Student Volunteering Office and Serve the City collaboration

The Student Volunteering Office and Serve the City Limerick are working together on this project. The collaboration focuses on mobilising volunteers to support vulnerable and marginalised members of the community through practical, hands-on projects. It also includes initiatives designed to enrich the city, with an emphasis on creating diverse, meaningful opportunities for people to contribute to a more connected, inclusive Limerick.  

The projects directly serve the communities they’re based in, while the volunteering process itself can create connections, friendships, and provide meaningful experiences to the volunteers.  

Serve the City

Serve the City communicate with us on the impact of the volunteers. “They are invaluable. They bring energy, optimism, and openness that is genuinely contagious when they work together. We are deeply grateful for their involvement and for the way UL recognises and promotes volunteerism on campus through their PVA Programme.” 

Students complete a reflective portfolio following the volunteering experience and many report positive experiences such as forming friendships, feeling the direct impact of their work and discovering new ways to contribute.