If so, here s your chance to make good on that promise. With more than 700 agencies needing volunteers in the Boston area, students can easily spread good will and add to their resumes. One local program that could use your help is the Fenway Project . This non-profit organization was created to enhance relations between Northeastern and the surrounding community. Students can join programs for the elderly and developmentally disabled as well.
Schedules are flexible.
This way the kids get used to seeing the same people. The project also refers students to positions in more than 35 social services organizations, including the YMCA, AIDS Action Committee and Project Vote Smart. Volunteering with the Fenway Project may also be used to fulfill a work study job. Habitat for Humanity offers slightly different volunteer opportunities. Its goal is to offer affordable housing to low-income families in Roxbury and Dorchester.