PSC Programs

MIT Public Service Center programs and events represent a variety of campus-community partnerships that are all led by students with the support of MIT PSC staff.

Find a one-time gig.

If you’re looking for an opportunity that doesn’t require a long-term commitment, and you’re free during specific times of the year, check these out.

CityDays is a one-day community service event that takes place during Freshman Orientation.

Giving Tree is a holiday gift drive that provides about 850 needy local children with gifts from over 500 MIT community members.

MIT/Cambridge Science Expo is a spring-time opportunity for students to volunteer as science advisers, tour leaders, and school chaperones for over 350 Cambridge middle school students participating in this non-competitive science fair.

Develop a habit.

For those of you who consider investing in your community a priority, we offer ongoing service opportunities as well.

Freshman Urban Program is a freshman pre-orientation program that introduces students to MIT and the surrounding community through service activities and discussion of urban issues. Upperclassmen serve as FUP coordinators and counselors, planning and training for the program throughout the spring and summer, and leading FUP during the intensive five-day program.

ReachOut: Help Teach a Child to Read is a literacy tutoring program that matches MIT students with children at a local after school center. Students tutor children twice a week, and may do so as a volunteer or as a paid position through the Community Service Federal Work Study program.

Create your own service program! If you have an idea for an innovative service program, come talk to us! We can help you get started, offer guidance, suggest resources, and work with you along the way. To meet with a staff member, email Heather Trickett, trickett@mit.edu.