Community Service

The Community Service Committee is no longer an active committee within the YPGA. As an organization, we still value the importance of fostering connections and giving back to our community. Therefore, community service will be an integral component that is emphasized within each of our other committees. If you are passionate about finding opportunities for postgrads to give back to the local community, please reach out to the YPGA Presidents, and they will be more than happy to discuss ways to re-introduce and revamp the Community Service Committee.

Mission & Vision:

The Community Service Committee is deeply committed to fostering connections and making meaningful, lasting, and positive contributions to our local community. Our aim is to create opportunities for postgraduates to volunteer their time and support fundraising efforts, fostering connections, and building a stronger community spirit. With a steadfast dedication to proactive advocacy and swift problem-solving, we address not only local issues but also broader challenges. Our mission is strengthened by active engagement with the dynamic postgraduate community, organizing activities and launching initiatives contributing to the postgraduate and broader New Haven community.  

Our past initiatives

  • A volunteering database created by our past VP of community service 
  • A successful canned food drive, in collaboration with the New Haven Pride Center
  • Bake sale & hot cocoa fundraiser - hurricane relief funds in Puerto Rica & Florida
  • Paint & Sip fundraiser - United for Ukraine

  • Participating in HAVEN Free Clinic’s ninth annual 5K fundraiser

Current initiatives

  • Monthly Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK) volunteering shifts 

    • Every last Thursday 4 - 6:30 PM
    • Sign up on our YaleConnect page!

Future initiatives

  • Mentoring high school students and assisting with college applications
  • Canned Food Drive & Bake Sale
  • Guidelines for clinical volunteering at Yale

Committee members will participate in

  • Periodic committee meetings 

  • Round table discussions to identify initiatives to contribute towards

  • Conceptualizing fundraising events to engage the community

  • Developing long-lasting relationships with volunteer organizations within the New Haven County

We are looking for more committee members to join the community service committee, who are determined to contribute towards our past efforts, as well as conceptualize and execute new efforts to grow the committee and thereby the YPGA, within the New Haven community.