Student Government Association | SAIS Corps

President:  Stephan Vitvitsky

SAIS Corps is an organization within the Student Government Association that aims to provide the entire SAIS community with a variety of volunteer service activities, as well as organizational support for service activities identified and initiated by SAIS students.  We offer a diverse array of service opportunities for SAIS students to 'act locally' with organizations such as One Brick, Greater DC Cares, the Ronald McDonald House, Turning the Page, So Others Might Eat, AmeriCorps, and many more.  We also organize an international volunteer service activity that takes place annually during spring break.  All students are welcome to join in any SAIS Corps activities of interest, and to utilize the SAIS Corps forum to promote volunteer activities they themselves are involved in.  To get involved in SAIS Corps as an organizer for an activity you have in mind, or to be added to the list serve to be notified of service activities as they develop, contact leadership directly or send a message to volunteer.sais@gmail.com

Web Resources:

There are a number of internet resources aimed at helping you find a volunteer activity in your area, taking your skills and time availability into account.

http://www.serve.dc.gov/cncs/cwp/view,a,1197,q,524954,cncsNav,%7C31022%7C.asp -- District of Columbia website, a good source.

http://www.volunteermatch.org/ -- Enter your zip code and this site will look for opportunities in your neighborhood.

http://servenet.org -- This site has lots of tutoring opportunities.

www.idealist.org -- Local and international opportunities, a lot to filter through.  Careful, some of these suggest that you pay them for the chance to work for free.

http://www.serve.dc.gov/cncs/cwp/view,a,1197,q,525262,cncsNav,%7C31027%7C.asp -- One day opportunities. 

Museums

• Smithsonian: http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/volunteer/  Volunteer either behind the scenes or with the public, looks like short-term projects are available. 

•  The Holocaust Memorial Museum: http://www.ushmm.org/museum/volunteer_intern/volunteer/

• Hillwood Estate and Museum (in NW DC) http://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/opportunities.htm  (Volunteers serve on a regular schedule, honor an annual service commitment, and participate in training and education programs. )

Needy Populations

• SOME (So Others Might Eat) http://www.some.org/inv_long_term.html Long term and short term volunteering opportunities available.   Note: The Volunteer Committee will be taking a group on Sunday, November 2.

• Capital Area Food Bank  http://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/support/volunteer.cfm A number of possible volunteer activities, including interviewing potential clients, packaging food and education outreach.

• Jewish Social Service Agency: http://www.jssa.org/volunteer  Offer a fairly wide range of volunteering activities, from visiting elders to tutoring.

Historical/Conservation Opportunities

• The Washington Conservation Guild: http://cool-palimpsest.stanford.edu/wcg/volunteer.php  The Washington Conservation Guild (WCG) is a nonprofit organization for professional conservators, students, and others interested in the conservation and preservation of art and historic materials.

•  The Washington Humane Society: http://www.washhumane.org/volunteer.asp  Help socialize animals, or act as animal-owner matchmaker!