The Volunteer and Service Learning Center (VSLC) offers support and leadership to the university by providing readily available, updated resources for those who are interested in learning about or leading volunteer, service, immersion, or justice programs.

Resource Library
Over 100 audio, visual and printed materials covering topics such as domestic and international volunteering, service learning, social justice, developing nations, theological reflections, small group facilitation, fair trade, liberation theology and more. Authors include Jonathan Kozol, Dorothy Day, Archbishop Romero, Henri Nouwen, Michael Moore, Paulo Friere and others. For a complete listing click here.

Education for Justice Website
The Center of Concern's Education for Justice website has a wealth of information regarding Catholic Social Teaching and social justice issues, and offers a wide range of justice resources, prayers, articles, handouts, and interactive materials that are ready to use in classrooms, group meetings, retreats and service activities. The VSLC has a subscription to the site; students, faculty and staff can access it through two computers located in our office in McElroy114.

Service and Immersion Trips
With the collaboration of several university entities, the VSLC has created documents to help service and immersion trips obtain point drive funding, and facilitate safety and communication.

Trips seeking Point Drive funding must meet the requirements listed in the Point Drive Guidelines.  Point Drive Applications for Trips traveling in the 2011-2012 academic year or summer 2012 must complete a Point Drive Application.  Applications due Friday, September 9, 2011.

Mandatory Medical Insurance:  All university sponsored student service/immersion/academic trips that travel to international destinations are now required to enroll participants in supplemental health insurance coverage provided by HTH Worldwide Insurance.  Trip advisors should download and fill out the HTH spreadsheet, and then email the completed form to    Risk Management.  An invoice will be provided to sponsoring departments for this coverage.

Additional Forms & Information for Travel
VSLC Travel Guidelines
Terms and Conditions of participation
Medical Form
Group Emergency Contact Form
Trip Leader Checklist

U.S Department of State official website (Information & Travel Warnings)
Center for Disease Control

The Resource Library has books and videos/dvds 
on volunteering and service.  Have a suggestion?  Email: volunteer@bc.edu