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• Franciscan Inn, Philadelphia – September 26th – 28th 2025

  • This is a Franciscan, Eucharistic community that ministers to the poor and homeless of Philadelphia.  They work to meet the immediate and daily need of the marginalized with food, clothing, and hospitality.  Franciscan Inn empowers people to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty by addressing structural injustices.  The restaurant-style soup kitchen is open 365 days a year and provides food, essential toiletry products, and a safe place for guests to receive mail.
     
    Details:
    Dates: Depart after school Friday, Sept 26^th  – Return evening of Sunday, Sept 28^th
    Service: Teens will complete 10+ hours of community service. Volunteer groups will help set up, serve, bus, and clean up afternoon meal services.
    Lodging: On site - 2441 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA
    Age: Open to Juniors & Seniors 
    Cost: $200 -includes program registration fee, meals, lodging, & transportation
    Additional Information: 

• Franciscan Inn, Philadelphia – March 5th – 8th 2026

  This is a Franciscan, Eucharistic community that ministers to the poor and homeless of Philadelphia.  They work to meet the immediate and daily need of the marginalized with food, clothing, and hospitality.  Franciscan Inn empowers people to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty by addressing structural injustices.  The restaurant-style soup kitchen is open 365 days a year and provides food, essential toiletry products, and a safe place for guests to receive mail.

   

  Details:

  Dates: Depart after school Thursday, March 5^th  – Return evening of Sunday, March 8^th

  Service: Teens will complete 15+ hours of community service. Volunteer groups will help set up, serve, bus, and clean up afternoon meal services.

  Lodging: On site - 2441 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia, PA

  Age: Open to Juniors & Seniors 

  Cost: $200 -includes program registration fee, meals, lodging, & transportation

  Additional Information: 

  
  

• Bethlehem Farm, West Virginia – April 6 – 11, 2026

  Bethlehem Farm is a Catholic community in Appalachia that transforms lives through service in the local community and the teaching of sustainable practices.  Volunteers live the Gospel cornerstones of service, prayer, simplicity, and community.  During our time, we will: 1. Connect with the surrounding community through service, 2. pray together, 3. learn from the people of Appalachia, 4. and experience ways of practicing and living a sustainable lifestyle.  Teens will complete 32+ hours of community service.

   

  Details:

  Dates: Depart Monday, April 6^th  – Return on Saturday, April 11^th

  Attendance is required at mandatory preparation meeting date TBD

  Service: Teens will complete 32+ hours of community service (primarily home repairs and farmwork)

  Lodging: Bethlehem Farm - 572 Bethlehem Farm Lane, Alderson, WV

  Age: Open to Juniors & Seniors 

  Cost: $600 -includes program registration fee, meals at the farm, lodging, & transportation

  Additional Information: 

• Urban Service-Learning Challenge in Camden – May 14th – 17th, 2026

  Each day we will volunteer with different community organizations engaging in direct service. In the evening, we reflect on our experience and learn more about the community we are serving. This retreat-like service program is run through The Romero Center at Saint Joseph's Pro Cathedral.  There is the potential to engage with other high school and university groups from across the country. 

   

  Details:

  Dates: Depart Thursday, May 14^th - Return Sunday, May17^th

  Service: Teens will complete 20+ hours of community service at a variety of community organizations.  Possibilities include working with children, senior facilities, soup kitchens, & working with adults with developmental disabilities.

  Lodging: The Romero Center at Saint Joseph's Pro Cathedral - 2907 Federal Street, Camden, NJ – This is a gated campus.

  Age: Open to Seniors Only 

  Cost: $350 - includes registration fee, meals, lodging & transportation.

  Additional Information: 

• Centro una Familia de Familias in Quito, Ecuador – June 2026

  This nonprofit is an apostolic work of the Society of Jesus that, through comprehensive and integral family programming, promotes the empowerment of the most vulnerable families throughout Quito by developing life plans and strengthening their abilities and skills.  Through direct service, teens will have the opportunity to get to know the Center’s mission in action, participate in community activities, and lend a helping hand during a minga.  Center facilitated home visits allow our students to ask questions, gain a deeper understanding of social justice issues, and develop empathy.  There will also be time to explore Quito and experience the Ecuadorian culture firsthand.

    

  Details:

  Dates: June 2026 Dates TBD

  Attendance is required at mandatory preparation meetings dates TBD

  Service: Teens will complete 40+ hours of community service – This will be primarily work on the Center’s Campus with children and will include a minga (a full day work party to repair a house in the community) and supervised home visits.

  Lodging: The Community House located inside the enclosed campus of the Center for Working Families in Quito, Ecuador

  Age: Open to Juniors & Seniors 

  Cost: Cost of this trip will vary depending on flight availability.  Estimated costs are about $2000 (before fundraising)

  Additional Information: