In The Community
seeing the world differently
As students spend time in communities beyond St. Joe’s, they begin to see the world more fully. They encounter people, situations and ways of life that challenge what they’re used to.
Service Hours Reporting:
Students should use the online form linked below to report their 20 service hours throughout the year.
Details about those hours are in the link.
Lasting Impact
What They Carry Forward
The experiences students have out in the community don’t end when they return to campus. They come back with a broader understanding of others and a greater awareness of the world around them, something that shows up in how they think, interact and and respond to others.
Where It Happens
Stepping Into New Experiences
Learn more about our local partners and immersion trips below.
For more information and to register for an Immersion Trip, click HERE.
Immersion Trips
Local Service Opportunities
A Recent Experience
Students recently spent time in Camden, NJ, where they encountered communities very different from their own. In that setting, they stepped into spaces where service is part of everyday life and interacted directly with people in the community, engaging in volunteer work in urban gardens, centers for senior citizens, soup kitchens, afterschool programs and preschools.
Grounded in Catholic Social Teaching and the witness of St. Oscar Romero, they began to reflect on what they were seeing and how it connected to their own lives.
Being able to go to Camden and serve was very fulfilling. I was able to interact and help serve those in need.
Billy Kennedy, '27
