FCAP gives incoming first-year students the opportunity to participate in various volunteer and community service projects in the community prior to the start of classes.
By participating in this 3-day program, open to first-year resident and commuter students, they will have the opportunity to:
FCAP was the best experience I had when starting college. It connected me with amazing mentors and leaders while allowing me to serve the community.
Before starting at Adelphi, I was anxious about my first day—worried about getting lost and not finding my classroom. When I saw the chance to visit campus and familiarize myself beforehand, I jumped at it.
“FCAP was incredibly enriching and helped me make new friends and learn more about Adelphi from the leaders and peer volunteers. It also enhanced my public speaking, leadership and communication skills.
A group photo of our 2023 participants in FCAP, while helping in the community garden at the Town of Hempstead.
Our students volunteering at the Northport VA Medical Center, cleaning up the meditation garden for our veterans suffering from PTSD. This garden is an area they can go to connect with one another, talk about their experiences, and bring peace.
Crossroad Farms is one of the closest organic farms to New York City. Our FCAP students assisted with harvesting crops, seeds and weeding.
(left to right, top row) Victoria Goris, Joe Carpenter, Dominick Fresco, Nathan Romanow, Juliana Rosado, Gustavo Angeles, Liana Esau, Samuel Mora, Darius Mason, Jaden Gomez, Rachel Yacoob, Joanna Jordan, Kelsey D’Andrea
(left to right bottom row) Devhara Weeratunge, Kyle Stephenson, Jessica Diaz, Erica Gibson, Rylee Ackerman, Paola Cohen, Tania Vasquez, Zarrah Razi, Kenyencia Rigby, Ling Yang, Emino Plioutas, Angelyne Vasquez, Mark Cohen, Jashandeep Kaur, Anjolies Leyba-Soriano, Tiffany Shu, Siddhi Pandey
Panthers jumped into action to serve local nonprofits before the fall semester began.
