Join Seton Hall students, alumni, employees and friends at one of our two dozen service project sites in Essex and Union counties. Explore below a few of the service projects offered.

Carnival of Fun
Held annually for people with special needs, the Carnival of Fun is one of the service projects offered at SHU 500+. Volunteers for the Carnival of Fun will coordinate and organize a variety of carnival games, as well as face painting and food booths, at the University Center on Seton Hall’s campus. A popular event, the Carnival will feature a DJ, who will provide musical entertainment for our special-needs guests and SHU 500+ volunteers.

Community Food Bank
For this community service project, approximately 150 SHU 500+ volunteers will be bused to the Community Food Bank in Hillside to help sort food for the needy. The Community Food Bank provides more than 20 million pounds of food annually to 1,500 charitable organizations working to feed the hungry throughout the state. In addition to food, the Food Bank provides an array of training, community building, and educational programs.

Additional Service Projects
The service projects don’t stop there!

SHU 500+ will offer more than 20 service location sites in Essex and Union counties, including Weequahic Park in Newark; the YWCA of Essex and West Hudson in Orange; Children Together in South Orange; Discovery Charter School in Newark, Greater Newark Conservancy; Sacred Heart Church in Newark; St. Matthew NIDA in East Orange; Goodwill Rescue Mission in Newark; Newark Preschool Council, Inc.; Arts Unbound in Orange; New Eyes For The Needy in Short Hills; and Main Street South Orange.

For more information, contact:

Michelle Sheridan
Division of Volunteer Efforts (DOVE)
(973) 761-9702
shu500@shu.edu