Social Issue: Education

St. Adalbert School FOCUS: To strive to educate children in the faith and in general academics. ACTIVITIES: Tutor, coach, assist in the classroom, or coordinate service activities for the Holy Cross House System. HOURS: MON–FRI 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. REQUIREMENTS: Spanish – helpful but not required; 18 + PLACEMENTS: up to 5 CONTACT:Joe Miller574-288-6645jmiller@stadalbertschool.org

South Bend Education Foundation FOCUS: To advocate, promote and fund initiatives to enrich learning experiences for students and staff of the SBCSC. ACTIVITIES: Opportunities available as: Administrative Assistants Fundraisers Interns Mentors Special Events Community Outreach Volunteer Guest Speakers CONTACT:Dean Moore574-393-6113edfo@sbcsc.k12.in.us

South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) – Bilingual Services Department FOCUS: To provide instructional and support services to Grades pre-K – 12 English Language Learners, immigrant, migrant, and refugee students. ACTIVITIES: Provide tutoring to students in Grades 2-10 in various subject matter areas (English, social studies, science, math). HOURS: MON–FRI 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. REQUIREMENTS: Spanish – helpful […]

South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) – Adult Education Department FOCUS: To strengthen the community by inspiring life-long learning and career advancement. ACTIVITIES: OUR MOST URGENT NEED: volunteers to work with our literacy program, helping adults of St. Joseph County learn to read. Additionally, we are interested in having volunteers tutor adult learners in a variety of […]

Robinson Community Learning Center – CELC SITE FOCUS: To facilitate community and Notre Dame partnerships and to strengthen the Northeast Neighborhood of South Bend through relationship building and educational opportunities. ACTIVITIES: Tutor our children in both Youth Development and Literacy Corp programs; teach Take Ten violence prevention curriculum in schools throughout our county, assist with Talk With […]

Potawatomi Zoo FOCUS: To protect and help save animals that can no longer live on their own in the wild, and to participate in conservation efforts to save threatened species. ACTIVITIES: Different options for volunteering, including helping set up events, education, and more HOURS: 10am-5pm REQUIREMENTS: Must be 16 years old CONTACT:Amanda Brunson-Cruz574-235-9801Volunteercoordinator@potawatomizoo.org

Pet Refuge FOCUS: To find placements of unwanted and abandoned pets into responsible permanent homes. Pet Refuge sees to the needs of ALL the animals in our facility as they await their forever homes. ACTIVITIES: Assist in the dog department during shifts with feeding/watering, sweeping/mopping of kennels, taking dogs outside and of course, playing with the dogs. […]

Notre Dame Upward Bound FOCUS: To serve and be an advocate for first-generation and low-income high school students from the South Bend community and to help them successfully graduate from high school, enroll in and graduate from a post -secondary institution. ACTIVITIES: Facilitate workshops; help with the coordination of special projects; tutor and mentor high school students. […]

La Casa De Amistad, Inc. – CELC SITE FOCUS: To empower the Latino/Hispanic community within Michiana by providing educational, cultural, and advocacy services in a welcoming, bilingual environment. ACTIVITIES: Assist with after-school programming, youth programs (pre-K to 12th grade), English as a New Language for Adults classes, computer classes, adult citizenship classes, and client intake and customer […]

Holy Cross School FOCUS: Holy Cross School is a place where faith could be taught, nurtured, and practiced freely. CONTACT:Clare Roach(574) 234-3422croach@holycrosscrusaders.org OVERVIEW: Holy Cross School, established in 1929, is one of the oldest Catholic elementary schools in Indiana. Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, the school was built even before the church building was established. […]