Change Happens Here.

Dwight Hall is Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice. Founded by undergrads in 1886, it is the oldest student-led university-affiliated service organization in the country.

Engaging Students

Dwight Hall engages students with the FOCUS pre-orientation program, 80+ student-led affiliated member groups, Dwight Hall programming and 100+ spring, summer, and fall fellowship placements–all while being located at the center of Old Campus.

Developing Leaders

With 100+ fellowship opportunities, the Student Executive Committee, First-Years in Support of New Haven, and Civic Allyship programming, Dwight Hall helps cultivate the next-generation of social change leaders.

Creating Change

Dwight Hall aims to empower students and community leaders in our collective push for advancing social change. Our signature programs, the Yale Prison Education Initiative and Muslim Leadership Lab, and after-school programs work to further bridge campus and community.



Change Happens Here.

Dwight Hall is Yale’s Center for Public Service and Social Justice. Founded by undergrads in 1886, it is the oldest student-led university-affiliated service organization in the country.

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On today’s Summer Fellows Spotlight, Dwight Hall is proud to feature Charlie Tran ‘22, ‘23 M.P.H., @charlieetran, who is spending the summer as a population health intern at Fair Haven Community Health Care in New Haven. Notably, Charlie was also a 2021 Summer Fellow and is continuing his long-term relationship with FHCHC. ⁠ Throughout the summer, Dwight Hall will feature the meaningful work that its 2022 Summer Fellows are completing with the support of the Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship.⁠ It’s Summer Fellows time! Since 1968, the Dwight Hall Summer Fellows program has supported hundreds of students seeking to form lasting relationships with the New Haven community and beyond. For eight weeks, Summer Fellows receive full-time payment for their engagement–via an internship, project, or research–with community partners. Each Fellow is motivated by a commitment to public service and social change. ⁠ In honor of the last day of school for New Haven Public Schools, Dwight Hall recognizes Co-Op After School (CAS), a partnership between Dwight Hall and the Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School in New Haven. CAS is the largest high school after-school program in Connecticut, serving over 350 students annually. Finishing its 11th year, CAS offers free and accessible after-school programming to all Co-Op students and their families. ⁠