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Dwight Hall at Yale

Dwight Hall at Yale, formally the Dwight Hall Center for Public Service and Social Justice, is a student-run nonprofit organization at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, that serves as the umbrella body for more than 80 student-led community service and social justice groups. Founded in 1886 as the campus chapter of the YMCA, the organization was incorporated in 1898 and is the oldest student-run service organization affiliated with a university in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of Yale undergraduates participate in Dwight Hall activities, contributing more than 60,000 hours of service annually to more than 20,000 community members in New Haven and beyond.

The organization is housed in Dwight Hall, a historic building on Yale's Old Campus at 67 High Street. The structure was originally built in 1842 as the Yale University Library and was designed by architect Henry Austin in the Gothic Revival style. The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS CT-285) in 1964. Provided by Wikipedia