HSP Visits COD’s Service Learning Fair!

Kristin at the Service Learning Fair

Earlier this week, Humanitarian Service Project had the pleasure of attending the College of DuPage Service Learning Fair. HSP was represented at the fair by Assistant Executive Director, Kristin Maxwell, who spoke to many COD students about volunteering at HSP this semester. These students are participants in COD’s Service Learning program, in which students spend 20 hours volunteering their time with a community organization. HSP has been a community partner with the program for a few years now, and every time, we have had wonderful volunteers help in a myriad of ways. HSP is looking forward to hosting service learning students again this semester.

The service learning volunteers will be involved in a number of different projects around HSP which include; community outreach, office support, and lending their hands in our warehouse preparing for our Senior Citizen Project Delivery Days, and in our Children’s Birthday Project toy room. Many of the students expressed enthusiasm in specific projects, which will allow them to utilize the skills they are developing in class to help us serve the needy seniors and children in our projects. College of DuPage calls this type of service a “win-win,” and we are inclined to agree. There have been a number of our past Service Learning volunteers who have used their unique talents, to be an immense help around HSP, and some continue to volunteer after their service contract ends. We look forward to our continued partnership with the Service Learning program!