Service Opportunities
As part of your LRU experience, you’ll join fellow Redhawks in various service projects on campus and in the broader community.
Immersive Experiences and Campus Traditions
Volunteer Initiatives
Get involved in meaningful service projects through Providence Campus Ministry throughout the academic year. These experiences include:
- Working with at-risk children and their families
- Visiting the elderly
- Taking food, blankets and other essentials to the homeless
- Contributing to neighborhood cleanup and rehabilitation
- Organizing health fairs, blood drives and food drives
Spring Break Service Trips
Travel within a group and spend a week in March helping others, working together and learning valuable life skills. Past projects have included volunteer work at food banks, homeless shelters and community farms across various states.
Day of Service
This annual tradition unites the LRU community and dedicates a whole day to supporting various nonprofit organizations in the Pittsburgh area. Volunteer sites in the past have included:
- North Park of Allegheny County
- Latodami Nature Center
- North Hills Community Outreach
- St. Paul’s Methodist Church
- Light of Life Mission
- Brother’s Brother Foundation
- Tree Pittsburgh
- Community gardens
- Providence Family Support Center
Conversation Partners
This rewarding opportunity is a fun way to learn about other cultures while helping others. Conversation partner volunteers help LRU international students practice their English-speaking skills.
Local Organizations
Share your gifts by volunteering with organizations in the Greater Pittsburgh region during your time at LRU.
Community and Housing
Community Human Services
North Hills Community Outreach
Children
Providence Connections
Auberle
Pressley Ridge
People with Physical Challenges/Illnesses
Spina Bifida Association of Western PA
Riding for the Handicapped of Western PA
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
The Children’s Home & Lemieux Family Center
Watson Institute’s Care Break Program
Seniors
Kane Community Living Centers
Vincentian Home
UPMC Cumberland Crossing Manor
Animals
Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh
Animal Friends
Wild Bird Recovery
Environment
Latodami Nature Center
Audubon Society of Western PA
Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse