![CSUSB alumni and staff Coyote Cares Day volunteers prepare ingredients for jambalaya soup mix.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/CoyoteCaresDay_Slide.jpg.webp?itok=7fAoBU9K)
The Coyote Cares Day volunteers worked on campus packaging dry soup mix for the needy and also out in the field at a domestic violence shelter, a food bank and community centers.
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Nearly 300 CSUSB students and alumni spent Saturday, April 23, to volunteer for Coyote Cares Day, a day of volunteer service on campus and in local communities.
![CSUSB student Camelia Baker volunteers at site in Colton](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_CoyoteCaresDay_Baker_18Apr2022.jpg.webp?itok=vo7JN4v-)
Coyote Cares Day, which beings at 7:45 a.m. on Saturday, is a day of volunteer service in local communities that provides CSUSB students with an understanding of the work of nonprofit organizations and engages the students through volunteer service.
![CSUSB magazine illustration: the university responds to the COVID-19 pandemic](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_VolunteerWk_REPOST_Mag_COVIDStory_23Apr2021.jpg.webp?itok=enVZw1VW)
CSUSB faculty, staff and students found ways to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Take a look back to earlier this spring when Lacey Kendall and three friends developed technology to help historic Black churches in Riverside and San Bernardino counties go virtual as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented gatherings such as worship services.
![CSUSB joins study on student approaches to public service](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/Screen%20Shot%202020-09-08%20at%2011.04.54%20AM.png.webp?itok=vp3PyaSB)
As part of the university’s celebration of National Volunteer Week, take a look back to when CSUSB began its participation in a nationwide study to advance the understanding of students’ interests and experiences regarding approaches to public service.
![CSUSB's Street Medicine program](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/our%20lady%20spring%2020%202.jpg.webp?itok=jX-ga6R5)
In 2018, Diane Vines, a nursing instructor at CSUSB and its Palm Desert Campus, created the Street Medicine program to provide much-needed healthcare services to people in the Coachella Valley.
![Bianca Castro](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/CSUSB-NewsSlide_StudentSpotlight_BiancaCastro_23Jan2018_v1_1.jpg.webp?itok=gx8pnyDf)
A look back: Nursing student Bianca Castro traveled to northern Thailand to help abused animals at the Elephant Nature Park, creating a significant impact on those voiceless beings in need.
![National Volunteer Week is April 18-24.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/upload/image/NewsSlide_NationalVolunteerWeek_16Apr2021.jpg.webp?itok=GOnUVfDi)
The Office of Community Engagement invites the campus community to participate in National Volunteer Week, April 18-24, where participants can win prizes while sustaining the environment through service.