volunteering

Student Service Groups

Opportunities to participate are also available through MIT student groups that are dedicated to community service of all types. Join other students in leading these groups that provide a wide variety of aid to communities here in Cambridge and across the globe.

Service Group Description
Africa Internet Technology Initiative Africa Internet Technology Initiative provides students the opportunity for real world problem solving through summer information technology education programs in Africa. mit-aiti-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Phi Omega is a national coed service fraternity centered on the principles of leadership, friendship and service. apo[at]mit[dot]edu
Alternative Spring Break Alternative Spring Break coordinates weeklong community service trips that take MIT students outside the Boston area over spring break. asb.exec[at]gmail[dot]com
American Red Cross Team and Network American Red Cross Team and Network offers volunteer opportunities in all the functions of the American Red Cross, specializing in blood services, disaster relief, food pantry, and youth outreach. arctan-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Amnesty International Amnesty International is a non-government, non-partisan organization working for the protection of human rights. mitai-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
ASPIRE ASPIRE (American Students Promoting IRaqi Education) seeks to raise awareness about the current situation of higher education in Iraq by facilitating shipments of textbooks to Iraqi universities and fostering new relationships between Iraqi universities and MIT. As a result of wars, repression, and international sanctions, Iraqi universities and technical colleges have been stripped of basic educational resources. As the country seeks to rebuild, the education sector requires much needed attention from the outside world. aspire-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Baking Volunteer Club The Baking Volunteer Club meets every week in an on-campus kitchen to prepare a home-baked goods donation. The following day, the donation is given to food shelters in the Boston area. bakingvolunteer-www[at]mit[dot]edu
Best Buddies Best Buddies provides the opportunity for college students to create friendships with adults who are mildly to moderately developmentally disabled. bb-officers[at]mit[dot]edu
Biodiesel@MIT The goal of Biodiesel@MIT is to install a biodiesel processor on the MIT campus. The processor would convert waste vegetable oil from campus dining facilities into biodiesel to be mixed with regular diesel fuel and used in the Institute's diesel-powered Tech Shuttles. biodiesel-info[at]mit[dot]edu
Braintrust-MIT Braintrust-MIT helps people living with neurological abnormalities. braintrust-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Camp Kesem Camp Kesem (Camp "Magic" in Hebrew) provides a free, week-long summer camp for kids whose parents have or have had cancer. Student volunteers gain hands-on experience running a nonprofit organization, while helping families who are truly in need. mit[at]campkesem[dot]org
China Care The goal of the MIT chapter of China Care is to work toward bridging the gap between wanting to help those Chinese orphans in need and actually helping them. Provides an opportunity for MIT students to make an appreciable difference in the much-needed sector of needy Chinese orphans. chinacare-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Colleges Against Cancer The Colleges Against Cancer chapter at MIT is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and works to fight cancer through grassroots advocacy, prevention and early detection education, Relay For Life, and activities honoring cancer survivors. The chapter is part of a network of more than 175 other colleges and universities nationwide. cac-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Educational Studies Program Educational Studies Program provides opportunities for learning in the greater Boston community by providing classes for motivated middle and high school students. esp[at]mit[dot]edu
Emerge Global Emerge Global is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based dually in Boston and SriLanka. Emerge Global enables girls who have survived abuse to become entrepreneurial jewelry designers through a comprehensive curriculum that emphasizes personal discovery, mentorship, and business knowledge, while simultaneously generating savings for their futures. alia[at]emergeglobal[dot]org
Engineers Without Borders Engineers Without Borders partners with communities in developing countries to improve their quality of life, focusing on implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while getting the community involved. ewb-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Expediting Access to Standard Education Expediting Access to Standard Education aims to improve access to basic education in Africa through sponsorship programs and the establishment of libraries in villages. ease-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Global Poverty Initiative Global Poverty Initiative aims to instill awareness about global poverty issues, educate about the role of the international community in economic collapse, engage in in-depth thinking about problems and potential solutions, and connect peers with others involved in alleviating poverty. gpi-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
MIT Habitat for Humanity Campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity International. Seeks to raise awareness in the MIT community about poverty housing issues, and to encourage participation in service events. MIT Habitat supports local HFH affiliates through volunteer labor and fundraising.
mit-habitat-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
House of Volunteers House of Volunteers initiates and supports projects geared towards improving the quality of education in underdeveloped nations, and to partner with students/youth in those societies to implement those projects, thus encouraging volunteerism and creativity among them.
hov-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
iHouse iHouse is a living-learning community focused on international development work that aims to empower students by enhancing their educational experience through experiential learning, leadership skills development, and mentoring programs. ihouse-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
MIT International Development Consulting MIT International Development Consulting pairs passionate MIT students with international NGOs. Students travel to the project site to provide support to the directors of the NGOs, work with a diverse student team, and stive to have a real impact on the lives of people in developing nations. info[at]mit-idc[dot]org
Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope is a group for people who want to talk and think about alternative approaches to education, how to reform the current system, and how to build a better one. It's for people who are excited about learning and teaching and changing the ways we think and do those things.
aresnick[at]mit[dot]edu
Leadership Training Institute Leadership Training Institute creates a sustainable community of diverse students and staff, and promotes the integration of leadership, service, and comprehension of self-identity.
lti-coordinators[at]mit[dot]edu
MedLinks MedLinks promotes overall health and well-being of students through health education and peer support. medlinks-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
MEET Middle East Education through Technology MEET is an innovative educational initiative aimed at creating a common professional language between Israeli and Palestinian young leaders. Working together with MIT, MEET enables its participants to acquire advanced technological and leadership tools while empowering them to create positive social change within their own communities. mit-officers[at]meet[dot]csail[dot]mit[dot]edu
National Society of Collegiate Scholars National Society of Collegiate Scholars is an honor society whose guiding principle is to give back to the community through service. nscs-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
MITService Promotes hands-on community service by MIT students and affiliates to give back to the MIT and the international community by holding service events and working with other MIT student groups to find, design, plan, and execute projects in line with their own missions. mits-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
MIT Student Pugwash MIT Student Pugwash is a chapter of Student Pugwash USA, an educational, nonprofit organization that strives to add a dimension to scientific study that goes beyond formulae and figures. Activities encourage students to probe the reasons for scientific advancement and the implications of technology on citizens' everyday lives. pugwash-officer[at]mit[dot]edu
MIT Universities Allied for Essential Medicines MIT UAEM is a chapter of a nationwide student organization. Its mission is to determine how new technologies developed at MIT can be made more accessible in poor countries, and to promote research on neglected diseases. tmcneb[at]mit[dot]edu
Sloan Net Impact Sloan Net Impact strives to improve the world by growing and strengthening a network of leaders who use the power of business to make a positive net social, environmental, and economic impact. impactofficers[at]sloan[dot]mit[dot]edu
Smart Cities Initiative Smart Cities Initiative fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between MIT community members interested in connections between urban and technological change. smartcitiesinitiative-officers[at]mit[dot]edu
Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network (SEALNet) SEALNet aims to empower students to create positive change both by participating in service leadership projects and by inspiring other students to become leaders in their own communities. SEALNet also educates the MIT community about development issues related to Southeast Asia.
sealnet-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
MIT STAND
A Student Anti-Genocide Coalition		 STAND is a student-led coalition that seeks to increase awareness and undercut/prevent current and past genocides. Although the focus of the organization is directed toward the atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan, STAND is equally committed to responding to all acts that constitute genocide. mitstand-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Students for Bhopal The mission of MIT Students for Bhopal is to support the survivors of the Bhopal disaster and to raise awareness about the disaster and its consequences in the MIT community. bhopal-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Students for Global Health Students for Global Health is an international non-profit organization dedicated to fostering student-led development opportunities worldwide. Through extensive logistical, financial, and contact support networks, they aim to create peer-to-peer community collaborative projects between students in impoverished regions with those in first-world academic institutions to develop meaningful hands-on learning experiences that can benefit communities most in need. sgh-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Sustainability@MIT Sustainability at MIT seeks to enable people, communities, businesses, organizations and the planet to flourish while taking an in-depth, integrated look at existing structural models; and to redefine the notion of sustainability by incorporating social equity, economic development and environmental restoration at all levels. It aims to seize existing opportunities for greater long-term economic, social and environmental benefit. sustainability-exec[at]mit[dot]edu
Unite for Sight Unite for Sight is an international organization that empowers communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness, one of the world's most urgent problems. The MIT chapter holds free community vision screenings, vision education programs, fundraising events, and eyeglass drives. mituniteforsight_exec[at]mit[dot]edu