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Wagner Volunteer Corp

 

Mission Statement

The Wagner Volunteer Corps (WVC) aims to create, promote and participate in volunteer opportunities by building connections to the community while enhancing experiential learning.

WVC focuses on three main areas:
Wagner in the community Enhancing the Wagner experience Turning passion into action

Through volunteerism, WVC hopes to:
Promote and coordinate volunteerism Increase students' involvement in the community
Connect Wagner to the community (both NYU and NYC) Increase our commitment to direct public service
Build/foster relationships within and outside of Wagner Give back to New York City community
Create educational/experiential learning opportunities Promote active engagement
Create opportunities across student groups Create career opportunities


Wagner Schoolwide Volunteer Drive

Login your volunteer hours here! We're trying to reach 2,000 hours of service.

For more information on the volunteer drive, please click here.

Wagner Community Service Grant

Each year, a generous donation of $1,000 is made available to support student initiated volunteer projects and programs that address urgent social or environ-mental issues. The grant(s) will be awarded in February for spring projects. Details and information on how to apply will be coming later in the semester.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturdays in Service
On the third Saturday of each month, WVC will be organizing a volunteer opportunity with a different non-profit in the city.  This semester these Saturdays will be September 19th, October 17th, November 21st, and December 19th.  Space will be limited so sign up early!

Upcoming Saturdays:

Calling All Earthkeepers! Green up and clean up Van Cortlandt Park with Timberland®, Earthkeepers®, and NYC Parks. Join Timberland®, Earthkeepers®, and NYC Parks on Saturday, October 3 for Dig It, a volunteer day in Van Cortlandt Park.  Come out and help us paint light posts and benches, ward off graffiti, plant trees, and remove weeds in the Northeast Forest, Indian Fields, and Shandler Recreation Areas.
****Please note this is not a WVC event, but simply a great volunteer activity that we recently heard about.
  Saturday, October 3, 2009
  10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
  Indian Field (Enter at 233rd Street),Van
  Cortlandt Park, BRONX
*The park is accessible by subway and bus. www.nyc.gov/parks to sign up!

Stay tuned for details about Million Trees coming up in October!