Are you interested in volunteer work or just looking to get involved on campus? The YMCA at Virginia Tech’s Student Programs provide excellent opportunities for students who want to make a positive impact in the community. Since 1873, the YMCA has helped Hokies find their passion for service between campus and community. Our student-led programs match a variety of interests and schedules.
Volunteer Opportunities
Food Security Initiatives
The YMCA at Virginia Tech provides nutritious meals to our food insecure neighbors in need, while leveraging food service opportunities that will help fund other community outreach programs.
Healthy Kids Day
In partnership with the Y-USA’s annual Healthy Kids Day®, the Y's national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids, the YMCA at Virginia Tech hosts an annual Healthy Kids Day®.
International Programs
Bringing together Internationals and Americans to welcome and integrate Internationals into the community while providing a comfortable venue for cross cultural friendship, information, education, support, and service.
Joining Generations
Volunteers get paired with a senior based on their mutual interests. They hang out with seniors at Warm Hearth Village by socializing, sharing craft activities, exchanging stories, and celebrating life.
For more information or to get involved email us at joininggenerations@vtymca.org
Special Events
Volunteers work alongside Y Staff to coordinate and operate a variety of special events throughout the year focusing on community building and service.
Youth Programs
All after-school programs consist of some tutoring, supervising, and distribution of food to students.
Blacksburg Middle School After School Program
Work with and engage with students who truly need your help, while also supervising.
Linden Green After School Program
Engage with elementary aged children providing mentorship and a positive role model.
*Volunteers are able to carpool with other volunteers to and from programs.
Y Leaders Club
Leaders Club is a year-long leadership-development program for middle and high school teens.
Y-TOSS
Be a part of the Y’s premier student-led sustainability initiative, helping the Virginia Tech community keep 6 to 10 TONS of gently-used furnishings out of the landfill and affordably into the hands of incoming students who need them. Each year, volunteer student leaders with plan and implement Y-toss Collection in May and the Y-toss Sale in August, to benefit our various programs listed above. Click Here for more information and consider joining our planning team