Service Partnerships
The Lawrence Math and Science Partnership
Middle school students in Lawrence, Mass. are building their skills in science and math and receiving homework help from Merrimack College students.
The program helps to connect middle schools to future life choices, such as college and career options. Participants, both male and female, learn that science and math are important and engaging. The program fosters pride in their accomplishments and provides positive role models for middle schoolers as they work closely with college students.
Merrimack Academic Partnership (MAP)
The Merrimack Academic Partnership is a program sponsored by the Stevens Service Learning Center. MAP is a mentoring/tutoring program which focuses on middle school children in Lawrence who need assistance in a variety of academic skills (English, Reading and Mathematics). The tutoring program takes place on various afternoons from October to May.
Volunteers help out at the following schools:
*Blessed Stephen Bellesini, OSA Academy
The Bellesini Academy is a private, independent Catholic middle school dedicated to providing a quality, scholarship education to boys from limited financial means living in Lawrence.
*Alexander B. Bruce School
The Bruce School is located on Butler Street in the Tower Hill section of Lawrence. Its 795 students live mostly in multi-family homes in the neighborhoods surrounding the school.
Other Opportunities
Elderly
- Andover Senior Center
- Ashland Farms, North Andover
- Atria Marland Place, Andover
- Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Lawrence
- Edgewood, North Andover
- Lawrence Senior Center
- North Andover Senior Center
Youth/Education
- Bellesini Academy, Lawrence
- Community Day Care Center, Lawrence
- Franklin Elementary School, North Andover
- Head Start, Lawrence
- Horizons for Youth, Andover
- Lawrence Boys and Girls Club
- Lawrence School Department
- Merrimack Academic Partnership Program
- Merrimack Lawrence Math & Science Partnership Program
- MerrimAction, Lawrence
- Notre Dame Education Center, Lawrence
- Notre Dame High School, Lawrence
Homelessness
- Emmaus House, Haverhill
- Haven from Hunger, Peabody
- Lazarus House, Lawrence
- Mission of Deeds, Reading
- My Brothers Table, Lynn
Disability
- American Training, Lawrence
- Best Buddies, Andover
- CLASS, Lawrence
- Ironstone Farm, Andover
- Strongwater Farm, Tewksbury
Other
- Jericho Road, Lawrence
- Lawrence YWCA
- Lawrence General Hospital
Contact Information
For more information, contact
Professor Mary McHugh, Director
Stevens Service Learning Center
Merrimack College
978-837-5123
mary.mchugh@merrimack.edu
Or
Katherine Donell, Assistant Director
Stevens Service Learning Center
Merrimack College
978-837-5125
katherine.donell@merrimack.edu