Sign up for One-Time Service Opportunities, Blue Streaks!

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!

MedWish International

Friday, March 24 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday, March 31 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Friday, April 14 from 9:00 AM to 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!

JCU Science Olympiad

Saturday, March 18 from 8:25 AM to 1:05 PM
Saturday, March 18 from 12:55 PM to 4:35 PM

Calling all volunteers to judge the JCU Science Olympiad! The Olympiad will have students from all over the Diocese of Cleveland Grades 4-6 competing in hands-on Science experiments. Judges will set up their Event(s) that they are assigned to. All supplies and equipment will be provided. Judges will judge the students, keep scores, collect, and grade tests. Judges will clean up their stations and turn in their Tally Sheets to the Mission Control Center for the Science Olympiad that will be in Dolan. Dr. Waner and Rosemary Nemeth will be in Mission Control to also assist you with your questions.

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Sort:

Thursday, April 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Monday, April 17 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Wednesday, April 26 from 5:30 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.

For all one-time opportunities, click here!

Questions? Contact service@jcu.edu. Tell your friends!

Tonight in Dolan - Woelfl Seminar on Wrongful Convictions

TONIGHT at 5:00 PM in Dolan Auditorium: Woelfl Seminar on Wrongful Convictions

Sponsored by the Department of Political Science, you are invited to the annual Woelfl Seminar on Public Policy. Joshua Marcin, J.D., a graduate of John Carroll University and Harvard Law School, will be giving a talk entitled "Procedurally Barred: A discussion of legal barriers to addressing wrongful convictions and violations of individuals' rights in prison."

Josh currently works on death penalty cases, was among the first Arrupe program graduates, and is an all-around good person from Akron, Ohio.

The talk is free and open to the public, and it will be an excellent community discussion.

Please join us TONIGHT, FEBRUARY 27, 2023, 5:00 P.M. Dolan Auditorium

Save the Date for Jesuit Day of Service 2023!

Jesuit Day of Service (JDOS) will be on Saturday, April 29, 2023, from 9:00 - 2:00 PM.

Make sure to mark your calendars and get a group of friends ready to participate! Join CSSA for one of the biggest JCU community events of the year, and participate in service with friends, faculty, staff, and alumni in service to the Cleveland community!

Registration goes live on March 1st! Check your email and GivePulse for the link to register.

Questions? Contact CSSA at service@jcu.edu

PAID Internship at the Fatima Family Center

Digital Literacy Internship

The Technology and Digital Literacy Intern will help train, educate, and provide direct technical assistance to the Fatima Center Staff, youth, and seniors in their programs. This position is restricted to students eligible for Federal Work Study.

The intern will report to Ms. LaJean Ray, Director of the Fatima Family Center.

Requirements and Desired Skills:

Proficient in the use of computers
Exceptional customer service skills and patience
Ability to explain and teach concepts in clear and simple terms
Highly dependable and problem-solver

Schedule

10-15 hours/week, Monday through Friday
Work is to be performed in person at the Fatima Family Center
Pay rate is $12/hour

Interested? Check out the official job posting and application on Handshake!

Posting here: https://jcu.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/6947078

Questions? Contact Heather at service@jcu.edu

Volunteer Opportunity this Summer with PALS Program!

PALS creates inclusive camp experiences for people with and without Down syndrome. Our volunteer-led programs change attitudes, transform lives, and inspire a world of belonging. PALS will be in Cleveland at JCU's campus from July 9-July 15 this year!

For 7 days and 6 nights, PALS participants engage in unique on-campus activities, explore the local sights, and experience life on a college campus – all the while building transformative, lifelong friendships and learning the true meaning of inclusion.

Our volunteers support our mission of building a world of belonging by leading week-long programs, building communities in our regional locations, and welcoming new participants to PALS!

The most common role at PALS is our 1-1 match where a peer without Down syndrome is paired with an individual with Down syndrome.

To be a Peer Participant, you are required to be high school age (approximately 15) and older.

Volunteer leaders are required to be 18 and older. Applications are open!

Learn More and Apply for July 9-15

Zach Brinks '24

Major: Psychology
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Favorite Quote: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller

Mr. Jones, Mr. Bailey, Ms. Bracket, and many other staff members at the Juvenile Detention Center have made quite a strong impression on me. The way these men and women care about their residents and bring a relentless passion to their job is inspiring to me. It motivates me to bring that same energy to the kids we are able to spend time with, as well as challenges me to find a career that I will bring that much life. The way those people and other staff members assist and genuinely want to help those kids who are at a challenging time in their life is amazing.

I had to unlearn many things throughout my time involved in CSSA. A service placement in which I have grown the most is certainly Carroll Ballers. I was nervous to be serving in a detention center, I had no idea if the kids would want us there or if I was confident enough to talk to them and be my genuine self. That first day was one of the most unbelievable experiences I have ever had. I came to discover they were some of the funniest and kindest kids and they didn’t just tolerate us being there, they really appreciated us coming to spend time with them. I had to drop a lot of judgments that my mind has built up. I have learned more than anything through service how important it is to be curious and not judgmental.

What comes next from all that I have learned? Well, that is a fantastic question that I often ask on the drive home. Should I get involved in the justice system after hearing many of the kids’ negative experiences with it? Should there be an advocacy project for these kids? So many people just see the kids in there as troublemakers and delinquents, however, if one was actually able to go visit with them, I bet they are similar to their own kids in every way. The kids in the juvenile detention center have made mistakes, and some are more serious than others, but shouldn’t we focus on rehabilitation and reintegration versus punishment and confinement? Many of the kids are anxious to get back out into the world and are motivated to be better men and women in society and for their families. There are many questions as to how to move forward, and I guess what we do with these experiences means everything.

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