Our office is located is located in the Danforth University Center, room 250, on the second floor in the Campus Life area. Feel free to stop by, or email us at to schedule an appointment. Click here for tips on reaching us.

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Office Contact Information:

• Phone: (314) 935-5599
  Fax: (314) 935-6609
  Email: communityservice@wustl.edu

• Mailing Address (for USPS)
  Community Service Office
  Washington University in St. Louis
  1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1059
  St. Louis, MO 63130

• Street Address (for mapping software and UPS /FedEx shipments)
  Community Service Office
  Washington University in St. Louis
  Danforth University Center, Room 250
  6475 Forsyth Blvd.
  St. Louis, MO 63105

Driving/Parking Directions
We are located on Forsyth between Big Bend and Skinker.

• From Forsyth, turn north onto Wallace Drive
• Drive straight ahead to the underground parking garage
• Parking is available at $1per hour ($5 maximum) and payable by cash or credit card.

• We organize community service initiatives that are reliable, long-lasting, and make substantive impact on the St. Louis community.
• We inspire students to establish and deepen a personal commitment to community engagement and social justice.
• We communicate opportunities for involvement with student-led service initiatives and in response to voiced community needs.
• We engage students in the process of creating community partnerships that are sustainable, effective, and of mutual benefit.
• We facilitate collaboration among individuals and organizations with a common vision.

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The Community Service Office at Washington University aims to provide meaningful opportunities for students to volunteer their time and energy in response to voiced community needs. We understand that community service takes many forms - including volunteerism, advocacy, education, and philanthropy.

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51% of WU students participate in community service during college.  
This is higher than the 46% average participation rate at a comparison group of twelve highly selective private research universities in the nation.
Source: Class of 2008 Senior Survey

21% of WU students participate in community service during all four years of college.
This is higher than the 18% average participation rate at a comparison group of twelve highly selective private research universities in the nation.
Source: Class of 2008 Senior Survey

Rate of WU community service involvement, by academic year:
41% of freshmen
45% of sophomores
45% of juniors
45% of seniors
Source: 2007 Enrolled Student Survey

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Farewell, fall foliage
November 19, 2009 - Record
Student volunteers rake leaves in the Ames Place neighborhood north of the Danforth Campus in University City Nov. 14 to raise money for Backstoppers, an organization that provides assistance to families of police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders killed while performing their duties.

WUSTL police help 'warm-up' St. Louis
November 12, 2009 - Record
The WUSTL Police Department will collect winter coats for disadvantaged St. Louisans to assist the Kurt Warner First Things First Foundation with its annual Warners' Warm-up coat drive.

Dancing the night away
November 12, 2009 - Record
Freshmen (from left to right) Katie Sullivan, Kristelle Aisaka, Sophie Goloff and Rachel Luangdilok participate in the St. Louis Area Dance Marathon, the annual 12-hour fund-raiser for Children's Miracle Network.

University-wide blood drive Nov. 11
November 9, 2009 - Record
The second of four University-wide blood drives this academic year will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, at nine locations throughout the University. All students, staff and faculty members are encouraged to participate in this effort to replenish the region's blood supply.

Greeks using athletic events for charity
October 7, 2009 - Student Life
The Swamp was filled on Sunday with volleyball teams vying for bragging rights and raising money to make one girl’s dream come true at the Chi Omega Classic.

WU sponsors, sends tutors to St. Louis charter school
September 30, 2009 - Student Life
A Washington University-sponsored charter school in South St. Louis opened its doors over the summer to its first class of 90 fifth-graders. The Inspire Academy, one of 82 charter schools in the Knowledge Is Power Program, intends to provide under-resourced and underserved children with a college preparatory education.

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