Eastern Michigan University
Community Based Organizations
The Office of Academic Service-Learning works with several community nonprofit organizations. Professors utilizing academic service-learning as a teaching methodology have placed students in the following agencies. You are welcome to contact this partial list of non-profits to learn more about how they work with students and professors.
Organization |
About |
Contact |
|
826michigan is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students aged 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. 826 opened its doors in June of 2005. Since then, we have been blessed with students, tutors, and volunteers overflowing with enthusiasm
|
115 East Liberty Street |
|
|
The Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter is a donor-supported, non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to providing supportive programs and services to people with Alzheimer’s disease, their family members and care partners. Headquartered in Chelsea, the Michigan Great Lakes Chapter has four service regions and a governing board drawn from these regions. With offices in Kalamazoo, Lansing and Muskegon, the chapter serves 23 Michigan counties and an estimated 44,000 individuals with Alzheimer’s disease. |
South Central Region 310 North Main Street, Suite 100 Chelsea, MI 48118 734.475.7043
|
|
|
American Red Cross
|
Disaster Relief, military and community social services, health and safety education, and blood services.
|
|
|
Goal is to impact the lives of individuals with disabilities living in our community. We help them to achieve fuller, more successful, and more meaningful lives, and we foster a true place of community and belonging. |
3941 Research Park Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 |
|
|
EMU’s 21CCLC Bright Futures are high-quality after school programs in three school districts including Wayne-Westland, Willow Run, and Ypsilanti. |
Director-Lynn Malinoff |
|
|
Center for Single Parents
|
Services for single parents and their families, such as further education, job training, basic health information, parenting assistance, and grass roots support networks.
|
|
|
City of Farmington
|
||
|
City of Inkster
|
||
|
COPE is dedicated to helping students experiencing difficulty in traditional schools to achieve success in academics and conflict management enabling them to achieve positive goals in the home, school, and community. COPE serves middle school and high school students |
Chapelle School |
|
|
City of Ypsilanti
|
||
|
The Corner Health Center’s mission is to help young people, ages 12-21, make healthy choices now and in the future by providing high-quality primary health care, education and support for adolescents and their children without regard to income level. |
Eleanaro Anasar – anasar@cornerhealth.org Phone: (734) 484-3600
|
|
|
The goal of Dawn Farm is to assist addicts and
alcoholics in achieving long term recovery. Dawn Farm will identify and remove barriers that prevent addicts and alcoholics from joining the recovering community. What makes Dawn Farm unique is our emphasis on the recovering community as the most important source of healing and recovery support for our clients. |
3 Stony Creek Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197 (734) 485-8725 |
|
|
The Early College Alliance (ECA) is a unique educational program designed to fully immerse high school-aged students into the post-secondary learning environment. ECA is a public, early/middle college program located on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. It exists in partnership with local school districts, including Washtenaw Intermediate School District. |
Ellen Fisher, Assistant Director of Instruction fischer.eca@gmail.com | 734.487.8650 220 King Hall |
|
|
Our mission is to provide a range of planned, proactive health promotion and primary prevention services addressing the needs of Eastern Michigan University students, that are consistent with the educational mission of the university. |
Eric Ward –eward2@emich.edu Snow Health Center, Top Floor
Telephone: 734.487.2226
|
|
|
Food Gatherers
|
A nonprofit organization dedicated to feeding the hungry in Washtenaw County.
|
|
|
Fresh Start Clubhouse is an intentional community for adults living with mental illness that focuses on wellness and abilities. |
2051 S State St, |
|
|
The EMU GEAR UP project is funded by theU.S. Department of Education to help students in Wayne Westland, Willow Run, and Ypsilanti School Districts attend college. 50% of our program is funded by the United States Department of Education, 50% by EMU, school district and community partners. |
Russ Olwell –rolwell@emich.edu Eastern Michigan University WMHS Room 169
|
|
|
Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County enhances the lives of individuals and families through social services, education and advocacy. Services: Immigration and Legal Services; Transportation, Elderly assistance, admin support |
www.jfsannarbor.org/volunteer/
|
|
|
Literacy Council
|
Tutors those in the community with literacy deficiencies
|
|
|
Nichols Arboretum
|
Provides guided tours, 123 acres of green space in an urban environment, and educational outreach
|
|
|
Ozone House's continuum of care is nationally recognized as a model of innovative and effective care. Services are designed to offer youth the resources and skills they need to reach their full potential and contribute their best to the world. Since 1969, Ozone House has provided a safe place, shelter and continued support to thousands of runaway, homeless and high-risk youth in our community who don't have a safe place to call home
|
Colleen O’Brien or Katie Doyle
|
|
|
Snow Health Center
|
Provides medical care to enrolled students of Eastern Michigan University
|
|
|
SOS Community Services is a community-based nonprofit. We are dedicated to ending homelessness in Washtenaw County through partnerships with caring individuals, local businesses and organizations, social service agencies and professionals. |
Ellen Offen, Development 101 South Huron St. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: (734) 485-8730 Fax: (734) 485-8739|email: info@soscs.org |
|
|
Washtenaw Success by 6 provide services for parents, training and support for childcare providers, and system help for the agencies and programs working to serve families and young children |
Kelly Stupple - stupplek@ewashtenaw.org Phone: 734.994.8100 Ext 1277 Fax: 734.994.2203 1819 S. Wagner Rd., Ann Arbor, Mi 48103 |
|
|
Washtenaw Science Olympiad
|
An annual day of science competition for community middle and high school students
|
|
|
West Middle School
|
Enrolls 6th through 8th grade students
|
|
|
Willow Run School District
|
||
The Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter is a donor-supported, non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to providing supportive programs and services to people with Alzheimer’s disease, their family members and care partners. Headquartered in Chelsea, the Michigan Great Lakes Chapter has four service regions and a governing board drawn from these regions. With offices in Kalamazoo, Lansing and Muskegon, the chapter serves 23 Michigan counties and an estimated 44,000 individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.
