Community Service Work Study

Students in a Federal Work Study position can be paid $15/hour for service hours they complete for an approved nonprofit organization.

Students must complete at least 10 hours of paid community service before 5pm the last day of D term in order for Federal Work Study to be renewed the following year. 

The dropdown below includes preapproved community service agencies. If you are interested in volunteering for an event/organization not on the preapproved list, please fill out our Community Service Work Study Preapproval Form.

Make sure to bring a copy of the Community Service Work Study Completion Form to your event, because it must be signed by a volunteer coordinator.

 

Submitting a Community Service Work Study Completion Form


Community Service Work Study Completion forms should be uploaded to Workday. 

  1. Fill out the Community Service Work Study Completion Form. Please fill out one form per agency per week. The supervisor’s signature must be dated on or after the last day you volunteered.
  2. Scan it as a PDF. Please make sure your scan is clear and legible.
  3. In Workday, go to Time and select the CSWS Job for the correct academic year.
  4. Enter your hours.
  5. In the Attachments field, select Create Worker Document.
  6. Upload the completed Community Service Work Study Completion Form.
  7. Click OK both times you are prompted.
  8. Submit the CSWS timesheet.

Workday may still pop up with an alert message about the required attachment, but if you have uploaded it, no further action is needed. 

Community Service Preapproval List

Tip: Use CTRL + F to search within this list.

Agency Contact Information
Abby’s House https://abbyshouse.org/get-involved/volunteer/
African Community Education https://www.africancommunityeducation.org/Get-Involved/
AIDS Project Worcester https://www.aidsprojectworcester.org/list-of-volunteer-or-internship-possibilities/
ALS Association https://www.als.org/get-involved/become-a-volunteer
American Cancer Society, Central New England https://www.cancer.org/about-us/local/massachusetts.html
American Heart Association https://www.heart.org/en/volunteer 
American Red Cross of Massachusetts https://www.redcross.org/local/massachusetts/volunteer.html
Arthritis Walk Central Mass https://www.arthritis.org/get-involved
Ascentria Care Alliance https://www.ascentria.org/community/get-involved/volunteer/
ASSISTment Project email nth@wpi.edu
Association of Naval Aviation Patriot Squadron https://www.anapatriotsquadron.com/ 
Autism Resource Center https://www.autismresourcecentral.org/volunteer-2/
Big Brothers Big Sisters https://bigscm.org/project-volunteers/
Blackstone River Coalition https://www.blackstonerivercoalition.org/where-you-fit 
Blackstone River Valley Nat’l Heritage Corridor https://blackstoneheritagecorridor.org/volunteers-in-parks/
Boys and Girls Club of Worcester https://www.bgcworcester.org/support-our-club/volunteer
Casa Project https://www.thecasaproject.org/volunteer/
Central Mass Housing Alliance https://www.cmhaonline.org/getinvolved 
Centro Las Americas https://www.centroinc.org/donate/ 
Christopher House https://www.christopherhouse.com/about/volunteer/
Community Harvest Project https://community-harvest.org/volunteer/
Dismas House https://www.dismasisfamily.org/contact/ 
Ecotarium https://ecotarium.org/support-us/volunteer/
Elder Services of Worcester Area, Inc. https://eswa.org/about-us/join-us/volunteer/
Elm Park Elementary School Tutoring Student Activities Office
Flourish at Thrive Food Pantry https://www.icanthrive.org/volunteer/
Friendly House https://www.friendlyhousema.org/work-with-us/volunteer/
Friends of Institute Park https://www.institutepark.org/support-us
Gardner Community Action Committee https://gardnercac.org/volunteer/ 
Gifts to Give https://www.giftstogive.org/how-to-get-involved/ 
Girls Incorporated of Worcester  https://www.girlsincworcester.org/volunteer 
Grace Closet, Net of Compassion https://www.netofcompassion.org/volunteer-opportunities-in-worcester-ma.html
Grace Pantry, Net of Compassion https://www.netofcompassion.org/volunteer-opportunities-in-worcester-ma.html
Great Brook Valley Food Pantry https://www.centroinc.org/donate/ 
Greater Worcester Land Trust https://gwlt.org/ 
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory https://thehanovertheatre.org/support/volunteer/
Horizons for Homeless Children  https://horizonschildren.org/volunteer-n-network/
Jeremiah’s Inn https://jeremiahsinn.com/volunteer-programs/
Latino Education Institute After School Literacy Program https://www.worcester.edu/latino-education-institute/programs-at-the-lei/lei-elementary-school-programs/ 
Love for Our Elders https://loveforourelders.org/ 
MAAS BESA - Albanian American Society https://maasbesa.org/getinvolved/
Mass Audubon Society https://www.massaudubon.org/take-action/volunteer
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Volunteer in the Parks https://www.mass.gov/info-details/volunteers-in-the-parks
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress https://mdsc.org/get-involved/volunteer/ 
Massachusetts Science Olympiad https://scilympiad.com/ma/Volunteer/VolOps 
Meals on Main Street, Net of Compassion https://www.netofcompassion.org/volunteer-opportunities-in-worcester-ma.html
Mustard Seed Soup Kitchen https://mustardseedcw.org/
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Walk MS Worcester) https://www.nationalmssociety.org/how-you-can-help/get-involved/volunteer 
Nuestro Huerto Urban Community Farm (Worcester Roots) https://www.worcesterroots.org/projects-and-programs/nuestrohuerto/
Open Door Soup Kitchen / St. Bridget's Food Pantry https://hrocboston.org/ourchurch/ministries.html#opendoor 
Pathways for Change https://pathwaysforchange.help/make-a-difference/internships-volunteer-opportunities/
Pernet Family Health https://www.pernetfamilyhealth.org/get-involved/volunteer-at-pernet/
Rachel’s Table  https://www.rachelstable.org/volunteer-portal
Regional Environmental Council, Inc. (including Earth Day event) https://www.recworcester.org/volunteer
RICE-MA (Refugees & Immigrants Cultural Empowerment) https://ricema.org/join-our-journey/
Rose's Bounty Food Pantry https://www.stratfordstreetunitedchurch.org/food-pantry.html 
Salvation Army (Thrift Store / Soup Kitchen / Food Pantry) https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/massachusetts/worcester/volunteer/
Seven Hills Foundation & Affiliates https://www.sevenhills.org/get-involved/volunteer
St. John's Food for the Poor https://www.stjohnsfoodforthepoor.org/volunteer 
Tin Can Sailors https://www.destroyers.org/about-us/volunteering/
Trail of Terror https://trailofterror.getstagefright.com/ 
Tower Hill Botanic Garden https://nebg.org/volunteer/ 
Training Resources of America - Adult Literacy Program https://tra-inc.org/index.php/worcester-location
Training Resources of America - ESOL https://tra-inc.org/index.php/worcester-location
Training Resources of America - Youth Build https://tra-inc.org/index.php/worcester-location
UMass Medical Cancer Walk (Event) https://www.umasscancerwalk.org/
UMass Memorial Medical Center https://www.ummhealth.org/giving/ways-to-give/volunteer-services
United Way of Central Massachusetts https://www.unitedwaycm.org/volunteer
Veteran’s Inc. https://www.veteransinc.org/donations/volunteers/
Visitation House, Inc. https://visitationhouse.org/ways-to-help
Wachusett Food Pantry https://www.wachusettfoodpantry.org/how-to-help 
Wachusett Greenways (Mass Central Rail Trail) https://www.wachusettgreenways.org/wordpress/about-us/volunteer-opportunities/ 
Wachusett Watershed Regional Recycling Center (Wachusett Earth Day) https://wachusettearthday.org/ 
Why Me, Inc. & Sherry’s House https://whyme.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Worcester Animal Rescue League https://worcesterarl.org/volunteer/
Worcester Common Ground https://www.wcgcdc.org/contact-us/ 
Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. https://wcac.net/contact-form/ 
Worcester Education Collaborative https://www.wecollaborative.org/contact 
Worcester Housing Authority https://worcesterha.org/humanresources_volunteer.html
Worcester Mechanics Hall https://mechanicshall.org/about/volunteer-opportunities/
Worcester Parks and Recreation https://www.worcesterma.gov/parks 
Worcester Public Library https://www.mywpl.org/?q=volunteer
Worcester Recovery Center https://www.mass.gov/locations/worcester-recovery-center-and-hospital-wrch 
Worcester Refugee Assistance Project https://www.worcesterrefugees.org/get-involved
Worcester Youth Center https://worcesteryouthcenter.org/2020/08/24/volunteers-needed/
Working For Worcester Build Day (Event) https://www.workingforworcester.com/volunteering
WPI Food Recovery Network https://www.wpi.edu/offices/sustainability/campus-operations/food 
YMCA of Central Massachusetts https://www.ymcaofcm.org/volunteer/
YOU, Inc. https://www.sevenhills.org/get-involved/volunteer
YWCA of Central Mass - Worcester https://ywcacm.org/get-involved/volunteer/