Events & Initiatives
Taft’s student-run Community Service Board (CSB) is an active, vibrant, and highly-visible campus leadership organization. Its 12-member board is charged with developing meaningful service opportunities and advocacy projects for the school. CSB Board members are selected through a competitive application process, but all students at Taft are considered to be members of the Board. Everyone is encouraged to bring their service ideas to the Board for guidance and assistance in implementing their plans. Projects have included after school homework assistance and tutoring programs for local students, fundraising and awareness events for local and national charities, and repair and renovation projects across the community. Students may formally commit to service work as their afternoon activity during an academic term, or simply participate in any of the events scheduled throughout the year. Those include, but are not limited to:
Assistance for Children and Families
- Boys and Girls Club of Greater Waterbury
- Brass City Charter School
- Brass City Harvest
- Bravo, Waterbury programs
- Children’s Community School
- Food drives and food bank coverage
- Girls, Inc.
- Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury
- Local elementary public/private partnerships
- Service Through Sports
- Special Olympics activities
- St. Vincent DePaul Homeless Shelter
- The Salvation Army
- The United Way
- The Waterbury Department of Health
- Waterbury Police Activity League (PAL)
- YMCA of Greater Waterbury
Support for National Health Initiatives
- Go Pink athletic events
- Lee National Denim Day
- Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
- No Shave November
- Red Cross Blood Drives
- St. Baldrick's Foundation
Other Opportunities
- Lower Mid In-town Day of Service
- Senior Service Day
For more information about Taft’s Community Service Program, please contact Kevin Danaher.