Harvard's Global Day of Service welcomes the Class of 2027 to a vibrant culture that promotes civic engagement across the greater Harvard community! Our Global Day of Service will be held on Friday, September 1st from 12pm to 6pm Eastern time. All class years (including alums and grad students) are welcome to sign up as volunteers!
Click here to register to volunteer!
Anticipated partners for the Global Day of Service include: A.R.T. / Little Amal Walks Across America, American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative, Atlas of Surveillance, Baldwin Early Learning Center (BPS), Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Boston Green Academy, Boston Public Schools: Countdown to Kindergarten, Brighton High School, Cambridge Local First, Cambridge Women's Center, Change the Tune, City of Boston (30+ sites), City of Boston: Love Your Block/City Hall to Go, CovEducation (CovEd), CREW (Communities Responding to Extreme Weather), East London Connect, East Somerville Main Streets, Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Erevna: AI Policython, First Gen Scholars, First Parish Dorchester, Friends of the Honan-Allston Library, Gardner Pilot Academy, GLAM (Girls Learning Advanced Math), Hamptons Community Outreach, Harvard CIVICS, Harvard College Women's Center, Harvard Girl Up, Harvard GlobalWE, Harvard Institute of Politics: STEAM, Harvard Institute of Politics: Women in Leadership, Harvard Office for the Arts, Harvard Square Business Association, Harvard UNICEF, Harvard Votes Challenge, iCivics, International Orchestra of Refugees, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, MEDLIFE, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, New Voters, Partners in Health Engage, Porter Square Neighborhood Association, Red Cross of Massachusetts, RenewToday, Robin Hood, Solutions at Work, StoryWish, Sustainable Food and Culture (Harriet Jacobs Legacy Committee), Trek Relief, Tunefoolery, UN Association of Greater Boston
Schedule for the Global Day of Service:
- 12pm to 1pm – kickoff – Harvard Science Center Plaza
- 1pm – volunteers depart to service sites
- 1pm – campus and remotely-based projects are slated to begin
- 5pm – most student volunteers return back to campus / projects wrap up (unless otherwise noted)
- 6pm to 7:30pm – dinner in Harvard Yard