Community Partners
Thank you for your interest in partnering with the Office of Community-Engaged Leadership to create social change around community-driven priorities. We strive to create and sustain community partnerships through programs and initiatives that strengthen the connection between campus and the community, in which we learn from each other to create more just and sustainable communities.
Our community partners have access to a wide variety of resources and opportunities through our office. A list of current community partners can be found on our website. Nonprofit organizations complete a short registration process to formalize our partnership and be featured in this database to reach student volunteers.
Questions? Please call our office at 828-262-2545.
Green areas represent current counties with non-profit partnerships with CEL in Watauga County and the Appalachian State Hickory Campus in Catawba County.
Need Support?
The Office of Community-Engaged Leadership understands that many groups across our community and region rely on hardworking volunteers to staff their events and accomplish key goals. We welcome requests from the community seeking individual or group volunteers for one-time or ongoing projects that may not be met by service-learning courses or other partnerships.
Our staff cannot guarantee a student response, but we can promote items to students through various platforms on behalf of our community partners.
Six weeks before an event (or sooner), you may reach out to our office to request a volunteer opportunity to be posted. Please email Brent James at jamesba@appstate.edu and include in your message: the specific volunteer need with expected tasks, dates, times, and contact details/registration instructions. Typically, these events are shared to the campus community, and interested students contact the community partner directly to arrange their volunteer appointment.