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It's not too late and we would love to help. We are here to connect you to an amazing array of opportunities. We provide transportation to almost every activity and you go with a group of students together. Students often tell us that getting involved in the community becomes one of the best highlights of the week.
If you have questions, we are here to help. Email service@jcu.edu or stop in to the Center for Service-Learning and Social Action any time. We are located in the Administration Building on the ground floor, Room AD-32.
Have a great week,
The CSSA Team
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Participate in a One-Time Service Opportunity! |
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Greater Cleveland Food Bank
- Saturday, October 23 | 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Tuesday, October 26 | 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
- Monday, November 8 | 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Volunteers are needed to help sort and repack nonperishable food that is later distributed to local food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.
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MedWish Supply Sort
- Saturday, October 9 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Saturday, October 23 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- Saturday, November 6 | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
MedWish helps to re-purpose discarded medical supplies, and our volunteers help with this process. We collect tens of thousands of pounds of donated supplies each month and rely on volunteers to help us sort through these supplies, checking expiration dates and ensuring product viability. Sorting takes place through a number of different steps, and volunteers can expect to participate in all steps of the process (examples include sorting medical supplies into categories, matching similar items together, boxing, and labeling inventory). No medical experience is necessary!
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Community Arts Center Clean-Up
- Sunday, November 14 | 12:45 pm - 3:15 pm
The Community Arts Center at Disciples Christian Church welcomes volunteers to help with yard-work, cleaning, and special projects which might include setting up for events, moving items out of the building as we make room for arts organizations, helping with the food center in our building, or more specialized projects based on volunteer’s interests and the Center’s needs. DCC has dedicated our building, free of charge, to help make the arts more accessible for youth and families in our community in partnership with area art organizations.
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Children are looking for a few great tutors! |
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Carroll Reads is a federally-funded tutoring program aimed at helping children in elementary grades develop reading skills. If you are looking for a paid federal work-study position, this is a great opportunity to work with children in the community. Tutors are paid $8.80 per hour for tutoring twice/week, approximately 5 hours per week.
Responsibilities include:
- Conducting one-on-one tutoring sessions with students using educator-provided materials.
- Building rapport and cultivating enthusiasm with the children.
- Assisting children in developing their reading and writing skills to reach grade-level expectations.
- Weekly documenting and reviewing student data with the Carroll Reads Site Coordinators to gauge the effectiveness of interventions.
- Regularly checking in with Carroll Reads Coordinators and Student Liaisons for continued training and assistance in tutoring.
- Committing to tutoring two days per week, for ten weeks, over the course of the semester.
Fill out an application here
JCU students must be eligible for Federal Work-Study to apply. Applications are open NOW!
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Interested in a year of service after graduation? Join the amazing group of JCU Alumni who have made the commitment to a year of service after graduation. Explore your options, learn about various opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally.
Come to the Volunteer Fair for the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives from faith based service organizations while engaging in topic based conversations with other students exploring post-grad service. Mark your calendar:
- Tuesday, October 19, 2021
- 6:00-8:00 pm
- LSC Conference Room
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Are you thinking about an Internship? You Should! |
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Join us for the JCU Summer in the City and Shepherd Internship Program Showcase
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Learn about the application process for two amazing paid internship programs that run during the summer. Applications open in early November.
Hear what students did, learn about the various opportunities available, and discover more about these paid internship programs.
The showcase will take place on:
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Date: Wednesday November 3, 2021
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Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
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Location: the O'Connell Reading Room in the Dolan Science Center.
Refreshments will be served. Bring a friend.
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We Hope You Had a Wonderful Homecoming Weekend! |
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Homecoming Door Decorating Contest! |
Come by the CSSA office to check out the amazing work that our student workers and staff have put in to create a homecoming door masterpiece which incorporated our JCU service vans!
Congratulations JCU Football Team on your win!
Great job ER 304 Students on the Food Buggy event at the Homecoming Street Fair!
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Follow Us on Social Media! |
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Get Connected!!
Follow us on social media to get the latest news from CSSA, learn about upcoming opportunities, find ways to stay connected and engaged, read posts by featured students, and learn about all of the great things happening in the Center for Service and Social Action! We post frequent updates daily, so be sure to stay tuned in!
Connect with us NOW to join the fun!
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Sr. Katherine Feely, SND, Ed.D | Director | kfeely@jcu.edu | 216.397.1966
John Jackson | Assistant Director, Community Partnerships | jnjackson@jcu.edu | 216.397.1662
Caity Grundtisch | Assistant Director, Student Engagement & Community Impact | cgrundtisch@jcu.edu | 216.397.2024
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JCU Center for Service-Learning and Social Action
Administration Building | AD-32
216.397.4698 | (f) 216.397.1661
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