OUTREACH: Service and Justice Opportunities

OUTREACH is the means for students to reach out to others  in community service projects.  Students organize the trips to various community agencies during the year. Specific OUTREACH opportunities include:

Campus Challenge--Day of Service

Saturday, February 2, 2013   8:30a.m-Noon

Dominican is joining with campuses from throughout the country to take the President's Challenge for a day of service.  Since we were not in session during the Saturday before the Inauguration, we will observe it on Feb. 2, 2013.  Our GOAL is to have 100 Participants.  Everyone is welcome to get involved--students, families, faculty, staff and friends of Dominican.

Schedule:

8:30 a.m.--Check in and Welcome (Edgehill Mansion Lawn)

9 a.m.--Go to Service Sites

9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.--Service Work

11:30 a.m.-noon--Back to Campus

Service Opportunities:

Outdoor habitat restoration and invasive plant removal

St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry

Albert Park cleanup

Preparing Emergency Preparedness Kits

Preparing Art Projects for after school programs

Register at:  Dominican University Campus Challenge Day of Service

Nets for Nets-Ugandan Bednet Program

Dominican University has developed a relationship with St. Matia's Parish in Kigandi, Uganda.  As part of our "sister institution" program, Dominican students are continuing to help send bednets to the parish's clinic to help stop the spread of malaria.  For $10 a bednet, a person in Africa receives a  bednet  to use--and to save a life.

For information, contact Fr. Bob Haberman at robert.haberman@dominican.edu

St. Vincent Dining Room

Feeding the poor of our community

St. Vincent's Dining Room is located in downtown San Rafael, providing needy members of our community with meals and other necessities of life.  The Dining Room is operated through the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County.  Students work at St. Vincent's according to their own schedule and times requested by the Dining Room.

There is an orientation program required of all new volunteers. Students carpool from the Campus Ministry Office.

Orientation Meetings:  First Monday of the Month, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Contact:  James McSweeney  

Homeward Bound

Providing shelter, job training for the homeless and support for families

Volunteers are needed for childcare each week.  Homework, games, art projects are ways you can make a difference in a homeless child's life.  Check the schedule of time slots in the Campus Ministry office, contacting Sr. Carla at 415-257-0142 or at carla.kovack@dominican.edu for details

HopeWalk

HopeWalk helps to support pregnant women who have AIDS in Africa.  A local San Rafael doctor has developed a vaccine which allows a pregnant woman to give birth to a child without the AIDS virus.  HopeWalk raises money to help supply the vaccine to those who need it in Africa.  For more information, contact carla.kovack@dominican.edu

Mentoring Opportunity - Help High School Students Go to College

Become a College and Financial Aid Mentor! Marin Education Fund is looking for potential mentors who have the desire to assist high school students with the college and financial aid process. Mentors will be partnered with the graduates of our 2009 Summer Application Institute, a program that assists first generation high school juniors and seniors from low-income families by providing them with guidance and information regarding the college and financial aid process. Mentors are critical in providing the necessary support and guidance to our students during their final years of high school. Marin Education Fund will provide training and support for mentors and will be available to provide on-going assistance as needed. The length of the program runs from May 2009 through May 2010 with November through February being the busiest months. Qualifications: *Interest in working one-on-one with a high school student and engaging in a yearlong relationship during the student's junior or senior year in high school. *Have a college degree (AA, BA/S or advanced degree) or be working towards a degree. *Embrace the mission, values and goals of Marin Education Fund. For more information, please contact Chase Finney at 415-451-4016.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Community Volunteer Opportunities

More than 60% of students participate in volunteer opportunities. Sponsored in conjunction with ASDU (Student Government) and Student Activities, the following is a partial list of areas where students can become involved. Contact the Campus Ministry Office for further information on the following:

• Working with the elderly
• Retired Sisters at Lourdes Convent
• Adopt a Family at Christmas
• Glide Memorial Church
• Project Open Hands
• La Bamba Collections
• St. Anthony Dining Room
• Ritter House
• Cedars of Marin
  
  

For more information, contact:  Fr. Bob Haberman at  robert.haberman@dominican.edu