Ministries: Tutoring and Training
Results
Adopt-a-family (Omaha, NE)
This program links Creighton University organizations with families residing in local homeless shelters.
After School Kids (ASK) Program (Washington, DC)
The After School Kids (ASK) Program seeks to empower youth to make positive changes in their lives by challenging them with new learning opportunities and teaching them the necessary skills to successfully meet those challenges.
The ASK Program trains Georgetown University students to work in small groups as tutor-mentors for court-involved adolescents in the District of Columbia.
Allston-Brighton Initiative/School Partnership Project (Brighton, MA)
The mission of the Allston/Brighton-Boston College Community Fund is to support programs and services that are available to the people of Allston and Brighton. The Fund Committee seeks applications from organizations, associations, programs, or purposes based in Allston and Brighton. The Committee gives special consideration to the benefit of the potential award on the youth, senior citizens, and the needy in the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods. Beautification projects are also encouraged.
The Fund was established by the Honorable Thomas M. Menino and Rev. J. Donald Monan, former President of and current Chancellor of Boston College. The President of the College, Reverend William P. Leahy and Mayor Menino continue to support this cooperative effort between Boston College and representatives of Allston and Brighton.
The purpose of the awards is to supplement existing budgets of established organizations and agencies in order to promote a program or service for which financial support is not otherwise available. Consultants will not be funded. The Fund Committee also considers and makes awards to independent groups who present a worthy proposal or sponsor a worthwhile event
Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership (Cleveland, OH)
The Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership (Arrupe), a unique service and community-based program, is central to Saint Ignatius High School's focus on developing "Men for Others." We offer students and their parents an opportunity to become involved, serve others, build friendships, strengthen their faith, and ultimately to make a difference in the lives of neighborhood children and families in need. Arrupe sponsors a variety of afterschool service programs and events throughout the school year and summer.
Arrupe Program in Social Ethics for Business (Washington, DC)
The mission of the Arrupe Program is to promote the pursuit of truly human values by business managers and executives and the people who run them. The program offers an eight-week seminar entitled Faith and Values at Work, to help the participants develop a faith-centered framework for thinking about themselves, the purpose of business, and the vocation of organizational leadership. The Arrupe Program has also developed a one-day workshop centered around these same themes for groups of Jesuit high school and university alumni, and a values-based course, The Foundations Seminar, for use with business management teams.
Best Buddies (Washington, DC)
The mission of Best Buddies is to enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships and integrated employment.
Georgetown University Best Buddies is the largest college chapter in Washington, D.C. and is the birthplace of Best Buddies International. The precursor to Best Buddies was started by former Hoya Anthony Kennedy Shriver in the 1980s, who later founded Best Buddies International in 1989.
Our chapter holds group events once a month attended by both Georgetown students and members of the community with intellectual disabilities. In the past, these events have included barbecues, Halloween parties, Hawaiian luaus, and attending Hoya sporting events. Events are usually catered and include performances by student groups such as acapella and dance groups.
Best Buddies provides students with the opportunity to be full-time or associate buddies. Full-time buddies are paired up community members with intellectual disabilities. These buddy pairs meet up at least once a month for fun activities in and around D.C. such as movies, dinner, or exploring the city. Associate buddies are expected to come to meetings and group events.
Center for Community Service and Justice (Baltimore, MD)
The Center for Community Service and Justice specializes in developing and offering service programs which are also educational.organizes and implements social justice and service programs on campus. Offerings include adult literacy courses, youth tutoring, AIDS work, Beans and Bread, Garden Harvest, health care and hospital programs, housing/homeless/food programs, immersion experiences, care for senior citizens, and summer service opportunities.
Center for Equity and Excellence in English Learner Education and Research (Los Angeles, CA)
The Center for Equity for English Learners (CEEL) was established in 2006, with support from Bank of America, for the purpose of improving educational outcomes of English Learners (ELs). The Center's research and professional development agendas will inform leadership and instructional practices for the state's 1.5 million English Learners and the nation’s 3.5 million English Learners. CEEL’s mission is to pursue equity and excellence in the education of English Learners by transforming schools and educational systems through the Center's research and professional development agendas. An integral component of this work is the development of advocacy-oriented leadership. Educators who utilize students' cultural and language resources while developing students’ academic competencies have the potential to significantly transform schools and educational systems.
Center for Excellence in Education (Cincinnati, OH)
The Center's mission is to prepare educators who are qualified and committed to providing an outstanding education for their students. Programs emphasize the integration of technology into teaching. This is accomplished through embracing multiple teaching methodologies including constructivism, cooperative learning, and other strategies. Xavier has a long history of providing professional development for teachers. XCEED will plan, develop, and implement appropriate courses for teaching mathematics and science in preK-12 classrooms. We work collaboratively with local school districts in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky to meet the needs of teachers and students.
Center for Technical Cooperation (Washington, DC)
The Center for Technical Cooperation trains residents in strategic planning, data collection, analysis and management and to establish a community information management unit. A community-based organization, the Center aims to enhance the community’s ability to undertake strategic planning and research.
Centro Altagracia de Fe y Justicia (New York, NY)
The Centro Altagracia is dedicated to faith in action; promoting social justice through active collaboration with parishes, community organizations, and individuals and through initiatives that serve the needs of the community as those needs have been identified by the Hispanic community of northern Manhattan. We seek to awaken awareness within individuals of how their Catholic, Christian faith calls them to be aware of the issues impacting their community and to be engaged in action to address these issues. Among the Centro's programs are: Social/Pastoral Ministry Teams that serve as coordinators and catalysts for social awareness and action within parishes; H.E.L.P. (Hispanic Evangelization Leadership Program) that trains young adults for leadership roles within their parishes; and G.R.A.C.E. (Gaining Respect and Awareness through Community Education) which addresses the issue of domestic violence. The Centro also maintains a library of books and DVDs for community use.
Creighton Magis Teacher Corps (Omaha, USA)
Magis Catholic Teacher Corps recruits college graduates who view education as their vocation and their ministry. In a spirit of service, our teachers respond to the question “what more can I do for Christ?” by making a two-year commitment to teach in under-resourced Catholic schools. During these two years, teachers live together in intentional Christian community as they pursue educational, professional, and spiritual development.
DC schools project (Washington, USA)
Welcome to the D.C. Schools Project at Georgetown University's Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ)! We are a literacy organization that has been serving Washington, D.C.'s low-income immigrant community since 1984. Each year, about 175 Georgetown students serve 150 K-12 students and more than 100 adult English as a Second Language (ESL) students in D.C. public schools, community-based organizations and homes of immigrant families.
Dolores Mission Parish (Los Angeles, CA)
Dolores Mission became a parish in 1945, after twenty years as a mission for nearby
St. Mary's Parish. By then, public housing had become a fixture of the neighborhood.
In 1980, the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) came to the parish in response to a
request from Cardinal Timothy Manning, the archbishop of Los Angeles at the time.
Dolores Mission School K-8 (Los Angeles, CA)
Dolores Mission School is a parochial school educating grades Kindergarten through Eighth. We strive to serve the families of the greater parish community by offering their elementary school age children the academic and extracurricular programs necessary for them to achieve their God-given human potential. By providing a variety of activities, we hope to develop well-rounded children who are prepared academically, spiritually, physically and emotionally.
Education and Literacy Training Program (Richmond, VA)
This is an education and literacy training for low income families.
Fair Trade Club (Cincinnati, OH)
focuses on education and action to promote trade practices that support human dignity, economic justice and international solidarity. Here on campus the club works to encourage the use of fair trade coffee and other products.
Family Counseling (Richmond, VA)
Through this project, Sacred Heart provides parent programs, day-care, and adolescent support groups.
