Our Initiatives

Campus Kitchen at Wake Forest University  is an organization that partners with a network of civic, non-profit, and private organizations to develop innovative solutions to reduce food insecurity.

The Collaborative for Public Religious Leadership is a program which prepares agents of justice, reconciliation, and compassion to navigate the challenges of a rapidly changing religious landscape.

Delivering Equal Access to Care (DEAC) Clinic  is a student-run and physician-staffed clinic for patients who have no insurance and are ineligible for Medicaid

The Food, Health and Ecological Well-Being Program is a program through Wake Forest School of Divinity for faith leaders working on food insecurity, health disparity, or ecological degradation.

The Healthcare Advocacy Law Clinic (Elder Law Clinic) is a law clinic through Wake Forest School of Law that provides free legal services to the community in Forsyth and surrounding counties.

IMPROVment® is an integrative movement class that emphasizes physical and mental fitness by encouraging participants to create their own movement in response to multiple auditory prompts.

Kids Cooking Coalition is a community based initiative for children in elementary and early middle school that gives them the knowledge, skills, and ability to take control of their food future.

The USDA Summer Feeding Site for Freedom School acts as a location of the Summer Food Service program, a federally-funded, state-administered program which serves free healthy meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income areas.

“Visualizing Air Quality” Design Challenge helps to develop air quality visualizations for local schools.

The Winston-Salem Community Action Coalition (Twin City Harm Reduction Collaborative, Kids Cooking Coalition, Senior Services, Shalom Project) consists of team of AmeriCorps VISTA’s who are sponsored by the Office of Civic and Community Engagement at Wake Forest University and placed at a local non-profit.

Dash Corps – A foundational leadership and civic action program for first year students, which pairs student groups with non-profit and civic organizations for a yearlong exposure to theory and practice related to community development.

Latino Community Services  is an organization that partners with Latino families to equip children and adults to fulfill their educational and economic potential, with hope for a positive and healthy future.

The Grow Your Business Seminar in School of Business is a seminar designed specifically for first- and second-generation immigrants, offering training on basic business concepts and solutions like strategy, finance, operations, human resources, cultural awareness, and marketing.

Religion and Public Engagement is an academic concentration in the Wake Forest Department for the Study of Religions which allows students to pursue their deepest interests and directs them toward community development.

Research, Education & Advocacy Committee, Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem – Women’s Philanthropy in Action  is a strategic initiative of the Winston-Salem Foundation which works to reduce concentrated poverty while strengthening economic security of women and girls in Forsyth County.

The Student Association for the Advancement of Refugees (SAFAR) is a student organization supporting the dreams and initiatives of refugees in the Winston-Salem community, creating a welcoming environment, and setting an example for Wake Forest Students for inclusivity.

The Summer Nonprofit Immersion Program is a summer internship program that brings together students at Wake Forest University with community partners to enhance both the learning of the student and the capacity of the nonprofit partner.

The Winston-Salem Community Action Coalition (Urban League, Habitat for Humanity) consists of a team of AmeriCorps VISTA’s who are sponsored by the Office of Civic and Community Engagement at Wake Forest University and placed at a local non-profit.