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Important Reminders for Service Requirements!


Make sure to register for and attend a Pre-Service Workshop if you haven't done so already!


Some activities require a background check. If your service requires one, and you haven't already signed up for an appointment - please sign up here. Email Blake Yoho (byoho@jcu.edu) with questions.


The following events have required trainings this week:

  • Seeds of Literacy
  • Carroll Calculates
  • All Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) Placements
  • Carroll Ballers
  • Powersource
  • Writers in Residence
  • Fatima
  • YouthAbility
  • Boys Hope Girls Hope
  • LMM Chopping 4 Change - Please check your emails this week, day/time to be determined


Just a reminder that service starts this week for Benedictine and Cleveland Central Catholic Philosophy, YouthAbility Weekend Drives, LMM Weekend Drives and Saturday Tutoring!


*All trainings will be on JCU's campus or over Zoom;

check GivePulse Registrations under "My Activity" for more details.*

New CSSA Mission Statement!


CSSA worked over the summer to revise its mission statement to better encapsulate the work of the office. Please take a minute to read our statement to see how your work might align with our mission!


Make sure to apply ASAP, as applications close tomorrow, 9/12!

Paid Federal Work-Study Opportunity: Carroll Reads


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 $15.00 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.


Contact Brittany Steiger at carrollreads@jcu.edu, call 216.397.4698, or visit the Carroll Reads landing page for more information.


Fill out an application for Fall 2023 here


JCU students must be eligible for Federal Work-Study to apply. Applications are open NOW!

Tutoring begins the week of September 17.


NEOCH IMMERSION APPLICATION EXTENDED!


For Campus Ministry's Fall Break Immersion right here in Cleveland, they are partnering with Northeast Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) to focus on homelessness. It is a great opportunity to engage with justice work and learn more about issues right here in Cleveland. 


THE NEW DEADLINE IS THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 13.

Apply Now!

Register for Footprints for Fatima!


Footprints for Fatima is an annual fundraiser to benefit the Fatima Family Center and the Fatima Food drive. Proceeds go toward a Thanksgiving food drive at the Fatima Family Center. Organized by the Arrupe Social Justice Scholars Program at John Carroll University and held on the JCU campus and surrounding neighborhood in University Heights, Ohio.


  • Date: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
  • Check In: 8:00 a.m.
  • Race: 9:00 a.m.


Contact Julia Arnold-Hess, arrupe@jcu.edu with any questions!

Register Now!
Get Connected! Stay Informed!

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-Learning 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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Dr. Katherine Feely, SND, Ed.D  | Director |   kfeely@jcu.edu   | 216.397.1966

Heather Craigie | Associate Director | hcraigie@jcu.edu |216.397.6233

John Jackson  | Asst. Dir. Community Partnerships | jnjackson@jcu.edu  |  216.397.1662

Blake Yoho | Asst. Dir. Data and Communications | byoho@jcu.edu | 216.397.2024

Ursula Rossman | Administrative Coordinator |  urossman@jcu.edu | 216.397.4698

Brittany Steiger Graduate Assistant | bsteiger26@jcu.edu | 216.397.6283

Mary Frances Allen | Graduate Assistant | mallen23@jcu.edu | 216.397.6283

Anna Glass | Marketing Intern | aglass24@jcu.edu

Brianna Callow | Data Intern | bcallow25@jcu.edu

JCU Center for Service-Learning and Social Action
Saint Ignatius Hall | SIH-32
service@jcu.edu | 216.397.4698