Archives: Partners

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. […]

Good Shepherd Montessori School FOCUS: To serve children ages 3–14 using the Montessori method, the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, and nature education; we form students to be good stewards of the Earth through weekly lessons and work on local farms as well as permaculture practices on our urban school-farm, and we become good community members […]

enFocus FOCUS: EnFocus works with their fellows to help local sponsors and create projects of their own, with the goal of retaining talented individuals in the community to better the community. ACTIVITIES: Summer internship is full time; semester internship is part-time CONTACT:Melissa Fruscione574-968-5378recruiting@sbenfocus.org

City of South Bend FOCUS: To deliver services which empower everyone to thrive. ACTIVITIES: Multiple opportunities based on our 13 departments, including Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Administration, Community Outreach, and Neighborhood Engagement. HOURS: Office hours: MON–FRI 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; some evenings and weekends PLACEMENTS: up to 5 CONTACT:Shay Davissdavis@southbendin.gov

Camp Mariposa FOCUS: Camp Mariposa® is a free addiction prevention and mentoring program that combines traditional camp fun with education and support exercises led by mental health professionals and trained mentors. Camp Mariposa is part of Eluna’s national Camp Mariposa program. ACTIVITIES: Camp counselor CONTACT:Margaret Goldsmith574-349-1835campmariposa@oaklawn.org COMMITMENT: One year commitment to attend at least four camp weekends, plus […]