Pepperdine Volunteer Center

Service Opportunities

ONGOING PROGRAMS 

Each volunteer program focuses on a particular social issue and works with a specific non-profit organization. A student program coordinator leads each program and provides overall guidance for the volunteers.  

Education and Literacy         America Reads  Camp David Gonzales Camp Miller Jumpstart Language Connection	Hunger and Homelessness       FOOD Share Habitat for Humanity Missions on Skid Row School on Wheels The Kingdom Center
Environmental Justice Children's Nature Institute	Health and Wellness Boys and Girls Club of Malibu Senior Connection Transitions United Friends

JUMPSTART

Since 2002, the PVC's Jumpstart program has paired almost 100 Pepperdine students with pre-school children in local low-income neighborhoods. Students volunteer a total of 300 hours in one academic year and earn their work-study award in the process.

ONE-TIME SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

One-time service events are held throughout the year to provide students, staff, faculty, and alumni with short-term opportunities to serve. Each service event is unique and offers participants a meaningful way to connect with a variety of service organizations in our community.

PROJECT SERVE

Pepperdine's spring break service trips, Project Serve, send teams of students to domestic and international locations to provide service. Project Serve applications are accepted September through early October.

NEW VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS

Have you been volunteering with an organization that you would like to see implemented as a PVC program or event? To do so, please complete the "New Volunteer Program" proposal form. Proposals for new volunteer programs/events are accepted on a rolling basis, but are usually offered the following fall semester. All proposals should be submitted to Peter Thompson by email.