About Community Service

Community Service can provide students with unpaid work experience in a chosen field. Not only is community service an excellent way to gain experience but it looks great on a resume. It shows that you are willing to do what it takes, even working for free, to gain the experience needed to further yourself professionally. For more information send email to StudentLife@calumet.purdue.edu.

Community Service Requirements

• Community Service has no formal requirements. However, it is an excellent way to learn about a career field as well as give back to the community.
• Some community service work is done to fulfill organizational requirements. For more information about receiving recognition for your Community Service, please contact Student Activities.

Find Community Service Opportunities now

A complete listing of current opportunities is now available from Student Activities.

Listing of local community service agencies

Agencies from throughout Northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland region frequently seek students to assist with various projects. Below is a listing of some of the agencies that have contacted Student Activities for support from students.

• ALSE-Clemente Center, Inc.
• American Cancer Society
• American Red Cross of Northwest Indiana
• Bethany Child Care & Development Center
• Boy Scouts of America, Calumet Council, Inc.
• Boys & Girls Club of N.W.I.
• BRIDGES
• Caring Place, Inc., The
• Catholic Family Services
• Cerebral Palsy of N.W.I., Inc.
• Consumer Credit Counseling of N.W.I., Inc.
• Crisis Contact Hopeline
• Drifting Dunes Girl Scout Council, Inc.
• Gary Neighborhood Services
• Girl Scouts of the Calumet Council
• Greater Hammond Community Soup Kitchen
• Habitat for Humanity
• Haven House
• Hobart Family Y.M.C.A
• Humane Society
• IN-PACT, Inc.
• International Institute of N.W.I./La Casa
• Jewish Community Services
• Lake County Child Health Program
• Lansing Association for Retarded Citizens (LARC)
• Legal Services of N.W.I., Inc.
• Marion Home Foundation
• Meals on Wheels of N.W.I.
• Mental Health Association in Lake County
• N.W.I. Sickle Cell Foundation
• Northwest Family Services
• Robertson Child Development Center, Inc.
• Sacred Care Foundation
• Salvation Army, The
• Serenity House of Gary, Inc.
• Southlake Y.M.C.A.
• St. Jude House
• Summer Enrichment for Students w Disabilities
• Twin City Community Services
• Urban League of N.W.I.
• Woodland Child Development Center, Inc.
• Y.M.C.A. of the Hammond Area, Inc.
• American Second Harvest of Northwest Indiana