For students, faculty, and staff looking to volunteer or take civic engagement to the next level through these uncertain times, there are links below to join current volunteer lists.

• Meals on Wheels of Rhode Island needs support to help them carry out our mission, and they are looking for dedicated community members to assist their COVID-19 meal-delivery response to seniors in need. Please fill out this form if you are interested in volunteering with Meals and Wheels of Rhode Island and a member of their team will be in touch with you soon about serving meals to a Rhode Island community in need.
• United Way is creating a list of volunteers to support communities during COVID-19. To join their list, complete this survey.
• The state of Massachusetts has set-up this site for individuals to register as Disaster Volunteers.

To our community partners: As your organizations continue to make decisions regarding your own programming, we want you to know that the URI Community is here for you. Please feel free to keep us updated and let us know if we can possibly support you during this global health crisis. In addition, below we have started to curate a list of resources and training available which can be found below.

• United Way of Rhode Island & Rhode Island Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund – Grant Application
• Complete the United Way of Rhode Island Nonprofit Survey
• Massachusetts Service Alliance Webinar: Managing Volunteers During a Pandemic Friday, April 3, 2020, 10-11 AM – Register Here

The Compact20 Virtual Gathering May 11 – 13, 2020 – More information here