Columbus State Community College Day of Service

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Who We Are

Day of Service is a strategic committee from Columbus State Community College.

Community and civic engagement is at the core of Columbus State’s strategic agenda. While College staff, faculty, and students continually interact and support the community in many different ways, our annual Day of Service event provides a large-scale demonstration of the College’s commitment to service. #CStateServes

What We Do

DAY OF SERVICE 2023 IS ALMOST HERE! Sites are live now! Scroll down to the bottom of our page to view our events and look through our 80+ opportunities to serve on October 3rd, 2023. PEACE, LOVE, AND SERVICE! Check out the news articles to view a list of host organizations and more specific detail on how to register and lastly you can check out this map to find an opportunity near you. Don't forget to register for breakfast! Blend will be serving our breakfast on the Columbus campus with a welcome from President Harrison and on the Delaware campus we will also have breakfast and livestream the President's remarks.

1. What is Day of Service and why do we do this?

What began as a 50^th anniversary project for Columbus State Community College has transformed into a major annual service day to give back to Central Ohio. With the college campuses closed for business hours on the last Tuesday of September, faculty, staff, and students have the option to fan out across Central Ohio to volunteer at social service agencies for a “Day of Service.”

Day of Service provides an average of nearly 2,500 volunteer hours each year, with an estimated total collective financial benefit of $75,000 for the non-profit agencies where the work has been performed. It's also a great opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to give back and make meaningful connections.

2. When and where is Day of Service?

The next Day of Service will take place Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023. The College will be celebrating its 60th year anniversary. Day of Service will take place at over 50 organizations throughout the Columbus, Delaware and Regional Campus areas with some opportunities available on campus and remotely. Read FAQs HERE

In 2022, Day of Service organized 70+ service opportunities with 50+ agencies and almost 900 participants for a total of 2,600 plus hours of service to our local community! For a final breakdown on numbers, please see articles here.

3. What if I want to serve NOW?

There are lots of ways to serve the community even during a pandemic. Here are a couple resources to get you started:

Connect with Serve Our Community on Cougar Connect - https://connect.cscc.edu/organization/serveourcommunity to find upcoming volunteer opportunities and how you can serve with your peers.

* Volunteer right here on campus with CState's Mid-Ohio Market (MOM).

Follow link to learn more:

MOM @ CState

* Take a Service-Learning course at CSCC.

Follow link to learn more:

Service-Learning at CState

* Find local volunteer/service opportunities throughout Columbus.

There are virtual and safe social-distancing options available.

Find them here:

United Way

Volunteer Match

All For Good