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Service Projects We invite you to experience the work of Holy Child firsthand through a variety of service opportunities in California, the Dominican Republic, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, DC. Find a service opportunity that is right for you and join with us in continuing Cornelia’s mission. CALIFORNIA Casa Cornelia Law Center In 1993, the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus opened Casa Cornelia Law Center (CCLC) to provide quality legal services to indigent victims of human and civil rights violations, and to educate the public on the impact of immigration law and policy on the public good. Volunteers Needed: Since its founding, Casa Cornelia Law Center has focused on providing legal services directly to immigrant victims. These efforts continue, but the time has also come to assume an advocacy role by beginning conversations within the non-immigrant community on what constitutes justice for immigrants. To facilitate this endeavor, CCLC has established its Inn of Court, an association of attorneys interested in promoting both aspects of CCLC’s mission: legal representation and advocacy. CCLC invites Holy Child alumnae and friends who are attorneys to join the Inn of Court and become “long distance participants” in a conversation about what should shape our immigration law and policy. CCLC believes that informed attorneys in the extended Holy Child family will make a significant contribution within their communities and open the door for reasoned moral decision making on this important issue. This need is ongoing.
South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (LAMP) The Sisters of the Holy Child partnered with seven other congregations of women religious to open the South Central Los Angeles Ministry Project (LAMP) in 1994. LAMP provides English as a Second Language and parenting classes from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. daily. In addition, day care and preschool are offered while parents are taking classes at the center. Volunteers Needed: LAMP needs volunteers to read to groups of preschool children and to assist in the infant and toddler rooms.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The Washington Middle School for Girls The Washington Middle School for Girls (WMSG) was founded in 1998 by the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus, the National Council of Negro Women, and the Religious of Jesus and Mary. It provides tuition-free education to young girls in grades four through eight who are at risk of leaving school prematurely and are living in an underserved area of Washington, D.C. WMSG also offers a graduate support program to its graduates during high school. Volunteers Needed: WMSG needs volunteers to tutor individual and small groups of students, assist in the library during the school day, and take part in a spring clean-up project.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Escuela Fe y Alegría Escuela Fe y Alegría began in 1995 under the umbrella of the Latin American effort of the Jesuits known as Fe y Alegría. Currently, the project includes a Montessori program for children ages five to seven, adult education classes, and a medical clinic that serves families from the batey, an area of the Dominican Republic that lacks the most basic of necessities such as running water and electricity. Please note that fluency in Spanish is required to volunteer at Fe y Alegría.
ILLINOIS St. Martin de Porres High School In 2004, the Sisters of the Holy Child, three other religious congregations, and a parish partnered to open St. Martin de Porres, a co-educational Catholic school providing college-preparatory education to students living in underserved areas of northern Illinois. As a Cristo Rey model school, students work in teams of four during the school week in local businesses, earning most of their tuition for the school year. Volunteers Needed: St. Martin’s needs volunteers to tutor students during the school day and to assist the college counseling department in guiding juniors and seniors through the college application process. Volunteers are also needed for the annual spring clean-up day.
NEW YORK Cornelia Connelly Center for Education The Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus opened the Cornelia Connelly Center for Education in 1993. The school provides girls from low-income families with a strong educational foundation that includes a comprehensive middle school program (Connelly Middle School of the Holy Child), strong support through high school, planning for higher education, and a vibrant alumnae community. Volunteers Needed: The Cornelia Connelly Center needs volunteers to tutor middle and high school students during the school day and in the late afternoon, to offer service projects for middle school students, and to provide cultural experiences.
Cristo Rey New York High School The Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus partnered with the Christian Brothers, the Jesuits, and lay women and men to open Cristo Rey New York High School (CRNY) in 2004. CRNY provides Catholic college preparatory education to young women and men whose families live in underserved areas. Students work in teams of four in entry-level jobs in local businesses during the school week. Their salaries offset a major part of their tuition. Volunteers Needed: Cristo Rey needs volunteers to tutor individual students during the school day, to help catalog books in its new library, and to assist with sports after school.
PENNSYLVANIA Hope Partnership for Education Hope Partnership for Education is a collaborative effort of the Sisters of the Holy Child and the Sisters of Mercy. In 2002, Hope began an afterschool program for third and fourth graders; and in 2004, Hope opened a middle school for boys and girls in grades five through eight. HOPE offers support to its graduates and provides adult education. Volunteers Needed: Hope Partnership for Education needs people to tutor math or language arts for seventh, eighth, and ninth grade students on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Hope also needs people who can help troubleshoot computer problems and/or teach computer skills to students and staff members during the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Fridays. Help is also needed to prepare a large mailing during the week of February 9-13, 2009. Any amount of time you can offer is most appreciated!
Providence Center Providence Center opened in 1993 in a neighborhood where the Sisters of the Holy Child had served for more than 100 years. The Center offers English as a Second Language and sewing classes for adults, an after school and summer program for children, a teen mentoring program, a women’s monthly prayer groups, family retreats, and home visiting. Volunteers Needed: Providence Center welcomes volunteers who could offer one hour (or longer) workshops for children in art, music, dance, or crafts from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. or who could help with the cleaning and painting of the Center in the afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Response-Ability (RA) The Sisters of the Holy Child began Response-Ability (RA) in 1974. This ministry provides young adults with opportunities to teach in inner city schools and at international sites. Response-Ability’s teaching program prepares educators for inner city Catholic schools in Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA; and Washington, DC. The young teachers live in communities and can earn a master’s degree in education. Internationally, volunteers live and serve with Holy Child Sisters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Santiago, Chile. Volunteers Needed: Volunteers are needed in the Drexel Hill office for general mailings, making phone calls to prospective volunteers, and for special projects such as RA Volunteer House Beautification Days on March 21, 2009 in Philadelphia, PA, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA.
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