Volunteer with the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill
The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill is always seeking volunteers to help their families feel more at home both at the House and at the hospital! Whether you are available once a week or once a year, they welcome any and all assistance. This is also a great opportunity for UNC departments who may wish to gather a group of Staff/Students/Faculty to volunteer as well! For more information on how to volunteer with this great organization, please visit http://rmh-chapelhill.org/get-involved/.
Hurricane Matthew Disaster Relief Trips
The Carolina Center for Public Service, together with the campus and community partners, is organizing campus-wide relief trips to areas affected by Hurricane Matthew. These trips are for UNC staff, faculty and students who are willing to help with clean-up or who have specialized building and repair skills.
If you would like to receive updates on future relief trips, email ccps@unc.edu.
Funding available to support campus disaster relief efforts
Funding is available to support campus relief efforts as donations to Carolina’s Disaster Relief Fund are received. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Students, faculty and staff from any campus unit or organization may submit a letter of request for funding to support relief trips and projects. The application letter should be sent as an email attachment to ccps@unc.edu and should include:
- a description of the effort,
- what organization(s) or constituents will participate,
- which community(ies) will be served,
- overall budget information,
- the amount of funding requested and
- contact information (email and phone number).