Center for Community and Civic Engagement
Into the Streets
Into the Streets Service Event
Into the Streets is designed to introduce more students to thoughtful community service and provide a learning experience that encourages them to volunteer regularly.
This annual tradition fosters strong relationships between the college community and local organizations.
Jumping Into the Streets 2024
This year's Into the Streets event was a huge success, with more than 320 participants. Students, employees, alumni, and friends volunteered with 17 community partners, including Bright Side Opportunities Center, Friend of the Louis Arnold Tanger Arboretum, Central PA Food Bank, Winter’s Heritage House Museum, Donegal Substance Abuse Alliance, Unto, Elizabethtown Historical Society, The Joshua Group, Elizabethtown Child Care Center, On-Campus Drug Take Back, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore. In the afternoon, students traveled to Bethesda Mission, Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community, Mental Health America Lancaster, YWCA Lancaster: Lancaster Votes, and ½ûÂþÌìÌà Area Communities That Care.
Volunteers, including student clubs and organizations, also traveled to the 11th annual Greater Elizabethtown Area Recreation and Community Services (GEARS) Fall Fest at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds to interact with community members, as well as local children and parents.
Frequently Asked Questions
Projects will be a collaboration between community organizations and students at various locations. Each community partner will assign groups of students to projects within their organization to help populations that they serve. Some examples of previous projects are: weeding gardens, painting, cleaning, game operators, etc.
Leading up to the event you will find the event registration link on our website and in our Instagram bio . You can also stop by the CCCE located in BSC 247 for more information.
There are a few ways to purchase your t-shirt! You can stop by the CCCE office in BSC 247, or check out our Instagram page for more information.