Community Action Projects

Participants in the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative program work together in small, cross-sector groups to respond to real challenges and opportunities in their communities through service projects. Through the development of these projects, participants strengthen their bonds with classmates and deepen relationships with their communities.

Riley Fellows have implemented nearly 300 community action projects across the state. Examples include the creation of an ongoing summer camp for disadvantaged youth, a luggage drive for children in foster care, and the unveiling of a food truck that serves free, nutritionally balanced meals to children during the summer months.

Pivot2020
“But, what can I do?” This is the question that...
Upstate Class XXIX, Spring 2020
Poinsett People
The Poinsett People’s Team objective was to devise a project...
Upstate Class XIII, Spring 2012
PossibiliTEEs
Team PossibiliTEES wants to increase the number of at-risk youth...
Lowcountry Class III, Fall 2008
Prism
Members of Prism focused on a desire to ensure that...
Midlands Class II, Spring 2009
Project 7831
Project 7831 group members examined the inaccessibility of the banking...
Lowcountry Class II, Spring 2007
Project A.W.A.R.E.: (Fostering) Awareness Within an All-Inclusive and Respectful Environment
PROJECT A.W.A.R.E. is a three-hour instructional program on diversity, including...
Midlands Class VIII Spring 2015
Project C.O.O.L.: Celebrating Others through Opportunities in Learning
Members of Project C.O.O.L brought together a diverse group of...
Lowcountry Class V, Fall 2010
Project Discovery
Project Discovery is the result of an innovative partnership with...
Upstate Class XX, Fall 2015
Project Kaleidoscope
Project Kaleidoscope recognized the struggles of non-profit organizations to recruit...
Upstate Class II, Fall 2004