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Alpha Phi Omega (APO) is Georgetown's co-ed service & social justice fraternity supported by the Center for Social Justice. Through our 12-project service program, we participate in direct, impactful, consistent service alongside Washington D.C. community members and each other. We are committed to advancing justice in DC. What makes our service program especially strong is our community: with an extremely active alumni network, a pledging process that requires neither application nor interview, and a commitment to inclusivity, our welcoming and genuine community provides a home to many on the Hilltop.

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Best Buddies® is a organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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C3 is a group that partners with the Lombardi Cancer Center in our activities and mission. We organize, run, and participate in fundraisers for the clinic and for pediatric cancer research, including a Holiday 5km run, a Battle of the Bands competition, Valentine-O-grams, and bake sales. Money raised from these events goes towards the “Birthday Wish” program where students partner with patients to make their birthdays special. C3 gives its members an opportunity to get involved in different aspects of the organization and allows them to devote as much time as they are able to their particular areas of interest.

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The Advisory Board for Student Organizations (ABSO) is an advisory and funding board of the Center for Social Justice that works to support the missions of student organizations under the CSJ’s purview. The board is composed of 10-14 students, and 2 faculty or staff members. ABSO oversees, facilitates, and provides resources to student-run social justice service activities, student advocacy, and community involvement activities at Georgetown. ABSO is responsible for advising student organization leaders on programming and budgeting, and serves as a resource for understanding university policy. ABSO also reviews and approves budgets for CSJ student groups each year.

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College Next Door is a multi-year, student-to-student mentorship program for DC public and charter high school students. We provide high school underclassmen with continuous and tailored support and guidance from university underclassmen that have the recent experiences and developed passions to provide a tangible and sustainable route to curating a high schooler’s talent and success.

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The mission of Georgetown Ballers is to inspire the young men and women of the juvenile justice system by empowering them with life skills and building lasting relationships both on and off the basketball court, with the ultimate goal of reducing the cycle of recidivism.

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Georgetown DC Reads is a tutoring, mentoring, and advocacy program that serves K-5th grade students who are a grade level or more behind in literacy skills. The program began in 1997 as the University’s response to the passage of the America Reads Act, a literacy initiative established to improve reading proficiency for all elementary students by engaging college students as volunteer and Federal Work Study-funded tutors. A team of student coordinators lead the program through which 100+ Georgetown students a semester have weekly tutoring commitments East of the River in Washington, DC.

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“The mission of Prison Outreach is to assist incarcerated men and women in attaining General Education Degrees. It is our belief that prisons should be primarily rehabilitative, and it is our goal to decrease recidivism rates by providing incarcerated individuals with the educational tools that will allow them to become successful, contributing members of society. By offering multiple tutoring sessions every week, we seek to provide a sense of normalcy and stability in the lives of the incarcerated population as well as display the positive power of education. “

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Relay For Life is an all-inclusive organization whose inherent values promote the general well-being of all those involved. Our primary mission is always to raise donations, awareness, and spirit for cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers through the American Cancer Society.

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GUMSHOE is established for the purpose of providing District of Columbia elementary, middle, and high school students with (1) remedial instruction in mathematics and natural sciences with Georgetown University undergraduate/graduate volunteer tutors and (2) to foster an appreciation and understanding of such subjects in hopes of narrowing the achievement gap that exists in the DC school system.

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The mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights for all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. At Georgetown, the vision of the GU NAACP chapter is to build and empower our community by raising awareness and consciousness of contemporary issues, activism, service, and increasing political efficacy. Through dialogue, events, community bonding and healing, we hope to work towards liberation by wholly meeting the needs of students of color.

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GUOPS aims to provide an artistic outlet to patients and visitors of the Lombardi Cancer Center in conjunction with the Arts and Humanities Department by encouraging creativity and wellness through arts and crafts activities. In achieving this mission, GUOPS hopes to help volunteers develop empathy, communication skills, and an awareness of the responsibility to participate and work in the health sector.

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We strive to foster dialogue surrounding the lack of access and availability of healthcare services locally and globally and increase educational and cultural competency among our club members. We will accomplish this by addressing social determinants of health through training of cultural awareness and sensitivity programming on campus, with local service partnerships and experiences abroad.

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Our mission at SweetStrips is to reduce the disparity of type 2 diabetes in D.C. Currently, diabetes affects over 30 million individuals in the United States and over 60,000 in DC alone. Since 1984 we have seen a 384% increase in diagnosis of diabetes, a large part of this increase has been due to changes in our diets and exercise.

SweetStrips hopes to combat this increase by spreading awareness of proper nutrition and exercise. We believe that healthy practices are best formed and retained from an early age. Utilizing a Center for Disease Control guideline for healthy living and diabetes prevention, we have designed a curriculum that incorporates its essential elements into a fun and interactive series of lessons for children in elementary school. We hope to work with your students and together create a healthier future for DC.

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GU LULAC is a community of Georgetown students commitment to serving as a community based program facilitating academic and professional development to high school students. Providing to our members and to the youth at the Latin American Youth Center opportunities to acquire academic, personal, leadership and vocational skills in order to achieve a successful transition to adulthood.

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GlobeMed is a network of university students that partners with grassroots organizations around the world to improve the health of people living in poverty. GlobeMed has chapters at many universities throughout the United States. GlobeMed at Georgetown has partnered with Primeros Pasos, a clinic in rural Guatemala that serves the local community, for over 10 years. We have weekly meetings to discuss global health issues and fundraise for the clinic throughout the year. In today’s pandemic, the inequities in health are evident and we are focused on educating ourselves and advocating for the right to healthcare. Everyone is welcome to join GlobeMed at Georgetown. Our club is not limited to pre-medicine students or health-related majors. Follow our social media (Facebook: Globemed at Georgetown and Instagram: @globemedgeorgetown) for more information. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at georgetown@globemed.org.

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“Our mission is to empower, prepare, and better equip the community to deal with any situation in which Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) or Automated External Defibrillator (AED) skills are required.” Heroes for Hearts aims to increase the rate of bystander CPR performed by an individual at the scene of a heart attack or stroke, in an effort to save lives. Our motto is, “20 minutes. Let’s Save a Life.” Taking just 20 minutes out of a single day can provide an individual with the skills, training, and knowledge to potentially save someone’s life.

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As part of Georgetown's Center for Social Justice, HOPE strives to serve the Georgetown community by facilitating opportunities for student community involvement. Our mission focuses on assisting the sizable community experiencing poverty and homelessness within the District of Columbia, although we currently run and are open to continuing initiatives embracing any aspect of community outreach.
A second component of our mission is to educate the Georgetown Student Body on the issues of poverty and homelessness, both within the District of Columbia and on a larger scale. Through our outreach programs and awareness campaigns, we aspire to share the idea that service to those in our community who are experiencing poverty and homelessness is not only an act of necessity, but an act of humanity and an act of love.


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Hoya Helpers tutors 6th and 7th graders at Hardy Middle School, located across from Safeway on Wisconsin, in both math and English. We offer tutoring every week, five days a week, and each tutor signs up for at least one one-hour shift that recurs weekly. Our large tutoring sessions occur twice a week from 3:30-4:30, and we also provide tutoring throughout the school day. Tutors work one-on-one with struggling students to help them complete their homework and learn basic skills. We do not create lesson plans of our own, but instead supplement and clarify the information they are already learning from their teachers. As these are some of the few remaining years that students have left before 9th grade, we see it as a crucial period in which students have a chance to catch up and get back on track before high school.

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Hoya Taxa is a CSJ volunteer organization. Our students help file tax returns for low-income households at tax clinics around the DMV area.

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Hoyas For Immigrant Rights (HFIR) is a community at Georgetown University committed to dialogue and service for immigrant rights. HFIR fosters informed and respectful conversation about immigration and immigrant rights and forms a network of individuals dedicated to action and advocacy. Our purpose is to empower students, promote awareness, build brave and safe spaces, and serve as advocates and liaisons for immigrant students in our campus and the community.

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Hoyas Inspire Language Learners aims to inspire students to learn more about the world around them by providing free foreign language and cultural education to students at Seaton Elementary. Our curriculum focuses on exposure to other cultures with the hopes of improving cross-cultural awareness and acceptance.

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hoyaTHON aims to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by connecting the Georgetown University community to the families at Children’s National Health System. Our goal is to support Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals by providing funds and promoting awareness so that a child may never be turned away from the care they need.

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Georgetown International Justice mission aims to engage the Georgetown University community by connecting the student body to the global fight to end human trafficking. We seek to educate the Georgetown community about the realities of modern day slavery and encourage students to use their voices to advocate for those without a platform, impacted locally and globally.

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The Georgetown University chapter of the Make - A - Wish Foundation operates in unison with the parent organization to fulfill the wishes of children across the country battling life - threatening illnesses. Through organizing & hosting events within Georgetown's campus and local community, MAWGU members apply fundraising, marketing, and management skills to raise both money & awareness for Wish kids desperately in need of a spark of hope during their medical battle.

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The Male Development Association is a mentorship program sponsored by Georgetown's Center for Student Justice. MDA’s trained mentors engage in digging deeper discussions revolved around a variety of issues and topics. The mission of the organization is to foster positive character development and academic achievement among youth from underserved communities in Washington, D.C. While keeping this mission at our core, the Association commits itself to building strong relationships with their young men and will do its best to help guide them throughout their high school and collegiate journeys. MDA believes in the importance of giving back to the community and assumes the great responsibility of contributing to and helping build strong, successful men of the future.

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Moneythink is a national organization that has been recognized by the White House and Forbes as a leader of innovation, and is the only movement of young people restoring the economic health of the United States through financial education. We strive to improve the financial capability of historically underserved high school students by mentoring them in topics such as how to save properly, manage a checking account, and make budgeting decisions through the use of a 10-week curriculum developed by the national organization and mentors who teach the material to small groups of students.

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NASC is a group of dedicated Native Americans and students interested in discussing and promoting tribal affairs, culture, and policies affecting Native American communities. We participate in political, health care, education, cultural, and community service activities throughout DC to further our organization's goals.

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NLG is a student-led initiative that supports refugees through advocacy, volunteering, fundraising, and academic programming.

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To promote leadership, education, awareness, and service for this NGO in an effort to make possible their mission which states the following: “Mobilizing a world of generous hearts to heal children’s smiles and transform lives across the globe”, and to volunteer in the school and the Georgetown community.

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