Volunteer Opportunities
The Maroon Volunteer Center serves as a clearinghouse to match volunteers with community partners and service opportunities both on and off campus. The MVC also helps support service based student organizations and events including the Service DAWGS, The Big Event, and countless others. Finally, the MVC compliments the mission of Mississippi State University by building service and philanthropic partnerships with campus and community organizations.
Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity House
Fall 2009
In conjunction with MSU’s First-Year Reading Experience of “A Painted House,” the Maroon Volunteer Center has partnered with the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity to build (and paint!) the first ever Maroon Edition Habitat for Humanity house. The house, to be built at 249 Greenwood Street in Starkville, will be the new home of the Randle/Harvey family.
Freshmen participating in Service DAWGS Day will make a big push on the house starting August 10, 2009, and freshman volunteers will continue to support the build throughout Dawg Daze week (Aug. 10-15). After the initial push, upperclassmen and the rest of the MSU family will join in and support the efforts until the house is completed.
To view house plans or make a donation, please visit the Starkville Area Habitat for Humanity website.
Service DAWGS Day
August 10, 2009
Each fall, to kick off the coming semester, Service DAWGS hosts a campus-wide day of service that provides incoming freshmen, returning students, and university faculty and staff the opportunity to make new friends and give back to the Starkville community. After a morning of projects, all participants are invited back to campus for a celebratory meal.
Local Agencies
The cities that make up the Golden Triangle Region are home to many agencies that benefit from volunteer support. These organizations offer a variety of services that keep our communities healthy. The Maroon Volunteer Center works closely with these entities to coordinate service opportunities that meet the needs of underserved populations. If you’re looking for a place to volunteer your time, or you simply want to learn more about the needs that exist in our area, these agencies are a great place to start.
Find your interest area below, and then contact the Maroon Volunteer Center to find out how you can put your skills to work for one of the agencies listed.
Adult
- Adult Basic Literacy Program
- Baptist Centers for Cancer Care
- Care Ministries of the Blind
- Columbus-Lowndes Association for Handicapped Citizens
- Family Centers Program Mentoring
- Heart to Heart Hospice
- Recovery House
- Safe Haven
Animals
- Oktibbeha County 4-H
- Oktibbeha County Humane Society
Arts & Culture
- Arts in Artesia
- Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum
- Starkville Area Arts Council
- Starkville Community Theatre
- Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library
Children & Youth
- 52 Moms
- Aiken Village Preschool
- Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Mississippi
- Boy Scouts of America
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Golden Triangle
- Brickfire Project
- Care Ministries for the Blind
- Catch a Dream Foundation
- Columbus YMCA
- Emerson Family School
- Family Centers Program Mentoring
- Girl Scouts of NE Mississippi
- Mississippi Early Literacy Corps
- Oktibbeha County 4-H
- Palmer Children’s Home
- Project AIM
- Recovery House
- Safe Haven
- Sally Kate Winters Home
- Smiles Learning Center
- Starkville Soccer Association
Community Enrichment
- American Red Cross
- Habitat for Humanity
- Starkville Community Market
- Starkville Community Theatre
- Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library
- Starkville Parks and Recreation
- United Way of North Central MS
Disability Support
- Ability Works
- Care Ministries of the Blind
- Columbus-Lowndes Association for Handicapped Citizens
- Student Support Services
- T.K. Martin Center
Environment
- Camp Seminole
- Green Starkville
- Habitat for Humanity
Health & Wellness
- American Red Cross
- Community Food Pantry
- Salvation Army - Starkville
- Salvation Army - Columbus
- Starkville in Motion
- War on Hunger
- Wellness Connection
International Support
- Borderless Hosts
- English as a Second Language Center
- Holmes Cultural Diversity Center
Senior Citizens
- Baptist Centers for Cancer Care
- Columbus-Lowndes Association for Handicapped Citizens
- Heart to Heart Hospice
- Magnolia Manor
- Prairie Opportunity
- Senior Enrichment Center
- Starkville Manor Nursing Home
- Unity Hospice Care
