WFU | Volunteer Service Corps (VSC)

Volunteer Service Corps at Wake Forest University

Calcutta, India

City of Joy- Calcutta, India

A social gathering
Street vendors selling fruit
A happy child being held
Mother and daughter
Missionaries of Charity sign
A colorfully dressed group enters a white stone building
A group photo while exploring the city

Founded by a WFU student in 1995, the City of Joy program creates opportunities for students to witness, know, love, experience, and serve the poorest of the poor. A team of ten students, a returning student leader, and a faculty/staff member travel to India over winter break and volunteer for two weeks in conjunction with the late Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity. The volunteers stay at a local hotel and volunteer daily at various homes that are run by the Missionaries of Charity.

  • Duration: Late December
    to mid January
  • Preparation Semester: Fall
  • Application Due: Late Spring
  • Applications Available: March/April