Engage @ EMU

Engage@EMU operates the Community Work-Study Program (CWSP) where undergraduate students can earn their awarded work-study funds and gain experience by working with local community-focused government agencies or charitable non-profit organizations.

There are a number of positions available in a variety of areas, including volunteer recruitment, social media management and tutoring. The organization provides regular, weekly schedules for students. The average work study award would allow students to work approximately 10-15 hours a week.

More Information for Interested Students and Organizations

• Current Placements

  Currently Community Work-Study students are working at the following locations:

  • AmeriCorps
  • Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber (A2YC)
  • Financial Empowerment Center
  • Friends of MI Animal Rescue
  • Inspiring Service
  • Ozone House
  • Our Community Reads
  • Parkridge Community Center
  • Reading Partners/Brilliant Detroit
  • SPARK East/Ann Arbor SPARK
  • Student Advocacy Center
  • The Collaborative: Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center
  • Trinity Health Ann Arbor
  • Ypsi Rotary Club
  • Ypsi Thrift Shop
  • Ypsilanti Senior Center
  • Ypsilanti Youth Orchestra

  and more!

• Previous Placements

  The following organizations have hosted Community Work-Study Students:

  • 826michigan
  • A2Ideas
  • Ann Arbor YMCA
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Washtenaw County
  • Bright Futures
  • Child Care Network
  • City of Ann Arbor, Natural Area Preservation
  • Digital Inclusion
  • Educate Youth
  • Growing Hope
  • Habitat for Humanity Huron Valley
  • Mentor2Youth
  • Michigan Ability Partners
  • Michigan Advocacy Program 
  • Prison Creative Arts Project
  • Revalue
  • Riverside Arts Center
  • SOS Community Services
  • The American Society of Adaptation Professionals
  • Washtenaw Literacy
  • Washtenaw Promise
  • Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels
  • We The People Opportunity Farm
  • Ypsilanti District Library

• 2023-2024 Data

  For the 2023-2024 academic year, 26 students worked for 18 local nonprofit and government organizations as part of the program. EMU students worked 2,952 hours, which is estimated at value of $44,273 to our community partners. Overall, students collected around $39,000 in work study funding to support themselves through college.