Community service is generally considered to be those actions that are done with or on behalf of others outside the immediate family without any direct financial or material compensation to the individual performing the service. Students may perform one single type of service or many different kinds, and service may be performed all during the same period or over an extended time. Note, however, that colleges favor consistent experiences that demonstrate a student's passion for a given charitable organization or type of service that really interests the student.
Examples of the kinds of service some of our students currently assist with include: helping at senior facilities, soup kitchens, food pantries, hospitals, working at Beverly Farms, or volunteering at the Boys and Girls Club of Alton.