Service Areas & Partnerships

UL Lafayette AmeriCorps participates in a wide variety of community service projects throughout the Acadiana area. Here are just a few.

Environment

UL Lafayette AmeriCorps volunteers serve alongside the groundscrew of Moncus Park where they help maintain the beauty of the park. Service includes planting local flowers such as irises and azaleas, planting trees, and maintaining the cleanliness of the park. Students have the opportunity to learn about local plants and best practices for planting. 

Housing

UL Lafayette AmeriCorps volunteers provide a variety of housing related community service. We partner with Lafayette Habitat for Humanity to build new affordable housing, and we partner with Rebuilding Together Acadiana to repair existing housing and build wheelchair access ramps for eldery and disabled.

Education

UL Lafayette AmeriCorps volunteers are proud to serve with New Hope Lafayette. New Hope Lafayette offers a trauma‑informed after‑school mentoring program three days each week that assists under‑resourced elementary and middle school children with reading and math, and provides homework help.

Other

UL Lafayette AmeriCorps volunteers serve on a variety of one time or short-term projects throughout the service year. Members help clean area parks, provide recycling for local festivals, staff community outreach events, restore our wetlands, assist the elderly and disabled, recruit volunteers, and much, much more!!