Community Action Projects

Participants in the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative program work together in small, cross-sector groups to respond to real challenges and opportunities in their communities through service projects. Through the development of these projects, participants strengthen their bonds with classmates and deepen relationships with their communities.

Riley Fellows have implemented nearly 300 community action projects across the state. Examples include the creation of an ongoing summer camp for disadvantaged youth, a luggage drive for children in foster care, and the unveiling of a food truck that serves free, nutritionally balanced meals to children during the summer months.

Swamp Rabbit Express – Strengthening Communities, Nourishing Lives
Approximately 76,000 students attend Greenville County Schools and about half...
Upstate Class XXVI, Fall 2018
Synergy
With the primary objective of building a greater sense of...
Midlands Class III, Spring 2010
Synergy
Non-profit organizations have experienced difficulty in maintaining diverse board membership....
Upstate Class VI, Fall 2007
Team #345
In an effort to initiate critical dialog in the wake...
Midlands Class XIII, Spring 2020
Team 20/20
20/20 team members chose to create a diversity leadership program...
Lowcountry Class II, Spring 2007
Team 5 Alive
During the first project meeting, team member and pediatrician, Dr....
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017
Team D-LIGHTT
Team D-LIGHTT (Diversity Leaders Initiative Group Helping Teach Tolerance) partnered...
Lowcountry Class IV, Fall 2009
Team Elevate
Team Members: Katherine Bergmann, Michael Eckard, Mike Fuller, Traci Grant, Grace...
Lowcountry Class XVII, Fall 2023
Team Get Together
OUTLINE: “Team Get Together” presents the Charleston Privilege Walk as...
Lowcountry Class XII, Fall 2017