Ministries: Advocacy and Community Organizing, Direct Service
Results
Action for Justice (St. Paul, MN)
Working for justice means working for changes in the systems, structures, institutions, and public policies that are at the root causes of poverty. The goal is to transform the existing structures to be more responsive to the poor and marginalized in our community. The Church of St. Luke is committed to action and education for justice.
Community Outreach Clubs (San Francisco, CA)
- Amnesty International
- Music For Others
- Social Justice
- Frosh/Soph Social Justice
- Environmental Club
- Pro-Life Club
- United Students Against Sweatshops
- S.M.A.S.H.
Domestic Violence Task Force (Washington, DC)
To tackle this social justice issue, the DV task force believes that a response from our faith-based communities is appropriate and necessary. Such a response involves developing a coalition of faith communities to work on ways to address DV.
Dorothy Day Center for Service and Justice (Bronx, NY)
The Center for Service and Justice (CSJ) offers a variety of opportunities for students to learn from, engage in and reflect on service and social justice.
Volunteer Opportunities- CSJ works with community partners near the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses to place students in a variety of service environments:
Volunteer Opportunities -Rose Hill
Volunteer Opportunities - Lincoln Center
Service Learning- CSJ helps students connect academics to volunteers experiences in the community through the Service Learning Program.
Service Learning Program
Internship Opportunities- Students can obtain paid and unpaid internship opportunities through CSJ, working in a variety of social service environments.
Internship Opportunities
Post-Graduate Vocational Discernment- CSJ helps connect students to long-term volunteer opportunities after graduation, as well as nonprofit careers in the New York area.
Post Graduate Opportunities
Integrated Service-learning Community- CSJ has developed an Integrated Serivce-Learning Community located in the Belmont neighborhood in the Bronx where students committ to ongoing volunteering during the year and participate in weekly reflection and community building activities.
Integrated Service-Learning Community
Ignatian Social Justice (St. Ignatius Loyola Church NYC) (New York, USA)
The Ignatian Social Justice is a group at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola made up of parishioners committed to raising awareness of current Catholic social teaching and addressing timely social justice issues. The volunteer group embraces the responsibility not only to act, but also to help inform parishioners and engage them in constructive change to promote peace and social justice
IMPACTO (Imaginado Mañana Pico Aliso Community Team Outreach) (Los Angeles, CA)
IMPACTO (Imaginando Mañana Pico Aliso Community Team Outreach) is an after-school academic enrichment program serving at-risk youth ages 6-18 in the Boyle Heights community. In an area plagued with poverty, a suffering public education system, and the threat of gang violence, the youth served by the IMPACTO program are provided with more than merely an after school program; they are given hope, encouragement, alternatives and a safe haven. The goal of IMPACTO is to motivate and inspire youth of Boyle Heights to develop as leaders in pursuit of education. Additionally, recognizing the importance of parent support to ensure our students complete high school and go on to college, IMPACTO provides personalized assistance for parents so that they are better equipped to deal with the often daunting educational system.
Marquette University Restorative Justice Initiative (Milwaukee, USA)
In step with the University’s mission, “care for the person,” Marquette University Law School (MULS) offers the Restorative Justice Initiative. The Initiative has fostered exceptional community connections in Wisconsin and continues to strive for excellence in the field of public service. Under the leadership of former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janine Geske, Distinguished Professor of Law, the Initiative has brought community focus to the law school by providing the students with substantial leadership training in addition to their considerable technical legal education. The Initiative has become a resource for other restorative justice organizations in the state, formed partnerships with local community groups that work with criminal justice issues, and has been providing victim/offender dialogues for crimes of severe violence through the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC), Office of Victim Services and Programs.
Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH) (Milwaukee, WI)
MICAH organizes/advocates around issues such as neighborhood drug trafficking, urban schools, drug punishment and rehabilitation, affordable housing, and urban sprawl. This church-based organization is grounded in the principles of empowerment through the Gospel, education, advocacy and action. The Gesu MICAH Core Team leads parish actions in this interfaith, multi-racial organization to empower people to achieve structural change for justice and peace in the innercity.
Parish Social Ministry (Spokane, WA)
Parish Social Ministry promotes the social mission of the parish.
Its emphasis is two-fold:
1) education and formation of the parish community and
2) organization of parishioners into four complementary ministries:
charity and direct service
legislative advocacy
global solidarity
community organizing/empowerment.
Part of the Solution (New York City, NY)
The social service agency provides a broad range of services to persons in need, including a soup kitchen, food pantry, case management, legal assistance, clothing and haircuts, and the Justice Center which educates and organizes the surrounding community.
Proyecto Pastoral (Los Angeles, CA)
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission was founded in 1986 by community residents and the California Province of Jesuits. It has grown into a highly effective community - building organization. Proyecto Pastoral is committed to involving local community members in the planning, design and implementation of its programs. One third of the Proyecto Pastoral Board of Directors is comprised by local community residents responding to community identified needs enabling Proyecto Pastoral to make a significant impact in the lives of local families. Anticipating the needs of the community enables Proyecto Pastoral in being an ever evolving organization that whose success lies not only in being dynamic but understanding the real issues. Proyecto Pastoral serves over 2,500 children, youth and families annually through its five programs.
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission is a community building organization whose mission is to provide training, education and social services with the Pico- Aliso/Boyle Heights district of East Los Angeles. Proyecto Pastoral coordinates five community based programs.
St. Vincent DePaul of St. Ignatius Loyola NY, NY (New York, USA)
The St Lawrence O’Toole Conference of the St Vincent de Paul Society is one of the oldest conferences in the United States. Our conference has been active since it was formed in 1865.
We are a group of parishioners joined by the common goal of making life better for those among us in need. We share a desire to ease the pain of poverty, loneliness, hunger, homelessness, and financial desperation.
Student Service/ Justice Clubs (Cincinnati, OH)
Service Justice Clubs include: Alternative Breaks Club, Earthbread, Proponents for Parents, Pro-life, STAND XU.
