Programs

Hamilton Reads is a local tutoring program that helps children in our community learn to read. Hamilton Reads sparks collaborations between educators, parents, librarians, college students, and community groups.

SAT Prep Tutoring expands access to college for low-income high school students. Using college volunteers as tutors, mentors and role models, Tutors provide intensive SAT preparation and critical assistance with the college admissions process at no cost to students. 

Middle School and High School Tutoring Opportunities

Sidekicks is a mentoring program that pairs students from Hamilton College with children from Clinton Elementary School. Pairs meet for about an hour each week and coordinate meet-ups based on each person's availability.

CORE (Community Outreach Residential Experience) Floor 

Weave both on- and off-campus community engagement into your first year residential experience. You will live with a group of first-year students in an atmosphere where there will be opportunities for projects, discussion, and reflection around social justice, creating change, and issues in our local community. Discover how you can get involved doing anything from working with refugees in Utica (which has one of the Northeast’s largest refugee populations) to volunteering with a local Down Syndrome residence, to tutoring in nearby underserved school districts and more. The CORE Floor will be staffed by both an RA who is experienced in outreach work and a sophomore mentor, who will arrange occasional dinners, movie nights, discussions, and volunteering opportunities. You will meet Hamilton faculty and local community partners, who can be resources for you as you settle into Hamilton’s lively culture of service and discover how to make an impact.

The Harvest is a food recovery initiative where students package the leftovers from Hamilton's dinning halls and that food is given to organizations in the greater Utica community.

Hamilton Association for Volunteering, Outreach, and Charity (HAVOC) is the largest student-led volunteering organization at Hamilton. We encourage students to get involved with the larger community outside Hamilton and create positive change. HAVOC volunteers build leadership skills, develop meaningful relationships, and most importantly, make a difference in people's lives every time they serve the community.

Alternative Breaks Service Trips offers Alternative Break experiences for students over Fall Break, Winter Break, and Spring Break. With AXB, students participate in once-in-a-lifetime service opportunities while being exposed to a diverse world beyond the Hill.