CSSA is hiring a Summer Office Intern! This position will run from June to August 2021 over the summer months, and the student would work approximately 15-20 hours/week. The student selected would help to support summer projects and prepare for fall service.

Summer Office Intern Position: Apply here - Deadline, May 14

Questions? Contact Heather Craigie (hcraigie@jcu.edu)

Open Doors Academy provides support to our kids and families from kindergarten grade through life. During camp, scholars will have the opportunity to socialize, sharpen their math and literacy skills, and receive social emotional support as they prepare for school in the fall. Scholars will engage in a variety of traditional camp activities such as arts and crafts, sports, STEM, field trips, and hands-on learning.

ODA will rely on JCU students to supervise, engage, and manage scholars during camp hours. Duties may in include, but are not limited to:

• Supervise scholars (no more than a group of 9)

• Lead/assist in camp activities

• Provide behavior management

• Provide mentorship to scholar

• Engage scholars in personal and academic development

• Support with pick-up/drop-off, breakfast, and lunch time duties

ODA anticipates that JCU students can expect to spend as many as ten hours a day, and up to 36 hours a week on this project.

Students will be hired from May 24 - August 5 for the position.

Camp will be in-person in the Cleveland Heights area.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply on Handshake here.

Questions? Contact service@jcu.edu

We are lookling for applicants who embrace the JCU mission of being men and women for and with others! As a CSSA representative, Student Liaisons serve as peer service leaders and van drivers as they facilitate a positive service experience for their fellow JCU students. This paid position allows you to do all this and gain professional experience!

Do you have a good driving record and embrace the JCU mission of being a "man or woman for others?" Do you enjoy participating in service and interacting with other students and the community? You can apply to be a student liaison too! (Federal Work Study Eligibility is preferred!)

Click HERE for the application!

If you'd like to read more about the role, Click HERE.

Questions? Contact CSSA at service@jcu.edu

Join us June 15-18, 2021 for the virtual 2021 Migration Justice Summit presented by the Ignatian Solidarity Network! This is a great opportunity to learn more about migration and be a better advocate!

This interactive summit will invite participants to connect with fellow students, hear from people impacted by the issues and experts in the field, develop organizing skills, and plan for action during the school year. Each day will include reflection, interactive sessions, policy education, and skill building for organizing.

The summit will take place virtually, and there will be events from 12-5pm ET each day from June 15-18.

If you are interested in attending, please contact CSSA (service@jcu.edu) so that we can sponsor your registration!

Are you interested in attending the 2021 Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice (IFTJ) IN PERSON? We are looking to gauge the interest of JCU students for attending the conference in person this coming Fall 2021 semester.

The in-person portion of IFTJ would be from November 6-8, 2021 in Washington, D.C. There is also a virtual component included in the in-person package that takes place on October 16.

Please click here to complete a short form if you'd be interested in attending IFTJ in person in the fall of 2021 with other JCU students!

Questions? Please email Mark Grabowski (mgrabowski20@jcu.edu). Learn more about IFTJ here.

Camp Ozanam, a free residential camping program for children who wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend camp, is seeking strong, passionate servant leaders for our 2021 summer staff!

After remaining closed in 2020, Camp Ozanam is opening with limited capacity and under COVID-19 guidelines that keep camper and staff health and safety a top priority (more info on that here). If you’re looking for a summer job that promises fulfillment, adventure, and connections with other service- and justice-oriented young adults, consider applying to be part of the team this year! Staff members must be 17 or older and available from June 23-Aug. 7, 2021.

Apply now or learn more about Camp Ozanam here.

Please reach out to Julia Hohner '15, Director of Camp Services, with questions or interest at jhohner@svdpdetroit.org or by calling 313-393-2871.

Volunteers serve as teachers in Red Cloud Schools for 1-3 years while living in intentional communities of 6-9 other volunteers. No previous teaching experience required, but only an adventurous spirit and willingness to learn and to work interculturally. Volunteers practice simple living and have ample opportunities for faith development, including community spirituality nights, days of reflection, and retreats. Learn more here.

Volunteers receive room and board, a monthly stipend, health insurance, and access to a shared vehicle. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Ryen Dwyer, SJ at volunteer@redcloudschool.org or by calling 312-522-2567 if you are interested or have questions.

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Our #MyMagisMessage for the week comes from Blake Yoho, a graduate student in the Master's of Education program and the graduate assistant in CSSA! Blake has served with Shoreview Elementary through Carroll Reads, St. Martin de Porres High School, and St. Francis School!

To seek out community to grow, to be challenged by others to learn, and to fight for justice for all.

When I was a high school student and first learned of "Magis," the "more" that we are called to do, I focused on how much more I could do every day. I volunteered for as many activities as I could, I did as many clubs as I could, and I talked to as many people as I could. After several months of doing "more," I became exhausted. I didn't understand why all of the things I had been doing, which seemed to me at the time to be important and good work, were leaving me drained and not quite fulfilled.

In the several years since first encountering "Magis", I've come to understand more deeply the "more" that we are called to do. Instead of doing more service, we are called to be more engaged with those whom we are in community. Instead of talking to more people, we are called to listen more to those with whom we interact each day. Instead of overloading on credit hours or taking on more research, we are called to called to invest more into what we are already doing and to do it well.

Living the "Magis" is not been about doing more, which fourteen-year-old Blake would've believed; rather it is about being more. How can we be better? How can we fight for justice more passionately? How can we seek truth more fully? How can we wake up each day and be nicer to everyone whom we encounter? Simply, how can we love more?

As my time as graduate assistant for the Center for Service and Social Action comes to a close, I am reminded of how many people in the most unlikely of places both at John Carroll and throughout all of my experiences in Cleveland and around the country have taught me how to be more. Each day is a new opportunity to learn from others on how to be better people, and as you go into your next chapter - whether graduation, the next semester, a new job, a new family - I challenge you to look for the "Magis" and to connect with others and yourself in a deeper, more loving way.