Washington University Campus Y Program List
- Education and Children
- ARIS After School Program
Volunteers tutor Somalian students who have recently immigrated at the Fanning Community Education Center. Tutoring topicsinclude grammar, spelling, and other homework questions. - Gateway
Serve as a classroom aide on Saturday mornings through the Gifted Resource Council's gifted education program at Wydown Middle School. Assist in a variety of educational activities for students who are in grades K-8. - Greg Delos Y Tutor
Serve as a weekly tutor for community students at Wydown Middle School across from the South Forty, Brittany Woods Middle School in University City, or the Boys and Girls Club in East St. Louis.Look along the right-hand column to download a file titled Y-Tutor Program Information to get a better idea of what the program entails!
- Spotlight on Youth
Volunteers produce short plays regarding important social issues, such as substance abuse, domestic abuse, and racism. Plays are performed for young students. Volunteers write scripts, perform, direct, or help design a movile set. Volunteers are needed now to write scripts. - Y-Read
Are you eligible for Work Study? Be a tutor at schools in
St. Louis City, University City, or other area locations and get paid. Help improve youth literacy! - Mentoring and Children
- Arts and Kids
Create opportunities that expose children to the arts through painting, drawing, or participating in a weekly after-school craft project. - Campus Y Big Brothers Big Sisters
Act as a big brother or big sister for youth in the community by participating in one-on-one social and educational activities with elementary aged children in University City. - Catalyst
Participate in a weekly after-school science education program for elementary aged kids teaching basic scientific principles and doing hands-on science activities. - Field Day
Relive your childhood while serving the amazing children of University City. Field Day is a once a year service event built in the same form as the field days we all remember from elementary school. Volunteers are needed for planning throughout the academic year. - P.A.L.s (Promoting Active Lifestyles)
Promote active lifestyles through nutritional education and health advocacy. Mentor and educate youth on healthy lifestyle choices- be a work out buddy with youth to help them stay active and get fit! Help us fight childhood obesity one kid at a time. - Picture the Future
This new program combines photography and creative writing to engage inner-city middle school students in new ways of learning about themselves and their world. Students from Lift from Live Academy, a charter school for at-risk students, come to Wash U. to participate in the program.- Sunday with the Kids
Develop friendships with children ages 5-13 on Sundays at a local non-profit agency through games, art projects, and sports.- Youth University Program
Studies show that students need to start thinking about college as early as middle school. Let’s help them think about their future and all the opportunities higher education will give them. Help us give them a head start with this two-week summer camp and monthly event program during the academic year exploring Washington University and area colleges. - Sunday with the Kids
- Special Services
- Alternative Spring Break
Immerse yourself in another culture through volunteer work at national and international locations. ASB will take you on a trip of cultural exchange and self-discovery through service. Participants are selected in late fall of the academic year. - LAUNCH (Learning And Understanding New Challenging Horizons)
Help first-year students make an easier transition to college life by organizing and being a counselor at a three-day pre-orientation retreat. Co-Directors and Leaders are selected early in the fall semester of the academic year. - Safe Trick-or-Treat
Participate in an afternoon of fun on the South 40. Help organize this special event or serve as guides for children from the St. Louis community as they trick-or-treat in the residence halls at Wash U for the Halloween holiday. - Executive Council
Interested in a leadership position? Apply to serve on the student leadership, programming, and policy-making council for the Campus Y. Members are selected in the late fall of the academic year and trained in the following Spring semester. - Advocacy
- Help to Heal
Provide childcare and tutoring (both academic and non-academic) for the residents of Lydia's House, a transitional housing facility for abused women and their children. Participants may also help raise funds for Lydia's House and increase domestic violence awareness in the local community. - Project Good Days
Help support children and youth with serious chronic health conditions by providing encouragement and support through the creation of care packages. This program collaborates with the Child Life Department of Children’s Hospital. - V.E.R.D.E. (Volunteers for Environmental Restoration, Development, and Education)
Work to foster a greater awareness about environmental issues among school children or assist nearby communities with beautification and restoration projects. - W.A.G.S. (Working so Animals Get Support)
Help support and socialize dogs and cats at local animal shelters and bring certified pets to visit the elderly and other people in our community. - Wash. U. H.O.P.E. (HIV Outreach Prevention Education)
Promote AIDS awareness on campus and within the community. - Community Outreach
- Helping Hands
Work with St. Patrick Center to care for the homeless and raise awareness on campus. Volunteer at St. Patrick Center once a week working and interacting with people at the shelter. - Natural Ties
Develop meaningful friendships with young adults with physical/mental disabilities by participating in weekly activities. - S.A.G.E. (Service Across GEnerations)
Become a friend to senior citizens in the community through one-on-one interactions and group activities at a nearby nursing home.
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