Make A Difference for Local Nonprofits
Columbia Community Service (CCS) supports nonprofit organizations through the generosity of faculty, staff, and retirees of Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College. With funds raised from the Annual Appeal campaign, CCS provides grants to programs in Harlem and Morningside Heights that combat hunger, provide social services, support the arts, and offer educational enrichment for youth in STEM, arts, and literacy.
For more than seven decades, 100 percent of these donations have been provided directly to our community partners and neighbors in need. In addition, CCS facilitates in-kind contributions, volunteer opportunities, and workshops that connect our University community to grantees. Learn more about Grantees of the Annual Appeal.
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Making a Difference
Columbia Community Service Celebrates the Grantees of the 78th Annual Appeal
Donations from 477 Columbia, Barnard, and Teachers College employees and retirees funded $240,000 in grants to 47 local nonprofits.
Donate to the Columbia 2025 Food Drive
The Military Veterans of Columbia University and Columbia Community Service are working to address the ongoing food insecurity on campus and in the surrounding community.
Columbia Donates 1,200 Turkeys to CCS Grantee Organizations Ahead of Thanksgiving
Columbia Community Service, Sysco, and Columbia Facilities made the holidays a little brighter for local organizations working in hunger relief.