Help at the annual Addison Central Teens Clothing Swap! Donate clothing items on campus or sign up for a volunteer shift. Event information: Location: Middlebury Union High School (MUHS) outside main office Dates: March 19 – March 20, 2013 11:30-3:00 MUHS students only, 3:00 – 7:00 open to the public Bring in teen friendly, gently [...]

MiddView Trip Leader Application Due Wednesday (1/30): Apply now at go/lead Move in early to campus. Participate in leader training at the beautiful Common Ground Center. Lead a group of incoming first-year students on an outdoor trip, Vermont Explorations, or Community Engagement trip (Social Justice! Food Security! Youth Programs!). Return to campus before classes start. [...]

Interested in cross-cultural experiences, education, human rights, or community service? Student service initiative Friends for Burma will be leading a Middlebury Alternative Break (MAlt) trip to do in-depth work with the Burmese refugee community in Burlington. Students will stay with Burmese families and do educational projects including teaching English, cooking, citizenship lessons, and activities with [...]

EIA Civic Engagement Weekly Volunteer Service Opportunities Nutrition Outreach and Mentoring (NOM) Info Session Tonight Monday, February 25th 7:30 p.m. LaForce 121 NOM is aimed at creating community and connecting people through food and food education. Come have some homemade cookies and hear about what NOM is going to be up to this semester. We’ll have a brainstorm [...]

Addison County Poverty Internships offer meaningful opportunities to spend summer fighting poverty in Vermont. This year the paid internships will take place at the John Graham Homeless Shelter, the Addison County Council Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and the Open Door Clinic. John Graham Homeless Shelter: The John W. Graham Emergency Shelter has provided food, shelter [...]

The Open Door Clinic is seeking Volunteer Medical Interpreters. Read below for more information and a volunteer application.  Dear Potential Volunteer: Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Open Door Clinic. As a free medical clinic serving uninsured and underinsured low income individuals in Addison County, we provide essential medical care to individuals of [...]

Monkton World Language Program Info Session Tonight Monday, February 18th 6:30 p.m. Twilight 201 The Monkton Central School World Language Program has been in existence for about 10 years with great success. It introduces children from kindergarten through sixth grade to a different language and culture, an experience which, hopefully, will be continued during middle [...]

Student position open on the HOPE Board of Trustees, Apply by 2/18 HOPE seeks to reduce the effects of poverty in Addison County. While the delivery of essential services (food, fuel, housing) is their main focus, HOPE also strives to provide residents with the tools and resources necessary to meet their own needs. HOPE is [...]

The application for the Middlebury College chapter of Habitat for Humanity’s Spring Break trip is now available! Here is a message from Habitat: “We will be traveling to York, Pennsylvania at the end of March. Get ready to build, make new friends, and have a marvelous time. The leaders for the trip will be Adam Schiff and Katharine Reineman (both ’15). [...]

“Like” EIA Civic Engagement’s new Facebook page here to receive opportunities and updates! Share your love for Middlebury! Looking for two current undergrads to attend an informal session for local high school students applying to college Tuesday January 22nd 2013 (tomorrow!) between 11:00 and 11:45 AM. Students will be visiting campus alongside fellow Middlebury alum [...]