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Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is at the core of the Levine Scholars Program. Through a commitment to ongoing volunteerism, internships with local nonprofits, grant projects with community partners and customized curricula, Levine Scholars graduate fully prepared to begin their next chapter as versatile intellects, thoughtful leaders and compassionate humanitarians.
$8,000 Civic Engagement Grant
Each scholar has access to a grant to design their own a project while collaborating with a local nonprofit organization in the Charlotte area.
Scholar-Led Projects
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Carolina Refugee Resettlement Agency
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Heart to Heart
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Dance Marathon: For The Kids!
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College Readiness Workshops
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CleanAire NC
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Student-Made
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Harvesting Healthy Habits
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Niners Against Violence
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Habitat Playhouse Build
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Charlotte Harvest Exchange
Improving Lives and Strengthening of Communities
Guided by the mission of the Leon Levine Foundation, scholars continue to find ways to improve the human condition by creating permanent, measurable, life-changing impact. Collectively, Levine Scholars prepare a meal each month at Ronald McDonald House. Through Dance Marathon, an annual fundraiser launched in 2014, scholars have worked with campus and community partners to raise nearly $200,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network and Levine Children’s Hospital. Each year, scholars participate in Alternative Spring Break, traveling in partnership with Habitat for Humanity across the regional southeast United States. Scholars have also traveled to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico for May service trips.
One hallmark of the program is the $8,000 civic engagement grant scholars receive to implement projects of their own design in partnership with local nonprofits. From building a natural playground at the local Easter Seals Center to raising resources and awareness on human trafficking to helping refugees acclimate, scholars continue to develop their own strategies for uplifting others in our community. A sampling of scholars’ civic engagement grant projects are listed below:
| American Workday – published book featuring interviews with the American workforce | La Boheme Opera workshop |
| Art exhibit showcasing a musical exploration of U.S. transportation systems | Levine Hall Green Globes certification |
| Art exhibit featuring state artists and fundraiser for Everybody Eats | Mammogram screenings and health education |
| Aquaponics facility at local high school | Meteorology broadcasting studio |
| Beehive installation to promote sustainability in Charlotte | Nature and bird walk trail for assisted living residents |
| Capturing Leadership – middle school service and leadership through photography | Not In My City – human trafficking prevention awareness and fundraising |
| Charlotte Uprising exhibit | Patchwork Epiphany – art classes for patients at Levine Children’s Hospital and silent auction |
| College readiness workshops and college prep resource center at local library | Post-partum depression support groups |
| Community garden at UNC Charlotte | Reedy Creek Park sporting facilities improvement project |
| Construction of calisthenics course on UNC Charlotte’s campus | Service Charlotte – annual community service day in Charlotte |
| Dismantling racism/leadership development workshops | STEM kits and training sessions for teachers at local elementary school |
| Furniture pipeline from Dorm to Restore | Therapeutic riding arena reconstruction for children with disabilities at local equestrian center |
| Garden at assisted living facility | Tutoring for kids in foster care |
| Health literacy app for Hispanic teens | Uncovering Charlotte – multimedia project highlighting the narratives of girls and Black women |
| HIV prevention cultural sensitivity training |
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