Center works every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. Barnard students will assist with meal delivery, bringing a nutritious meal to a homebound older adult. We will send teams of volunteers to deliver meals to homebound men and women who live in our Upper West Side service area, which spans from 65th Street to 110th Street north and from Central Park West to Riverside Drive. With the support of volunteers like yours, we are able to deliver meals and reduce the feelings of isolation that are common among our homebound clients.
Film Screening: Mountains That Take Wing
Wednesday, January 18
7pm - 10pm
Room TBD
Join the Barnard Organization of Soul Sisters (BOSS) and the Asian American Alliance for a screening of Mountains That Take Wing, a unique documentary about two formidable women who share a profound passion for justice. The film features Angela Davis and Yuri Kochiyama discussing their shared experience as political prisoners and their dedication to Civil Rights - an exploration of personal and political experiences as well as the diverse lives of women doing liberatory cultural work.
Win: Homeless Services
Thursday, January 19
4pm - 6pm
Off-campus
Win transforms the lives of New York City homeless women and their children by providing a holistic solution of safe housing, critical services, and ground-breaking programs they need to succeed on their own — so the women can re-gain their independence and their children can look forward to a brighter future. Aside from safe shelter, they also provide job training, counseling, tutoring and after-school programming, fun activities for children, and health and wellness counseling. Volunteers will spend time with children, reading books, doing art and crafts, and engaging in fun literacy activities!
Human Rights Law Panel: Sponsored by the Athena Pre-Law Society
Thursday, January 19
6pm - 7:30pm
Ella Weed (222 Milbank)
Are you interested in human rights work, or do you think law might be your calling? Join the Athena Pre-Law Society and NYCCEP to hear from alumnae and other professionals who are doing human rights law work each and every day. Learn about what their jobs are really like, what they did as a student to prepare them for their career, what internship opportunities are available, and more!
East Harlem Tutorial Program: Tutoring, Sports, and More!
Friday, January 20
12pm - 4pm
Off-Campus
Founded in 1958, East Harlem Tutorial Program prepares students with the academic skills, strength of character, and emotional well-being to excel in high school and college, to lead in their communities, and to realize their best possible selves. During Scholars Friday Clubs, volunteers engage in fun clubs geared toward getting our elementary school scholars active and expressing themselves creatively! Volunteers can choose between various clubs, including dance club, theater/drama club, music/percussion club, capoeira (Brazilian martial arts), and soccer club. No experience needed -- just a can do attitude!