Community Action Program
The Community Action Program (CAP) is an opportunity for work-study eligible students to do community service for up to 20 hours a week and get paid for it through Federal and Babson work-study funding. Under the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Amendments, Congress mandated that 7% of college’s work-study allocation must be utilized in community service. This is a great opportunity to promote community service work while not sacrificing time that could be spent at a paying job. If you want to get a different type of experience, then this is a terrific way to do so. You are able to make a difference in the community or just try something different while still getting paid. You will gain real life experience at an agency, while at the same time gaining a greater sense of some of society’s problems and what can be done to help.
You can become part of the CAP program by contacting Josh Stevenson for an informational interview at jstevenson@babson.edu or 781-239-5565.
Positions Available
Barton Road After School Program, Wellesley
Housing Authority, Wellesley, MA
Student Manager: Cheska Mauban cmauban1@babson.edu and Kate Anderson kanderson4@babson.edu
Mondays and Wednesdays, 3:30 – 6PM
A comprehensive after school activities program that includes
reading, games and crafts.
Needham After School Program, Needham
Housing Authority, Needham, MA
Student Manager: Antoinette Santos asantos9@babson.edu
Mondays and Wednesday 3:30-6PM
A mirror of the program above for children who live in the
Needham Housing Authority
Barton Road Entrepreneurship Program, Wellesley
Housing Authority, Wellesley, MA
Student Manager: Daquan Oliver doliver1@babson.edu
Wednesday and Friday 3:30-6PM
Babson volunteers will teach middle school children of the
housing authority how to organize and run a business
English as a Second Language (ESL), Mattapan,
MA, Saint Angela’s Church
Student Manager: Ashley Kang akang3@babson.edu
Tuesday,
5-7PM, Thursday 5-7PM
Volunteers will be teaching Basic English Language skills to 15
Haitian students. The class will take place off campus at a Church in Mattapan,
MA.
Harvard Square Church Meals at Christ Church, Cambridge,
MA
Student Manager: Prince Debrah pdebrah1@babson.edu
Thursdays, 4:45 – 8:30 PM
Every Thursday, Babson volunteers serve about 100 meals to those
in need and help clean up afterwards.
Friends of the Homeless of the South Shore, North
Weymouth, MA
Student Manager: Alex Woodhouse awoodhouse1@babson.edu
Fridays, 9-1pm
This agency consists of a food pantry, a clothing closet, a
furniture bank, and housing for homeless families. Volunteers assist with a
variety of tasks from yard work to painting to construction.
Cradles to Crayons, Brighton, MA
Student Manager: Matt Caron mcaron1@babson.edu
Fridays, 9:30-4:00
Volunteers will be sorting and putting together gift bags of
clothes, toys, and books for children in the greater Boston area.