Santa Clara University

Volunteer Opportunities

Why Volunteer?

• Discover yourself as you explore the world around you
• Experience life from the vantage point of a new perspective
• Develop leadership skills while making a difference
• Challenge long-held assumptions through meeting the world’s needs
• Offer your skills and talents in service to others

A Starting Point

These resources provide a wide spectrum of volunteer experiences that range from activism and social change to community service and volunteering abroad:

Volunteer Through SCU

Connect with Community Organizations

Year-of-Service Opportunities

Volunteer Online Resources

Volunteer Through SCU

• PRAXIS, Santa Clara’s online directory of experiential learning opportunities, is your central resource for community service and volunteer experiences.  
• SCCAP, Arrupe Partnerships, and DISCOVER offer additional ways to offer service to individuals, families, groups, and organizations on a local or national level.

Connect with Community Organizations

Representatives are on campus regularly to recruit you for a variety of paid and unpaid
public service opportunities.  

• The Volunteer Service Discovery Fair during the fall quarter brings organizations to campus to meet with students.  
• Career fairs offer another venue to connect with non-profit organizations.

Year-of-Service Opportunities

Year-of-service opportunities are post-baccalaureate experiences in the U.S. and abroad that last one or two years. 

These programs in the non-profit sector are with organizations such as AmeriCorps VISTA, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Peace Corps, and Teach for America. They are well-established, paid opportunities offering leadership development through public service.  
They often become turning points in the lives of the volunteers.