It is our duty to see that we are serving the true needs of the community, on as high a level as possible, and that we are serving competently. The clients that we serve depend and expect our services, and it is our responsibility to see that they are not disappointed. It is also our duty to see that the right clients are selected, and that competent volunteers are sent to them. Most of all, the philosophy of Communiversity is People Helping People. We feel that through interaction with other people, both parties can benefit.
Volunteers can learn as much from the client as the client can learn from the volunteer.
It is the philosophy of Communiversity to promote the idea of People Helping People as much as possible. From what we get, We can make a living, What we give, however, Makes a life. It started simply as a few college students working with children on weekends at one of the recreation centers in Athens. The phrase Community plus University equals Communiversity was coined and Communiversity was born. Different programs were tried and experimented with during the early 1970 s, such as a weekly Visual Arts Program and a Black Culture series.