COOP • Community Outreach
and Opportunity Project
Statistics
Our Hamilton Volunteer Community
- 2 entire classes of Hamilton students (classes of 2012, 2013), or half of the student body, who have particpated in the Hamilton Serves! project
- 5 one-day service events each year
- 9 Alternative Spring Break trips with 107 participants in 2009
- 24 weekly/monthly volunteer projects
- 40+ employee volunteers for Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day
- 410+ student volunteers registered through HAVOC
- 900+ hours of work donated through the Urban Service Experience (USE) preorientation program in 2009
- 3300 hours of work donated for one-day service events in academic year 2008/2009
- 4280 hours of work donated by ASB participants in 2009
Local Impact
- 7 schools receiving volunteers
- 17 tutoring and mentoring programs supported
- 30+ local agencies and projects served
- 200+ low-income or at-risk individuals served by tutoring/mentoring programs
- 500+ gifts donated to those in need by students and staff during the holiday season
Local Need - Oneida County
- 11.3% of families living below the poverty level
- 15% of individuals living below poverty level
- 44,000+ people with disabilities
Source: US Census Bureau
