The CCESL Volunteer Partnership works with the DU Volunteers student organization and various community partners in the Denver
community. CCESL aims connect students to long-term community engagement and volunteer placements. In partnership, DU Volunteers
serves as a community of student volunteers who respond to immediate Denver community needs.
Goals:
- To increase volunteerism at DU;
- To recruit students outside of current CCESL programs and get them involved in community engagement;
- To provide foundational experiences that lead students into the CCESL student civic engagement continuum.
Long-Term Volunteer Placements: CCESL maintains a database of long-term volunteer placements with various community partner organizations around the Denver
metro area. Students may receive one-to-one consultations to find volunteer placements, which fit their interests. If you
are interested in finding a volunteer opportunity in the Denver area, contact Sarah at volunteer@du.edu.
DU Volunteers: DU Volunteers is a student organization that addresses immediate community needs through volunteer work.
Manuel Del Real
DU Student, Class of 2009 and 2011
Every time I look at the murals, it gives me great pride as an alumnus to be able to see students make a change...Being a coach has also helped me realize I am the mentor that I used to look up to.
Hava Gordon
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology
Last year, I taught a Service Learning FSEM: "Youth Cultures: Inequality, Resistance, and Empowerment." This was the first time teaching my FSEM as a service learning class, and it was an amazing experience. With the help of my wonderful Service Learning Associate, Cameron Lewis, our class partnered with "The Spot" youth center and Rainbow Alley. Both organizations work to empower teens by providing a safe and creative space for low-income, homeless, and LGBTQ youth. FSEM students joined outreach workers at The Spot on night walks around the city, distributing needed items to homeless youth. Students also participated in consciousness-raising workshops at Rainbow Alley, connecting with Rainbow Alley youth through these workshops."
Emelyne Neff
Coach at Bruce Randolph School
PA is a chance to live outside the DU bubble and to build strong, powerful relationships with young people thirsting for truth, justice and freedom...I can't get enough of if it. The changes on an individual and group level are tangible and beautiful. I feel like I'm making a difference and am the recipient of change as much as an agent of change.
