Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteer spots have been reserved for the first Monday of every month at the West Philadelphia location for Penn Medicine staff and/or students. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn team. Help is needed! (If you sign up to volunteer, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small, and we need every volunteer who signed up to show up!).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 100.
Monday, December 1, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(West Philadelphia Location)
3959 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia 19104.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteers are needed to help on Wednesday evenings at this Spring Garden location. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn Medicine team. Help is needed! Anyone 14 years old and older is welcomed.
(If you sign up for this event, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small and we need everyone who signed up to show up.).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 120.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(Spring Garden Location)
1116 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia 19123.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. CUT Hypertension at Philly Cuts
Every Saturday, a group of Penn medical students are on location at Philly Cuts Barbershop with a blood pressure measurement and health education station. Two volunteers are needed to assist in this weekly endeavor. Volunteers must be credentialed in the Health System to take blood pressures. Please sign up with confirmation to attend.
Event Purpose: Partnering with babershop owners to help address health disparities facing African-Americans (especially African-American men) by providing blood pressure screenings and health education at a location of convenience. # of Attendees Expected: 20. Host Organization: Perelman School of Medicine Chapter of the Student National Medical Association.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Philly Cuts Barbershop
4409 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia 19104.
For more info visit cuthypertension.org. Gift of Life Dinner Prep
10 volunteers are needed to help prepare a welcoming, nutritious meal for the organ donors and their families who stay as Gift of Life guests at Howie's House. Family and friends are welcome; please sign up using the SignUpGenius link below. Gregory, who is committed to this leading service for the year, will prepare the menu, bring all food items, and guide the volunteer team in cooking and putting together the meal.
Host Organization: Gregory Doyle and HUP Periop Team.
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM.
Howie's House
401 Callowhill Street
Philadelphia 19123.
For more info visit www.signupgenius.com. Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteers are needed to help on Wednesday evenings at this Spring Garden location. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn Medicine team. Help is needed! Anyone 14 years old and older is welcomed.
(If you sign up for this event, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small and we need everyone who signed up to show up.).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 120.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(Spring Garden Location)
1116 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia 19123.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. CUT Hypertension at Philly Cuts
Every Saturday, a group of Penn medical students are on location at Philly Cuts Barbershop with a blood pressure measurement and health education station. Two volunteers are needed to assist in this weekly endeavor. Volunteers must be credentialed in the Health System to take blood pressures. Please sign up with confirmation to attend.
Event Purpose: Partnering with babershop owners to help address health disparities facing African-Americans (especially African-American men) by providing blood pressure screenings and health education at a location of convenience. # of Attendees Expected: 20. Host Organization: Perelman School of Medicine Chapter of the Student National Medical Association.
Saturday, December 13, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Philly Cuts Barbershop
4409 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia 19104.
For more info visit cuthypertension.org. Christmas Gift Wrapping Event
Drop in whenever you are available from 9am until noon to wrap presents for the best cause! Grab a friend, family or coworker. Bring your own scissors, tape, and wrapping paper (as a donation, if you can) - although supplies will be made available! We will play Christmas music and have coffee and donuts. Thank you for helping to spread joy and the Christmas spirit!
Event Purpose: To wrap presents for children who will be attending the West Philadelphia Christmas Party at High School of the Future on Friday, Dec. 20. # of Attendees Expected: 25. Host Organization: United Block Captains Association.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
The Rotunda
Penn's Campus
4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia 19104.
Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteers are needed to help on Wednesday evenings at this Spring Garden location. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn Medicine team. Help is needed! Anyone 14 years old and older is welcomed.
(If you sign up for this event, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small and we need everyone who signed up to show up.).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 120.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(Spring Garden Location)
1116 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia 19123.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. Set Up and Wrapping Gifts - West Philadelphia Christmas Party
Sign up to help prepare the space for the Holiday Party beginning at 6pm! Tables and chairs need to be moved, decorations set up, and last-minute gifts wrapped. Come enjoy the fun before the fun! Family and friends - aged 14 years old and older - are welcomed!
Event Purpose: To set up the space for the evening's holiday celebration and wrapping last minute gifts! # of Attendees Expected: 500. Host Organization: United Block Captains Association.
Friday, December 19, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
High School of the Future
4021 Parkside Ave
Philadelphia 19104.
West Philadelphia Holiday Celebration
It's Christmas time! Volunteers are needed to help our Block Captains put on a party for families in West Philadelphia by serving food, handing out presents, and ensuring joy abounds and the event runs smoothly. Sign up to help out! Family and friends - aged 14 years old and older - are welcomed!
Event Purpose: To provide a holiday celebration - give out gifts - for families in West Philadelphia. # of Attendees Expected: 500. Host Organization: United Block Captains Association.
Friday, December 19, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
High School of the Future
4021 Parkside Ave
Philadelphia 19104.
Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteers are needed to help on Wednesday evenings at this Spring Garden location. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn Medicine team. Help is needed! Anyone 14 years old and older is welcomed.
(If you sign up for this event, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small and we need everyone who signed up to show up.).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 120.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(Spring Garden Location)
1116 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia 19123.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteers are needed to help on Wednesday evenings at this Spring Garden location. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn Medicine team. Help is needed! Anyone 14 years old and older is welcomed.
(If you sign up for this event, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small and we need everyone who signed up to show up.).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 120.
Wednesday, December 31, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(Spring Garden Location)
1116 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia 19123.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteer spots have been reserved for the first Monday of every month at the West Philadelphia location for Penn Medicine staff and/or students. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn team. Help is needed! (If you sign up to volunteer, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small, and we need every volunteer who signed up to show up!).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 100.
Monday, January 5, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(West Philadelphia Location)
3959 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia 19104.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org. MLK Day of Service - Helping Hands Project
Volunteers are needed to prepare items for Penn's special neighbors through four different Helping Hands Projects at Houston Hall:
Sock Project Volunteers will stuff crew socks with personal items. The filled socks will be donated to area shelters.
Pocketbook Full of Toiletries Volunteers will create constructed bags from t-shirts and fill them with personal items. The filled pocketbooks will be donated to area shelters.
No-Sew Blankets Volunteers will tie material together to form a warm fleece blanket to be distributed to a local nursing home.
Love Letters Everyone deserves messages of love, and this project’s mission is to make that a reality. Volunteers will create artistic letters sharing a joke, poem, or inspirational quote. Letters will be distributed to residents of a local nursing home and/or shelter, underscoring the fact that EVERYONE is celebrated!
Volunteers aged 10-15 years old must have a parent/guardian with them at all times. Please have each member of your team sign up separately with…
# of Attendees Expected: 150. Host Organization: Penn African American Resource Center.
Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM.
Bodek Lounge
Houston Hall
3417 Spruce Street
Philadelphia 19104.
MLK Day of Service - Beautification Project @ Benjamin B. Comegys School
Volunteers are needed to clean, spruce up, and possibly paint designated areas of Benjamin B. Comegys School. Please plan to dress appropriately. Light refreshments and water will be provided. You will be required to complete a waiver of liability before work commences.
Volunteers aged 10-15 years old must have a parent/guardian with them at all times. Please have each member of your team sign up separately with their own email address.
There will be buses providing transportation for volunteers from the University of Pennsylvania to/from project site. If you need transportation to the Beautification Project site, please report to Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street by 10am.
# of Attendees Expected: 50. Host Organization: Penn African American Resource Center.
Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
5100 Greenway Avenue
Philadelphia 19143.
MLK Day of Service - Beautification Project @ Global Leadership Academy Charter School
Volunteers are needed to clean, spruce up, and possibly paint designated areas around the school. Please plan to dress appropriately. Light refreshments and water will be provided. You will be required to complete a waiver of liability before work commences.
Volunteers aged 10-15 years old must have a parent/guardian with them at all times. Please have each member of your team sign up separately with their own email address.
There will be buses providing transportation for volunteers from the University of Pennsylvania to/from project site. If you need transportation to the Beautification Project site, please report to Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street by 10am.
# of Attendees Expected: 50. Host Organization: Penn African American Resource Center.
Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
Global Leadership Academy Charter School
4601 W Girard Avenue
Philadelphia 19131.
MLK Day of Service - Beautification Project @ Laura Sims Skate House
Volunteers are needed to clean, spruce up, and possibly paint designated areas of Laura Sims Skate House. Please plan to dress appropriately. Light refreshments and water will be provided. You will be required to complete a waiver of liability before work commences.
Volunteers aged 10-15 years old must have a parent/guardian with them at all times. Please have each member of your team sign up separately with their own email address.
There will be buses providing transportation for volunteers from the University of Pennsylvania to/from project site. If you need transportation to the Beautification Project site, please report to Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce Street by 10am.
# of Attendees Expected: 50. Host Organization: Penn African American Resource Center.
Monday, January 19, 2026, 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM.
210 Cobbs Creek Parkway
Philadelphia 19139.
Workshop: So You Want To Go To College
The college admissions and financial aid application process can be overwhelming, time-consuming, and confusing! This workshop is designed to assist parents and students to better understand and navigate the college admissions and financial aid process. *All are welcome to this free event*
Sign up to attend virtually. No volunteers are needed for this event. As the workshop date nears, you will be emailed the Zoom meeting link and sign-in information. One sign-up per device.
Event Purpose: to assist parents and high school students to better understand and navigate the college admissions and financial aid process. # of Attendees Expected: 250. Host Organization: Penn African American Resource Center.
Monday, January 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM.
TBA Zoom.
Serving the Homeless Dinner
Chosen 300 Ministries serves meals to homeless throughout the week at 3 locations in the region. 15 volunteer spots have been reserved for the first Monday of every month at the West Philadelphia location for Penn Medicine staff and/or students. Organize your group or just come by yourself and be a part of the Penn team. Help is needed! (If you sign up to volunteer, please hold this time on your calendar. Our team is small, and we need every volunteer who signed up to show up!).
Event Purpose: To serve a hot meal to the homeless. # of Attendees Expected: 100.
Monday, February 2, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Chosen 300 Ministries
(West Philadelphia Location)
3959 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia 19104.
For more info visit www.chosen300.org.