Community Service

COMMUNITY SERVICE

About This Program

Nearly every day after school, there are community service opportunities available through EDGE@Work’s Community Service Program. This is the only program of its kind in the area, and it provides coordination as well as transportation and supervision while teens serve the under-resourced in their own community.

**Community Service Forms (separate from teen center registration) are required from each teen in order to serve with us, click this link to register. These must be submitted to volunteer and ride in the EDGE van.

EDGE@WORK Cafe: Become an EDGE “barista” by working in cafe and serving and learning skills ranging from customer service to cash and inventory management!

Application here

EDGE@EAST Opportunities

7568 Wyandot Ln #2, Liberty Township, OH 45044

Animal Adoption Foundation: Our caring volunteers help keep our facilities clean and our animals socialized. This enables us to provide a safe and happy haven for our special friends.
- Students will develop the following skills:
  - Animal care
  - Building Maintenance
  - Logistics/Delegation
  - Teamwork

Every 4th Wednesday from 3:00pm-6:00pm (this includes drive time, service time is 2 hours)

SIGN-UP HERE

Clutter2Care: Clutter 2 Care began in 2018 as a community yard sale to earn money for orphan outreach efforts in Haiti. In 2019, we changed our focus to serving at-risk low-income children right here in Southwest Ohio. We are a family-owned registered nonprofit 501c3 with 100% of all profits going out into our community.
- Students will develop the following skills:
  - Merchandising
  - Organizational skills
  - Teamwork, customer service

Every 3rd Tuesday from 3:00pm-6:00pm (this includes drive time, service time is 2 hours)

Hamilton Urban Gardens (HUGS): HUGS is a licensed nonprofit 501c3 organization registered to operate in Ohio. We have operated in Hamilton since 2012. We have installed dozens of organic urban gardens, participated in farmers markets, and partnered with local schools, community agencies, universities, and civic organizations serving those located in a food desert. Our Mission is to design, create, implement and sustain a year-round local food system in the Greater Hamilton, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Including: growing, processing, and distributing organic locally grown food; and educating the citizens of Butler County on the health benefits of a sustainable Local Food System.

- Skills learned:
  - Gardening
  - Organizing
  - Agriculture

Every 4th Monday from 3:00pm-6:00pm

Hope House Mission: This shelter assists the homeless population in Middletown. Volunteers will be expected to cook a meal and serve it to the Men’s homeless shelter

Students will develop the following skills:
- Teamwork, assigning tasks, culinary and food prep safety

Every 2nd Monday from 3:00pm-6:15pm

SIGN-UP HERE

MetroParks of Butler County: As a volunteer for MetroParks of Butler County, you are supporting your local recreational areas, conservation and restoration efforts, educational programs, and more for our community now and for generations to come. Our opportunities offer experiences in projects and programs like invasive species removal, farm animal care, trail maintenance, nest box monitoring, garden management, historical interpretation, and more.

- Skills learned:
  - Gardening
  - Park Management
  - Animal Care
  - Agriculture Maintenance

Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 3:00pm-6:00pm

New Life Furniture: All sales at New Life Furniture Thrift Store support Southwest Ohio’s only Furniture Bank, New Life Furniture Bank. New Life Furniture Bank is a non-profit (501c3) organization located in Blue Ash, OH. New Life Furniture Bank collects gently used furniture and delivers it to people overcoming homelessness, domestic abuse, extreme poverty or other devastating circumstances.

- Skills learned:
  - Merchandising
  - Inventory management
  - Customer Service
  - Teamwork/ Collaboration

Every first Tuesday of the month from 3:00pm-6:00pm

In Center Opportunities: Every other Thursday, there is an in-center service opportunity. The 1st Thursday of the month is preparing supplies for Community Meal Partners. The 3rd Thursday of the month is disassembling bikes for Bicycle Recycle.

SIGN-UP HERE

EDGE@WEST

(Inside MidPointe Library)

9363 Centre Pointe Dr, West Chester Township, OH 45069

Animal Adoption Foundation: Our caring volunteers help keep our facilities clean and our animals socialized. This enables us to provide a safe and happy haven for our special friends.
- Students will develop the following skills:
  - Proper ways to handle cats, basic cleaning, dividing and conquering

Every 1st Wednesday from 3:00pm-6:15pm

SIGN-UP HERE

Community Building Institute: At CBI, teens will volunteer by having meaningful interactions with the younger students that attend this afterschool program. Activities range from crafts, gym games, life skills, and more!
- Students will develop the following skills:
  - Education, mentorship, leadership

Every 2nd Wednesday from 3:00pm-6:00pm

SIGN-UP HERE

Hamilton Urban Gardens (HUGS): HUGS is a licensed nonprofit 501c3 organization registered to operate in Ohio. We have operated in Hamilton since 2012. We have installed dozens of organic urban gardens, participated in farmers markets, and partnered with local schools, community agencies, universities, and civic organizations serving those located in a food desert. Our Mission is to design, create, implement and sustain a year-round local food system in the Greater Hamilton, Ohio Metropolitan Area. Including: growing, processing, and distributing organic locally grown food; and educating the citizens of Butler County on the health benefits of a sustainable Local Food System.

- Skills learned:
  - Gardening
  - Organizing
  - Agriculture

Every 3rd Monday from 3:00pm-6:00pm

Hope House Mission: This shelter assists the homeless population in Middletown. Volunteers will be expected to cook a meal and serve it to the Men’s homeless shelter
- Students will develop the following skills:
  - Teamwork, assigning tasks, culinary and food prep safety

Every 3rd Wednesday from 3:00pm-6:15pm

Hope’s Closet: Hope’s Closet is a community of volunteers, donors, staff, and board members who believe childhood should be hopeful, regardless of circumstance. We work together to provide quality clothes and essentials, fun experiences, and loving support for foster children and foster parents.
- Skills learned:
  - Merchandising
  - Fundraising
  - Organization
  - Teamwork/Collaboration

Every first Monday of the month from 3:00pm-6:00pm

MetroParks 0f Butler County: As a volunteer for MetroParks of Butler County, you are supporting your local recreational areas, conservation and restoration efforts, educational programs, and more for our community now and for generations to come. Our opportunities offer experiences in projects and programs like invasive species removal, farm animal care, trail maintenance, nest box monitoring, garden management, historical interpretation, and more.

Skills learned:
- Gardening
- Park Management
- Animal Care
- Agriculture Maintenance

Every 4th Wednesday of the month from 3:00pm-6:00pm

In Center Opportunities: Every other Thursday, there is an in-center service opportunity at MidPointe Library. This includes blanket making, preparing tags and assembling Blessing Bags, making beaded bracelets for foster children, and much more! Email if you have specific questions for information on what is being done each week
- SIGN-UP HERE

Need a letterhead to receive credit for your service hours?

Upon service completion, please complete the following steps in order to receive your letterhead:

Complete our Community Service Survey
Complete our Letterhead Request Form.
Please allow our team at least 2 business days to complete your request after you have volunteered and filled out the forms

Follow us on our Community Service dedicated social media accounts

Instagram: @edgecommunityservice

We thank the Rotary Club of West Chester/Liberty for their support of the EDGE Community Service Program.