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. Have a Community Service Work Study Completion Form filled out and signed when you work your CSWS hours.
  2. Scan it as a PDF or take a full screen basic JPEG photo of it with your phone. Please make sure your photo image or scan is clear and legible. We can’t open HEIC formatted photo files.
  3. In Workday, go to Time and select the CSWS 2025-26 Job.
  4. Enter your hours. The community service dates must fall within and match the timesheet payperiod dates.
  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/
American Cancer Society, Central New England https://www.cancer.org/about-us/local/massachusetts.html
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
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/
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
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://www.gwlt.org/volunteer.html
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  
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
Meals on Main Street, Net of Compassion https://www.netofcompassion.org/volunteer-opportunities-in-worcester-ma.html
Mustard Seed Soup Kitchen https://mustardseedcw.org/
Nuestro Huerto Urban Community Farm (Worcester Roots) https://www.worcesterroots.org/projects-and-programs/nuestrohuerto/
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/
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
Tin Can Sailors https://www.destroyers.org/about-us/volunteering/
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 
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/