Nominations are now open for:
Campion, Staff, and Curtis Miles Community Service Awards!
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Apply or Nominate for a 2023 Community Service Award!
John Carroll University recognizes and honors individuals who have made a difference in the lives of others through involvement in the community. Click on each award below to learn more about the application and nomination processes and see past winners.
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In the spirit of St. Edmund Campion, the George B. Sweeney Endowed Campion Award for Community Service recognizes one sophomore student and one junior student each year with a demonstrated record of involvement in community service and social action, dedication to a faith tradition and/or spirituality, and strong evidence of leadership potential. Students - apply now!
The application deadline for all awards is
Friday, December 16, 2022, by 5:00 pm.
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TOMORROW! Cookie Decorating at International Newcomers Academy with Gesu |
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 22, join the Church of the Gesu at Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy for a "1st Thanksgiving" event for all of the students. They need at least 20 volunteers to help out!
Transportation is NOT provided. You will need to transport yourself or carpool with someone else. This is a great event to do if you are still on campus and wanting to help out the community! Details are below:
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When: Tuesday November 22nd from 12:30pm-2:40pm
Where: Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy (INA)
3145 W 46th St, Cleveland, OH 44102
What: Cookie Decorating Stations
The goal is to have one volunteer at each station to help the kids with bagging and labeling the cookies for their families, and some volunteers to help the kids with the activity. There are 275 prek-5th grade students decorating about 4-5 cookies each.
INA enrolls Pre-K-12 students who have just arrived in Cleveland from other countries and provides rigorous English as a Second Language (ESL) intervention classes and a comprehensive academic program. This year INA enrolled a record number of students, including recent refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Ukraine, Afghanistan and many other nations in distress.
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Calling All Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Undergraduate Students to Sign up for One-Time Service Opportunities!
Have a busy schedule, but still want to participate in service? Check out the One-Time Service Opportunities that we offer throughout the semester!
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Greater Cleveland Food Bank
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Monday, December 5 from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
The volunteer tasks may include:
- Sorting through and repackaging Incoming Nonperishable, Perishable, and Non-food Donations
- Shelf-stable Emergency Food Box Packaging
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program Box Packaging
- Backpacks for Kids Kit Assembly
- Kids' Cafe/Summer Feeding Lunch Packaging
Transportation to and from the Food Bank is provided. Make sure to register on both GivePulse AND the Food Bank link on the GivePulse Page.
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Boulevard Elementary School Market Days
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Tuesday, December 6 from 12:45 PM to 2:45 PM
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Tuesday, December 6 from 2:15 PM to 4:45 PM
The Cleveland Food Bank provides bulk fruits and vegetables to the Boulevard Elementary community. Beginning at 1:00 pm the team will bag and box the food items to be placed in the trunk of cars. The car drive-through is in the parking lot from 2:30-4:30 pm. Then the boxes are broken down and the remaining food is redistributed. The Market Day program is a way for Boulevard Elementary families and local area families in need to receive healthy food staples in a convenient way.
Transportation to and from Boulevard Elementary is provided. Please wear closed-toed shoes and warm clothing as this event is outdoors.
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The Center for Service-Learning and Social Action
Summer in the City Internship Applications are Open!
Build advocacy skills, engage in community-based research, and explore Cleveland through an internship with CSSA’s 2023 JCU Summer in the City Internship Program!
The JCU Summer in the City Internship Program provides an opportunity for students to engage in the issues of homelessness, advocacy, service, solidarity, and social change through this internship. These paid internships will enable qualified students to explore the systems and structures behind many of the current social issues of our times. This ten-week, full-time, paid immersive experience will place students with a nonprofit community organization in Cleveland involved in advocacy work addressing these social issues. Students will use their internship experience to prepare a research project for the organization that promotes social change. Interns also receive a $4,800 (+$500 for the research component) stipend for their work. Internships are open to all sophomore, junior, and senior undergraduates and graduate students.
Visit this link for more information about the JCU Summer in the City Internship
Application Process Timeline:
- Applications open on November 1, 2022
- Early Applications are due on Sunday, December 4, 2022.
- Regular Decision Applications are due on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
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Where will your experience take you next? Stop to reflect on your experience this semester and how it relates to where you were before, where you are now, and where you are going next!
CSSA has designed the "Now What?" Workshop to help you explore your past experiences, think about what's next for you, and provide you with great tools, resources, and connections to get you to where you want to be. Learn about exciting courses to take, service opportunities for next semester, internships at nonprofits, and summer jobs that match your interests.
All students who have participated in community service, immersion trips, and/or nonprofit internships are encouraged to attend!
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Date: December 5, 2022
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Location: LSC Conference Room Jardine Room
Featuring: A Nacho Bar + Door Prizes!
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Join us to learn how to move from experience to action - with a nacho bar included!
Bring a friend!
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Register: Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Open to All Majors
All students are encouraged to register for this Spring 2023, Pass/Fail graded, service-learning course
taught by JCU Professor Emeritus Jerry Weinstein. Sign up based on class status:
- AC 170/270/370/470 (1 credit, if you are otherwise under 18 hours, so no added cost)
- AC 173/273/373/473 (0 credit, if you are already at 18 or more hours, so no added cost)
The VITA program helps low to moderate-income individuals and families prepare their income tax
returns without paying fees to professional preparers. The VITA program serves low-wage workers,
particularly those in families with children, who may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit
(EITC). The EITC is a major way to help alleviate poverty among greater Clevelanders. Last year, JCU
students helped provide families in need with millions of dollars of refunds.
Additional Information:
- You do not need to be an Accounting or Business major.
- No prerequisites, homework, or exams.
- All returns are reviewed and you have no liability for errors.
- Finish by April 15, 2023.
- Software and basic tax training provided at JCU on Saturday, January 28, 2023, from 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (free lunch).
- Work 2 additional Saturdays from 9:00 am –3:30 pm to complete the course (free lunch)
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Sarah Foster '25
Major: Political Science: Legal Studies and Psychology: Child and Family Studies
Minor: Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Hometown: Tallmadge, Ohio
Favorite Quote: "You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.” -Max Ehrmann
Because of my service-learning experience at Natividad Pagan International Newcomers Academy (INA), I am able to effectively work with English Language-Learning (ELL) students. I have become passionate about educational equity for ELL students because of my work and relationships with the students at INA.
My values surrounding education have changed. Coming into this experience I learned about the struggles ELL students face through my service learning class. However, working one-on-one with ELL students has made me want to advocate for more accommodations for ELL students in higher education.
Throughout my service learning placement for EN 390, I learned how to effectively tutor ELL students. As a future writing center consultant, I will apply this learning to my consulting so that I can be more aware and better support students who seek my help.
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Tina Besenfelder '24
Major: Economics and Spanish
Hometown: Hinckley, Ohio
Favorite Quote: "There is no force in the world better able to alter anything from its course than love." Fr. Greg Boyle SJ
Cosmic Bobbins is a social enterprise that exists not only to provide services such as screen-printing and embroidery but to promote a circular economy in Cleveland. As opposed to our current societal standards of "take-make-waste" where goods are often disposed of prematurely in favor of something newer, a circular economy promotes upcycling by recycling, reusing, and remanufacturing goods that will otherwise end up as waste in landfills. Additionally, Cosmic Bobbins utilizes a community garden in order to promote "regeneration" through utilizing compost, teaching others how to garden, and beautifying the neighborhood.
From growing up in a somewhat rural area, I took for granted the impact a healthy environment can have on the lives of individuals. While I saw gardening as burdensome because it was a chore in my household, senior citizens in the St.Clair-Superior neighborhood gain real enrichment from working in Cosmic Bobbins' community garden. While I am able to get fresh produce on a regular basis, much of the Cleveland community lives in a food desert. While I believe that having big events like the NFL Draft and NBA All-Star game brought a lot of good to Cleveland, I did not consider the production of hundreds of pounds of non-recyclable waste which ends up in landfills as a result.
Through this service, I have learned how much of an impact one person can have on their environment and community through small actions and passion. A garden can provide a neighborhood with fresh food and a place to engage with nature in an urbanized setting. Sharie, through her remanufacturing work, is keeping hundreds of pounds of non-recyclable banners out of landfills by working to repurpose them for greater usage opportunities. One person's fleece donation allows Cosmic Bobbins to create 50-100 blankets for recently relocated refugee families. While one person may feel small in the grand scheme of things, through hard work and passion they can bring something beautiful and life-changing to the community and world.
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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
Blake Yoho | Asst. Dir. Data and Communications | byoho@jcu.edu | 216.397.2024
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JCU Center for Service-Learning and Social Action
Administration Building | AD-32
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